Transitioning to life in a senior living community can be a challenge. Operators can help ease the adjustment by making residents feel right at home.
Going to extremes
By
Meg LaPorte
Aug 01, 2018
When it comes to infection control measures in senior living, medical waste disposal can’t be taken lightly. But operators actually might be overdoing it.
The heat is on
By
Julie E. Williamson
Aug 01, 2018
Keeping skin healthy takes extra vigilance during hot, dry weather months.
Just getting started
By
John Hall
Jun 05, 2018
Senior living is a low-tech field no more. From the front door to the front office, technology is making its presence known — and there’s a lot more to come.
By the numbers
By
Julie E. Williamson
Apr 02, 2018
Good data-capture and analysis add up to better outcomes.
No turning back
By
John Hall
Apr 02, 2018
Medication services and delivery are evolving in the blink of an eye.
Beyond mystery meat
By
John Andrews
Apr 02, 2018
Food service in senior living has progressed well beyond cafeteria lines with lukewarm dishes sitting under heat lamps. Fine dining has become a trend.
Gaining or slipping?
By
John Hall
Mar 01, 2018
Tech tools increasingly are becoming visible in the senior living space — yet in many ways, the field finds itself playing catch up.
Special needs
By
Julie E. Williamson
Mar 01, 2018
Residents with cognitive impairment present unique challenges and opportunities for the senior living field.
Keeping keepers
By
John Andrews
Mar 01, 2018
There’s little doubting that senior living now faces a severe worker shortage, but new tools also are emerging.