John M. Robinson MD, PhD

CEO at Wellzesta, Inc.
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40% of residents are Boomers

Posted by John M. Robinson MD, PhD on September 16, 2024

At Bridgewater Retirement Community, the Baby Boomers comprise nearly 40% of independent living residents.

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Topics: Senior Living Resident Engagement Active Aging



New: Smart Search

Posted by John M. Robinson MD, PhD on March 30, 2024

Wellzesta's Research & Development team, known internally as "Edge," just released an AI-powered search engine. The AI capabilities make the search more intelligent, or "smart." Smart search finds content that would typically escape detection by classic search methods.

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Topics: Resident Engagement wellzesta smart search AI


Six Reasons Why Wellzesta Life is so Fast

Posted by John M. Robinson MD, PhD on March 8, 2024

Here are Six (6) reasons why Wellzesta Life App is so fast.

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Topics: Senior Living Communication Technology Digital data IT


Our software release cycle

Posted by John M. Robinson MD, PhD on February 26, 2024

 

We are often asked, "how often do you release software?" I suspect that person asking the question really wants to know whether we are actively improving our software. The answer to the second question is a resounding yes. Our largest expense, by far, is software development.

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Topics: Senior Living Life Plan at home software create Engineering IT feature toggles


Wellzesta Single Sign On (SSO) enables user integrations

Posted by John M. Robinson MD, PhD on February 15, 2024

At Wellzesta, we receive many requests for integrations. The term "integration" means different things to different people. Often, what a client seeks is an integrated experience for their residents. Specifically, the end user's movement between Wellzesta Life and the integrated software should be frictionless.

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Topics: Senior Living Wellbeing Resident Engagement Engineering IT integrations


Wellzesta Life for Aging in Place

Posted by John M. Robinson MD, PhD on January 9, 2024

 

Feature Toggles allow Wellzesta Life to serve the aging-in-place market.

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Topics: Engineering IT HCBS member engagement platform welltech CCaH Life Plan at Home aging in place feature toggles


How Wellzesta Actions deliver AI

Posted by John M. Robinson MD, PhD on January 3, 2024

 

This is the first article in a series on how Wellzesta incorporates artificial intelligence (AI) in our products and services.

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Topics: artificial intelligence Engineering IT


Wellzesta uses AI to support low vision residents

Posted by John M. Robinson MD, PhD on July 29, 2020

Wellzesta has long been committed to serving low vision residents. For years, the "events section" has offered consistent support for low vision Wellzesta users. Specifically, the monthly calendar can be zoomed an infinite amount using the pinch-to-zoom functionality. Additionally, DOT, the Wellzesta digital coach, can speak the daily events calendar. 

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Topics: Technology artificial intelligence wellzesta voice technology low vision


Meeting Mike: Using Data to Better Understand Seniors

Posted by John M. Robinson MD, PhD on April 18, 2019

One of the most rewarding parts of my job as the scientific director at the Wellzesta Health Research Institute is the ability to take an interest in the lives of seniors. Last Sunday afternoon, I was "just browsing" on the Wellzesta Life sites used by one of our partner Life Plan Communities. The onboarding team at Wellzesta gets to meet each resident; I am usually not so fortunate. Mostly, I get to meet the residents digitally through the Connect feature.

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Topics: Senior Living Seniors Wellness artificial intelligence data science