Our society has some work to do before it realizes the vision that LeadingAge President and CEO Katie Smith Sloan relayed at the organization’s recent annual meeting: An America freed from ageism....
How to integrate care into assisted living
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 04, 2016
After Juniper Communities integrated care into its offerings, providers, residents and partners saw benefits, according to the company. Founder and President Lynne S. Katzmann, Ph.D., has advice for companies...
Is all of senior living embracing a medical model?
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 14, 2019
“How many of you still believe you only provide hospitality?” When Juniper Communities founder and CEO Lynne Katzmann posed that question to the approximately 260 people attending NCAL Day on Sunday,...
Juniper fuses Burning Man, senior living
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Lois A. Bowers
Sep 08, 2016
Dust, memories and the conviction that some qualities of Burning Man are applicable — and necessary — in senior living are some of the remnants from the gathering for Juniper Communities’ Lynne...
Integrating housing and care can improve outcomes, save money, Juniper finds
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 22, 2017
A model that integrates onsite ancillary services with social supports and residential care may make senior living communities more attractive to payers and investors because it improves outcomes and saves...
Juniper counts down to Burning Man
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 16, 2016
In a little more than a week, 17 people will begin gathering in the Nevada desert to start fulfilling a vision to “repaint the picture and write a new story of aging in America.”
Coming together, right now
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 06, 2020
COVID-19 is challenging senior living operators in new and numerous ways. Companies are finding ways to help their peer organizations and let their workers know how much they are valued during these unprecedented...
Will Trump’s election affect value-based care efforts?
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Lois A. Bowers
Nov 09, 2016
How will Donald J. Trump’s election to the nation’s highest office affect senior care providers that are operating under Affordable Care Act provisions that incentivize value-based care over...
Juniper makes a case for a living wage
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 05, 2016
At a time when many senior living providers are taking a stand against proposed minimum wage increases across the country, Juniper Communities is taking the opposite approach. April 1, the company implemented...
Minimum wage issue pits states against one another
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 28, 2016
Next week, Florida Gov. Rick Scott will travel to California to try to convince business leaders there to move their operations to his state to escape a planned minimum wage increase to $15. A senior living...