How dining services can differentiate your assisted living community
By
Scott Priest
Jul 17, 2017
Two steps can help you meet the demand for innovative dining services in assisted living.
7 C-suite strategies to help you balance your personal and professional lives
By
Lois A. Bowers
Sep 28, 2020
It’s a perennial challenge for business professionals: How to balance the demands of our personal and professional lives. But COVID has added a new twist.
5 design considerations for high-rise senior living communities
By
Jami Mohlenkamp
Darrin Jensen
Jul 31, 2017
When it comes to designing high-rise buildings intended for older adults — as well as for care and service staff and visitors — it’s important to remember several architectural considerations.
Cleanup operations when norovirus is suspected
By
Edward Sharek
May 25, 2017
A norovirus outbreak can have very serious ramifications in a senior living or long-term care facility. Here’s how to minimize the effects.
Casting my vote for ‘holiday napkins’ for incontinent elders year-round
By
Deanna Vigliotta
Nov 03, 2022
I am casting my vote for “holiday napkins,” aka high-quality incontinence products, year-round as one of the best gifts we can give to those loved ones in our circles who are no longer able to play...
Briefs: Food services
Apr 01, 2022
Dining robots, showcase communities and the diet-life expectancy connection.
Can a resident in an independent living setting use a walker?
Jan 01, 2008
Generally, residents take care of all their own needs, including meal preparation, housekeeping and transportation.
4 reasons to wave the caution flag in senior housing construction
By
Matthew Huber
Dec 06, 2018
To rein in today’s rampant enthusiasm, avoid a potentially disastrous overbuilding scenario and the potential for rising loan defaults, industry players should consider four points.
And an old man shall lead them
By
John O'Connor
Feb 15, 2024
Politics can be a dreadful, messy and sometimes filthy business. But if you happen to be running a senior living organization, ignoring politics is a luxury you can ill afford.
How an LTC pharmacy can help your assisted living community
By
Rich Eakins
May 12, 2016
Assisted living communities can use a long-term care pharmacy’s unique skills and services to address billing and clinical support challenges.