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Legislators must ensure affordable housing for low-income older Americans
By
Marta Hill Gray
May 31, 2022
Despite a rapidly aging population, little has been done in the policy arena to ensure less wealthy older Americans can access affordable housing and receive the care they need with ease and dignity.
Language can help reframe aging
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 31, 2022
The Reframing Aging Initiative advocates for the use of certain language regarding aging in hopes of improving the general public’s understanding of aging and the ways that older people contribute to...
Choice: senior living’s past and future
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 23, 2022
It was the concept of consumer choice that led to the formation of the senior living industry, and it will be choice that drives the industry’s success in the future. That was part of the message that...
Why senior living career opportunities are growing
By
Scott Monson
May 23, 2022
The career opportunities that are available in the senior living industry continue to grow within hundreds of communities, and the field is drawing tremendous interest from people that will enable owners,...
What the next-gen senior really wants: A rooftop bar
By
Daniel Levy
May 16, 2022
Seniors want life. They want opportunities to be social with their friends. And what’s the best place for luxurious, fun socialization? You guessed it: a rooftop bar.
6 ways to minimize risk within your senior living community
By
Kenita Hill
May 12, 2022
If you can maintain a low level of risk in your senior housing community, it can keep your residents and staff members safe.
What makes a senior living community the ‘best’
May 11, 2022
More than 1,200 senior living communities operated by more than 80 companies were named “best” May 10 with the announcement of the inaugural U.S. News & World Report Best Senior Living ratings. U.S....
The pandemic’s potential good news
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 09, 2022
Nobody asked for a pandemic, but potential long-term good news stemming from COVID-19 is that lasting positive changes could be in store for senior living and other long-term care providers.
Leadership lessons from the pandemic
Apr 27, 2022
In her new book, “Heroes Work Here: An Extraordinary Story of Courage, Resilience, and Hope from the Front Lines of COVID-19,” Brookdale Senior Living President and CEO Cindy Baier tells the story...