The COVID-19 crisis has brought to the forefront of senior living the importance of staying connected, and the consequences of isolation. This session will show attendees how technology can help keep residents and families connected during the crisis and beyond. You will see a myriad of technology solutions and online resources (many of them free), all tools that will help you use technology to keep the connections alive and blossoming for your residents. This is not a one-time issue that will go away once we return to “normal;” it is an issue that is with us to stay, and innovative providers will ensure that they are addressing it head-on.

Jack York, President/Co-Founder, IN2L
Jack York is co-founder of It’s Never 2 Late (iN2L), a company dedicated to helping older adults realize the full benefits of adaptive technology. Originally, Jack did not envision iN2L as a business; the impetus for what became the company was a philanthropic idea—to donate computers to assisted living communities and nursing homes in Southern California. With a 15-year background in the Silicon Valley, he saw a vast potential in fostering these connections, but also saw that conventional technology was too difficult for virtually all residents to use in a meaningful way. As a result, in 1999, Jack retired as Vice President of Strategic Sales for Vishay Intertechnology and started what has become a successful gerontechnology company. He is a sought after national and international speaker on technology being used as a means to create personalized experiences that engage and connect residents to their loved ones and the world at large, specifically individuals with dementia. As of 2018, the company has a customer base of over 2,300 communities spread out across all 50 states. iN2L’s work has been recognized by the Wall Street Journal, NPR, and dozens of senior living publications.