Those working in the senior living field may have conflicting opinions as to the appropriateness of evolving terminology such as life plan community, but it makes good business sense to consider language...
The buyout versus bailout
By
Don Pelgrim
Sep 07, 2023
When capital is used strategically after you’ve performed or executed the business plan, that is considered a buyout. When a property is struggling and seeking additional capital to keep the project...
Rebound emerging in senior living
By
John Lariccia
Dec 22, 2022
With the right technology, deployed in the right way, senior living operators can benefit from the rebound emerging.
An insider’s view of the changes to the companionship law
By
Bill McPherson
Jan 14, 2016
Getting seniors the care they need and paying caregivers a fair wage are the tasks that lie before us. In an industry devoted to caregiving, a solution should be within our reach.
Moving toward gender equality
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 22, 2019
I’m pulling for a day when instruments such as the Gender Equality Index won’t be needed, because equality will be something that serves as an assumed basis from which other actions stem. Until that...
A home-health patient monitoring innovation: Ultra Wide-Band (UWB) radar
By
Steven Plunkett, M.D.
Mar 01, 2021
As I became increasingly concerned about the health of my mother and aunt, I searched for an effective way to monitor them in a reliable, unobtrusive way.
How to renovate and reposition your senior living community
By
B. Dean Maddalena
Nov 28, 2016
Despite the grumbling about certain senior living market centers across the country being overbuilt or saturated, I notice a discernible uptick in one specific market area: renovations and repositioning.
Six traits to look for when investing in senior living technology
By
Stephanie Grier, MS, ATC, CSCS
Jun 08, 2017
It’s a challenge to support the growing healthcare needs of a large population with more chronic illnesses while recognizing and respecting their desires for independence. Technology can help.
A passage to India
By
John Andrews
Aug 14, 2019
Designed to appeal to a burgeoning South Asian population in suburban Chicago,
Verandah Senior Living seeks to unify seniors who share food, culture and country.
The benefits of earned wage access
By
Mary Haynes
Oct 31, 2019
As a business leader, I always am looking for innovative workforce solutions. We pay fair wages, and our employees can benefit from being able to better manage their finances — and I soon discovered...