Ways to continue to protect residents during the pandemic
By
Mica Phillips
Jun 04, 2020
Even as COVID-19-related restrictions begin to lift in some areas of the country, many senior living communities are continuing no-visitation policies and are considering comprehensive screening and visitation...
Why design matters in memory care communities
By
Milo Pinkerton
Nov 13, 2017
Here are four areas of community design that can help improve the quality of life for memory care residents.
No place I’d rather be – During COVID, and always
By
Rob Kretzinger
Apr 27, 2020
Serving older adults is, at all times, a privilege and a responsibility, and COVID-19 hasn’t changed either of those things.
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.
Combating aging perceptions with aging realities
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 07, 2016
Our society has some work to do before it realizes the vision that LeadingAge President and CEO Katie Smith Sloan relayed at the organization’s recent annual meeting: An America freed from ageism....
A solution to family caregiving challenges?
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 05, 2015
An overheard conversation, a report on family caregiving and messages of NIC National Conference speakers converge in my brain.
Four ways to creatively disrupt senior living — for all the right reasons
By
Ann Lovell
Jun 25, 2018
“Creative disruption” in four key areas can help senior living communities address challenges related to changing resident expectations and labor shortages across disciplines.
When it comes to labor relations, maybe we can’t handle the truth
By
John O'Connor
May 16, 2019
From a labor relations standpoint, the past few years have been extremely kind to senior living operators. But a new bill in Congress might turn things around.
An era ends at LeadingAge, while another begins
By
John O'Connor
Nov 05, 2015
As I listened to Larry Minnix’s tearful farewell address, it occurred to me that this has been a golden age of sorts for three of the largest organizations in this field.
New signs that insurance companies might control senior living’s destiny
By
John O'Connor
Dec 21, 2017
It’s starting to look like assisted living communities and skilled nursing facilities simply may become spokes connected to a hub controlled by somebody else.