How CCaH programs are proving their worth during COVID-19
By
Amanda Young, MS, CMC
Apr 20, 2020
Despite challenges, continuing care at home programs quickly have developed innovative ways to support their members and continue to market to prospective members.
Tips for designing or adapting durable, sustainable senior living communities
By
Angela Gunn
Julie Zielinski
Jun 04, 2018
When it comes to designing for sustainability, the design elements for senior living residences are in many ways similar to other building types, yet senior living residences are unique in several ways.
8 COVID-19 tips, tricks and cautions for assisted living and skilled nursing
By
Timothy J. Holahan, D.O.
Ghinwa Dumyati, M.D.
Ryan Gilmartin, MPA
Jun 29, 2020
Assisted living and skilled nursing each have their own unique regulatory, clinical and social factors to consider when it comes to COVID-19. Here, we describe the eight challenges or issues that leaders...
Capture oral history before it’s gone
By
Tina L. Kies
Aug 08, 2022
To gather the oral history of our residents is an opportunity to accumulate a deeper understanding of the individuals we are serving and caring for within our respective communities.
Cultivating innovation
By
Sara McVey, MBA, NHA
Apr 13, 2015
Imagine our industry without innovations: We’d all be faxing each other about residents’ shuffleboard tournaments. Instead, whenever one senior living community shares an innovation they tried...
Creating an innovative yet practical approach to memory care
By
Jennifer Ingerson
Mar 08, 2021
Loretto has focused on memory care for decades, and over the past five years, we embarked on one of the biggest undertakings of our history to create an innovative and yet practical solution to a major...
Integrating social care and elder care has many benefits
By
William Haseltine
Mar 02, 2020
Older adults deserve a care philosophy that emphasizes the whole of a person rather than one that reduces an individual to his or her health problems and limitations.
Do Americans understand what a CCRC Is?
By
Shelley Ballet
Mar 14, 2016
We need to work together to change the perceptions that keep people from exploring the continuing care retirement community as a healthy, positive, viable lifestyle choice.
Is geothermal good for my community?
By
Michael Hass
Apr 09, 2015
It’s news to no one that construction for senior living is strong, in no small part because large investment dollars are flowing into the space.
Combining the human touch with technology to improve quality of life
By
Col. Paul Bricker
Jul 13, 2020
To infuse technology into delivery of services wherever possible, it’s important to invest in programs to make innovation a part of the community culture, through partnerships with some of the most advanced...