Argentum Board Vice Chairman and Senior Living Certification Commission Board Chairman Tim Buchanan talks about the benefits of certification, the commission’s plans for the future, and Legend Senior...
Ventas shares plan to counter ‘policy whiplash’
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 30, 2017
“A little bit of policy whiplash” at the federal level is affecting the business world, Ventas Chairwoman and CEO Debra Cafaro told analysts and others participating in a first-quarter earnings...
Aging out loud
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 01, 2017
Recent dinner companions were a good reminder that aging doesn’t necessarily mean losing vibrancy. That’s a timely message as May begins.
Lack of medication leads to death of resident with dementia, lawsuit maintains
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 30, 2017
Staff members at a Florida senior living community failed to give medication to a resident with Alzheimer’s disease for eight days, which ultimately led to her death, the woman’s daughter maintains...
5 steps to generating inbound leads for your senior living community
By
Alan J. Duro
Apr 27, 2017
Generating leads online has the power to transform your marketing by reducing the cost per lead while delivering higher-quality prospects to your sales team.
Paying for LTSS via Medicare would improve outcomes, lower costs: report
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 25, 2017
Paying for long-term services and supports through Medicare for some residents of independent and assisted living communities and seniors living at home would improve care and lower costs for the government...
People in the news, April 25
Apr 25, 2017
Promotions, appointments and honors at Erickson Living, Glacier Hills, Legacy Senior Living, National Senior Campuses, Northern California Presbyterian Homes and Services, Renaissance Assisted Living and...
60% of older owners of cellphones use them while driving
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 24, 2017
It’s not just your residents’ adult children and grandchildren. Sixty percent of drivers aged more than 65 years with cellphones said they talked on them while driving in a recent survey.
3 social media hacks to help your senior living center create an online community
By
Mark Babbitt
Apr 20, 2017
As competition in the senior living industry intensifies, a strong social media presence may provide a competitive advantage. Here are three ways to create an online community around your brand.
‘Smart’ senior living system implemented at five Spring Arbor communities
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 19, 2017
A technology platform newly implemented after a pilot project enables staff members to monitor care, hospitality and operational efficiency, but some of its main benefits relate to resident socialization...