If you were hoping to make some New Year’s resolutions for 2024, don’t fret that it’s the second week of January already.
Prioritizing wellness
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 26, 2024
If your company or community priorities include a focus on wellness for employees, results of a new survey could inspire you to examine your policies, practices and employee education related to work breaks...
Wellness, activities and ageism
Oct 12, 2023
Karen Welsh, vice president of clinical and reimbursement excellence at Functional Pathways, shares how senior living providers can ensure that residents are engaged, that activities programming is centered on...
Having a sense of purpose can lower the risk of death
By
Lois A. Bowers
Dec 05, 2022
People with higher levels of purpose may have a lower risk of death from any cause, according to a study recently published in the journal Preventive Medicine.
Lynne Katzmann on making the shift to wellness
Mar 09, 2023
Lynne Katzmann, founder and CEO of Juniper Communities, shares how Juniper shifted its corporate mindset to a wellness focus and the returns on investment it has seen by doing so. She also suggests areas...
Well-being could be the path to improved dementia prevention and care: report
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 01, 2024
Increasing well-being may be a promising nonpharmacological approach to preventing dementia, and among people already living with dementia, well-being may be improved through environmental changes and...
Designing for senior living while maintaining quality care, a sense of home
By
Manju Pai
Mar 20, 2023
Senior living design constantly is evolving and improving to ensure the well-being of all residents within any type of community. Whether it is an affordable senior housing, a mid-tier or a high-end, luxury...
Consider these points when planning senior living campuses and communities
By
Julie Heiberger, AIA, NCARB, LEED AP
Jon Rynish, AIA LEED AP
May 30, 2023
Senior living organizations are finding that the priorities of yesteryear far different from today. Just as with many other aspects of our society, the pace of change has heightened for the industry. We’ve...
Reframing wellness programs to give residents what they need
By
Kaitlyn Joffrey
Nov 07, 2022
As the wellness realm shifts toward value-based, person-centered care, senior living communities are in the driver’s seat ready to lead program change.
Holidays are a great time for senior living providers to tackle isolation, build community
By
Amanda Tweten
Dec 21, 2023
Senior living providers have an opportunity to cultivate communities where residents are not just surrounded by their peers but are building meaningful relationships with one another, too.