Sliding scale insulin for diabetic residents: Is it helpful or harmful?
By
Jered Yalung, PharmD
May 18, 2023
Emphasis needs to be put on diabetes management in both facilities and in homes.
Applying for VA benefits: Do your residents know how?
By
Suzette Graham
Mar 01, 2018
With 41% of all senior living residents and potential residents being veterans or spouses of veterans, a significant amount of VA Pension, also known as Aid and Attendance, could be made available to help...
How senior living operators can come out ahead on challenging renewals – pandemics, hard markets and...
By
Jordan Parnell
Gerald Stoll
Dec 10, 2020
You can take steps that will equip you to deal with a lot of the short-term pressure — and also put your organization in a much better position from a risk perspective over the long term.
High-touch care in the age of digital health
By
Alison Wistner
Jan 31, 2019
When it comes to managing chronic conditions, seniors prefer high-touch interactions. But providers, family members and other stakeholders can leverage technology that supports and even facilitates personalized...
Social media isn’t just for people under 40
By
Ken Huening
May 23, 2019
Social media has become a tool to connect people in meaningful ways.
How senior living marketers can bridge the digital-to-offline disconnect and increase leads
By
Kayla Hammersmith
Jan 23, 2020
By connecting online ads to offline conversions, senior living marketers can create more effective and efficient digital marketing campaigns that increase leads, convert at higher rates and keep costs...
Senior housing developers leave suburbia for urban areas
By
B. Dean Maddalena
Jan 07, 2016
Challenges exist in developing and renovating assisted living and memory care communities in urban settings, but demand is increasing.
Learn chess. Play chess.
By
Deanna Vigliotta
Oct 05, 2023
Here’s one answer to deciphering some of the senior living and long-term healthcare challenges that are growing at an alarming rate.
How to deal with the mosquitoes that are lounging in the hot humidity of your senior living community
By
Mark Beavers, Ph.D.
May 30, 2019
Good news! Ways exist to alleviate the ever-present nuisance and health concerns that mosquitoes bring.
Life plan communities thrive through connectedness
By
Gina Miller
May 10, 2018
Research shows that social connectedness improves physical health, mental and emotional well-being and even longevity, thereby enabling individuals and communities, including life plan communities, to...