Active Aging Week 2015: Living the adventure of life
By
Colin Milner
Sep 28, 2015
Celebrating aging and older adults, this health-promotion campaign exhorts event hosts and participants to emphasize adventure as part of daily life.
Getting real: How social media helped build trust, engagement at Arrow Senior Living
By
Amanda Tweten
Feb 08, 2021
It was Saturday morning, the day after we learned that senior living communities across the country were being asked to close their doors to nonessential visitors. Phones at the 26 communities we manage...
Is your EHR built for the future? 3 key considerations
By
Nick Patel
Nov 03, 2020
Whether you are actively seeking a new electronic health record system or you have one in place, it’s important to look beyond the situation at hand and assess what will be needed for a future you can’t...
Top 5 characteristics of the best general contractors
By
Robert Reeves
Jul 22, 2019
Your project lies in the hands of your contractor. Choose the wrong one and you can be left with a host of problems before construction even begins.
Innovations in long-term care for the elderly begin at home
By
Josefina Carbonell
Mar 21, 2016
The U.S. healthcare system must continue to accelerate the rebalancing of long-term care services for the elderly, an approach that improves quality of life and saves money.
The gift of senior living
By
Shelley Esden
Dec 22, 2021
This holiday season, there are few gifts more loving than the safety and security afforded by senior living.
Senior living’s hidden gem: Independent living paired with a la carte healthcare
By
Melissa Cosentino
Jul 27, 2020
As baby boomers age, I believe there will be growth in this model because of the value it offers, because older adults can save money by paying only for what they need.
Understanding life care communities vs. CCRCs
By
Troy Cannaday
Mar 10, 2015
I have noticed the way many people interchange “life care communities” with “Continuing Care Retirement Communities.” However, these are two different concepts with distinguishing...
Five dining design tips from the restaurant world
By
Jami Mohlenkamp
Megan Freckelton
Dec 12, 2016
A long-time restaurant designer and a senior living designer and architect share a few key tips, tricks and rules of thumb from the restaurant design world that they say can and should be applied to the...
With, for and alongside residents
By
Gerry Stryker
Dec 20, 2021
I’ve spent nearly four decades developing and managing retirement communities like JKV. My philosophy is simple but powerful: I believe in working with, for and alongside residents.