Outlook for small businesses in the senior living sector
By
Ben Johnston
Mar 02, 2023
Small businesses, including senior living providers, will adapt to whatever changes this year brings and move to meet the market where consumers are.
Next-generation senior living, powered by technology
By
Lisa Taylor
Sep 23, 2021
Pandemic-borne innovations are actively shaping the future of community life.
Has the tipping point been reached with LED lighting in senior living?
By
Jack Armstrong
Mar 10, 2016
The trend to replace fluorescent lighting in senior living has begun, but has it reached the tipping point?
Social isolation: A serious but under-recognized health risk
By
Cathy Lipton, MD
Jul 28, 2022
How senior living communities can build on pandemic lessons to reduce loneliness.
Make way for the Mindful Adult
By
Jeannette McClennan
Jun 13, 2019
What future residents will want is much different than what the Silent Generation has opted for. Is your senior living community prepared for the sea change?
Keep pest birds from landing
By
Patrick Copps
Jun 26, 2015
In addition to being a nuisance, pest birds like pigeons, house sparrows and starlings can cause serious health risks, making them particularly troubling at long-term healthcare facilities.
The future of assisted living is green
By
Mary Fox
Apr 28, 2022
Assisted living communities have risen to meet the unthinkable challenge of navigating a pandemic while maintaining resident safety, comfort and quality of life. Now, taking a step back after so much unexpected...
How actionable gene tests could benefit caregivers’ health
By
Jason Shelton
Jan 18, 2018
Research is showing that shortened telomeres actually can be lengthened again — by making positive lifestyle changes. This is good news for stressed caregivers.
Admissions and the multi-location trap: Don’t fall into it
By
Darren Mathis
Sep 12, 2019
Many communities with expanding portfolios continue to handle the extremely sensitive admissions process manually, on paper. Is this a problem? Yes, and here’s why.
Why comprehensive medication management is especially important now
By
Karmen L. Stephens, PharmD, BCGP
Mar 24, 2022
Comprehensive medication management, or CMM, is a whole-person approach to medication management that ensures that medications are appropriate, safe and effective, and that they support the individual’s...