The owner of a six-bed senior living community shares advice on marketing, management and operations, and communities of all sizes may find her insights helpful.
Put your head in the clouds to realize what’s important to workers
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 17, 2022
An interesting trend emerged recently when I spent time with the profiles of the 2022 Best Workplaces for Aging Services lists that Fortune published in partnership with people analytics firm Great Place...
More bragging rights for senior living
By
Lois A. Bowers
Sep 07, 2021
The much-anticipated “silver wave” is about to hit senior living, and waiting for it is an expanding number of tools to help prospective residents and their families select new places to live and to...
Jonesing for separate recognition
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 15, 2024
How is it that in my 11 years of writing about the long-term care profession, which has been talking about the coming “silver wave” of baby boomers all that time (and more), I don’t recall ever hearing...
How to get the most from automated marketing in senior living
By
Sean Leonard
Apr 04, 2024
Here is what we know to be true about automation implementation — what works, what doesn’t work and where you can save time, effort and money.
3 blind spots in your senior living business (and how to fix them)
By
Lindsay Casillas
Jun 07, 2018
Senior living professionals may have blind spots regarding prospective residents and the sales methods used to familiarize them with communities. Fortunately, ways exist to address them.
How we market CCRC living in a COVID-19 hot spot
By
Eric L. Eichhorst
Jul 20, 2020
Although the methods we use to market senior living have changed, they never have been more essential to supporting seniors seeking to escape isolation and gain added services and socialization benefits.
Are you ready for the Solo Agers?
By
Sara Zeff Geber, Ph.D.
Mar 26, 2018
Developers, owners and managers of residential retirement communities must start now to plan for the influx of residents who do not have the traditional family support. Here are some points to consider...
Prepare your senior living community’s social media for 2020
By
Devon Gardner
Dec 23, 2019
Whether you plan to get your senior living community active on social media for the first time in 2020 or are ready to improve your current presence to better showcase your offerings and reach more prospective...
5 ways to conquer an increasingly complex online world
By
Mike C. Gray, APR
Andrew K. Ryan, APR
Jan 19, 2016
If you are not positioning your community well online, then you may be missing out to your competition.