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.
Scrub-a-dub-dub
By
John Andrews
Jun 01, 2018
Bathing can be a pleasing, even therapeutic activity for senior living residents. Private baths have become more prevalent, yet the centralized bathing area continues to serve an essential purpose.
By the numbers
By
Julie E. Williamson
Apr 02, 2018
Good data-capture and analysis add up to better outcomes.
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.
Before the fall
By
Julie E. Williamson
Dec 01, 2017
Smart practices and high-tech solutions help minimize the risks.
Strong, silent type
By
Julie E. Williamson
Oct 01, 2017
Bold yet unobtrusive resident security solutions go the distance.