Raising Tech, powered by Parasol Alliance
Raising Tech is your guide to understanding the role technology plays in your community, where to invest to transform culture, and how to bring your team and residents along the journey. Tune in to explore the latest tech trends, dive into hot topics, and hear from industry experts, community leaders, and innovative vendors shaping the senior living tech landscape. Each episode is packed with practical insights and real-world stories to help you spark change and level up your community’s tech game.
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Episodes
133 episodes
136. Resident Exclusive- Understanding Your Phone’s Internet Connection
Smartphones do a lot of work behind the scenes to keep us connected, but terms like Wi-Fi, LTE, 5G and cellular data can still be confusing.In this episode, Tech@Home technician Ja...
135. Building a Better Senior Living Sales Engine with CCR Growth
Families are researching senior living communities long before they ever submit a form, make a call, or schedule a tour. By the time a prospect reaches out, they may already have compared websites, read reviews, and formed an impression of seve...
134. The Secret to Sustainable Innovation in Senior Living with Therese Ten Brinke
Matt Reiners recently sat down with longtime friend Therese Ten Brinke, Executive Director of Innovation and Impact a...
133. Building Relationships Before Move-In Using STAY
Host Amber Bardon sits down with Carmen Fronczak, Chief Revenue Officer at Friendship Village, President of FV Ventures, and CEO of...
132. How The WorxHub is Transforming Senior Living Operations Through Connected Technology
In this episode of Raising Tech Podcast, Amber Bardon welcomes Ed Young and Taylor Furst from Brightly Software to discuss <...
131. Resident Exclusive- How to Avoid Being Scammed and Hacked
Technology makes life easier, but it also creates opportunities for scammers. In this Resident Exclusive episode of Raising Tech, Michael Lynn shares practical tips for recognizing common scams, avoiding phishing attempts, protecting y...
130. How Predictive AI Is Transforming Senior Living with CarePredict
Matt Reiners sits down with Satish Movva, founder and CEO of CarePredict, to explore how pr...
129. Technology's Growing Role in Resident Engagement with Kelly Stranburg
In this episode of Raising Tech, Matt sits down with Kelly Stranburg, Vice President of Healthy Aging and Longevity at Westminster Communities of Florida, to t...
128. Empathy at the Center of AI-Powered Care with Nobi
Amber Bardon talks with Andrew Gall from Nobi about how AI-powered technology is changing the w...
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127. Where Senior Living Tech Is Headed Next with Murry Mercier
Amber sits down with Murry Mercier from PointClickCare to talk about the current state of s...
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126. Rethinking Resident Safety Without Cameras with Helpany and United Zion
In this episode of Raising Tech, Amber Bardon is joined by Sandro Cilurzo of Helpany and Miranda Troyer from United Zion to explore a new approach to fall prevention in senior living. They discuss how radar-based, privacy-first technology is he...
125. Resident Exclusive- Outlook Folders & Rules
In this episode of Raising Tech Resident Exclusives, Nora from Mary’s Woods walks through the fundamentals of email and shares practical tips for staying organized using Microsoft Outlook. From understanding how email actually works be...
124. How Teton Turns Data Into Better Resident Care
Matt sits down with Katie Grant, President of U.S. Operations at Teton, for a really thoughtful...
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123. Bluestem Communities & Modified Logic: Streamlining Workflows Across Departments with Document Management
This episode of Raising Tech dives into what it actually looks like to select and implement a document management system across an entire organization.Amber is joined by Madelyn Girou...
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122. Resident Exclusive- Apple Intelligence
In this episode, Michael Lynn explores Apple Intelligence and how it enhances your everyday experience across iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Learn how built-in AI tools can help you write, organize, create, and even interact with the world through your...
121. Aligning Technology, Operations, and Resident Needs with Ray Benegas
Amber Bardon sits down with Ray Benegas, VP of IT and CISO at Presbyterian Living, fo...
120. Meela and RiverSpring: Beating Depression & Anxiety With Companion AI
Host Matt Reiners is joined by Josh Sach, Founder and CEO of Meela, and
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119. Driving Meaningful Innovation in Senior Living with David Lafferty
Matt sits down with David Lafferty, Chief Information Officer of the Riverwoods Group, the largest not-for-profit CCRC network in No...
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118. Cogensus: Building Human-Centered Cognitive Health Tools
Host Matt Reiners chats with Matthew Edgerton, founder of Cogensus, a cognitive health Saa...
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117. Resident Exclusive- Finding Recipes Online
In this episode, James walks you through the ins and outs of finding, using, and printing recipes online safely and efficiently. If recipe websites feel cluttered or confusing, or if printing turns into a mess of extra pages and ads, this sessi...
116. A Smarter Way to Approach AI with Amber & Matt
Amber and Matt are back with a big update for 2026. In this episode of Raising Tech, they unpack what’s really happening with AI in se...
115. Empowering Older Adults with AI-Powered Digital Literacy with Stefano Selorio
In this episode of Raising Tech, host Matt Reiners sits down with longtime friend and tech-for-good visionary Stefano Selorio, founder and CEO of Carevo...
114. Resident Exclusive- Creating Digital Memory Books
In this month’s Resident Exclusive Tutorial, Tyler Jameson explores how technology is transforming the way we preserve and share personal histories through digital memory books. Whether you're creating a heartfelt gift or documenting a life sto...
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