As older adults increasingly seek to age in place, those of us in the industry who are dedicated to their care have increased responsibility.
How to ease the transition into senior living for new residents
By
Keith Grady, LNHA, CALA
Dec 05, 2016
Moving can be emotionally and physically disconcerting for new residents, but a high-quality senior living community should be ready to welcome them with helpful tools and resources.
The importance of the life story in memory care
By
Beth Sanders
Dec 01, 2016
Knowing residents’ life stories is critical for staff members who care for those with Alzheimer’s disease or other memory or communication challenges.
No Scrooges at these communities
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 28, 2016
In the final month or so of each year, our thoughts frequently focus on our own good fortune and ways that we can bring happiness to others’ lives. Residents and others at several senior living communities...
How to renovate and reposition your senior living community
By
B. Dean Maddalena
Nov 28, 2016
Despite the grumbling about certain senior living market centers across the country being overbuilt or saturated, I notice a discernible uptick in one specific market area: renovations and repositioning.
In a giving mood
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 21, 2016
As the holidays approach, several senior living communities are partaking in fun projects to relay the vibrancy of senior living residents or informative projects to help employees, residents, prospective...
Just when you were warming up to Medicaid …
By
John O'Connor
Nov 17, 2016
Medicaid as you have known it is probably going to be changed. And not for the better.
Launching a new community
By
Lori Alford
Nov 14, 2016
Opening a new senior living community can present many unique challenges, but in my 25-plus years of experience, I have found that two actions are crucial.
Veterans A&A pension eligibility requirements expected to change
By
Kaylin Ray Gilkey
Nov 10, 2016
The Veterans Aid and Attendance Pension helps low-income veterans and their spouses with senior living and care expenses. Eligibility requirements are anticipated to change in the coming year, however.
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....