Automating tasks with software for senior living operations can help streamline all requests and improve the efficiency of maintenance management programs.
The factor more important than occupancy
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 08, 2018
NCAL Day speakers think something other than occupancy should be operators’ top priority.
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.
Know your lifting and transfer options
By
Elizabeth McKinley
May 19, 2016
The beauty of a transfer device is that anyone can use one successfully. Here’s a review of the simplest devices to the more sophisticated ones.
Inadequate reimbursement threatens older adult access to assisted living
By
Michael S. Pochowski
Apr 17, 2023
A recent Washington Post article gave an incomplete view of the reality facing assisted living providers related to Medicaid reimbursement.
Creating healthy buildings
By
Mary Fox
Jun 08, 2023
With an abundant, and sometimes overwhelming, array of tax credits and rebates from federal, state and other agencies, assisted living leaders have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to rehabilitate existing...
Could ideas from senators, CEO help fix senior living workforce woes?
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 03, 2021
Two senators are asking the Department of Labor to “prioritize supporting older workers,” and the head of the National Council on Aging has put forth a potentially even bigger idea: that the Labor...
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...
Guided by our North Star: Re-starting a company
By
Jack R. Callison Jr.
Apr 30, 2014
Last year, our company experienced a major transition that allowed us the opportunity to recalibrate. As Assisted Living Concepts, a 32-year pioneer in the assisted living industry, we embraced this opportunity...
What do distributors do, anyway?
By
Michael Wilson
Jul 26, 2018
Many senior living executive directors are unaware of the important role distributors play in keeping their communities open and operating effectively. Here’s what you need to know.