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.
Meeting the demands of consumerism in healthcare
By
Jason Gottschalk
Jun 11, 2020
For centuries, consumers have measured healthcare providers by one metric: clinical outcome. Today, as senior living becomes more healthcare-focused, consumers no longer focus so narrowly.
Enhance your organization’s culture through philanthropy
By
Daniel E. Straus
Feb 05, 2018
Coming together to help others in need has helped magnify the caring spirit and mission that we strive for everyday as a healthcare provider. Many employees also choose to work for us now because of our...
Is a captive the right choice?
By
Adam Miholic
Sep 06, 2018
When it comes to insurance and controlling the risks related to your community, there continue to be two traditional options: transfer risk or retain risk.
Video monitoring in LTC facilities: How is assisted living affected?
By
Marty Butler
Oct 13, 2016
How do state laws regarding cameras in long-term care facilities affect senior living? Effects may vary by state, but one state’s experience can be instructive.
What choosing a facility taught me about our industry
By
Anthony Misitano
Jun 28, 2018
Asking questions as the concerned son rather than the service provider confirmed for me that everyone at this point in their life needs to know more than “Mom needs help.”
Give these workers credit for being creative
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 02, 2018
What do a dog, false eyelashes and hot coffee have in common? The answer may or may not surprise you.
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...
5 strategies for hiring and retaining talent during a pandemic
By
Bette McNee, RN, NHA
Jan 24, 2022
Senior living and care leaders continue to navigate the effects of COVID-19 on their organizations, staff members and the individuals they care for. In the midst of this global health crisis, long-term...
4 lessons from 3 tech wake-up calls
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 15, 2017
Three tech-related stories that made the news Friday serve as wake-up calls for individuals and businesses.