With the onset and progression of the COVID-19 pandemic throughout 2020, senior living providers implemented many new environmental protocols and protections across their communities from surface cleaning to air purification. But cleaning and purifying air only addresses the new air coming into a space and cannot clean the air that is already there, where coughing […]
In 1979, Koelsch Communities made a name for themselves in Vancouver with the first local senior living communities—Cascade Inn, followed by The Hampton and Ashley Inn and The Hampton at Salmon Creek. And now, they’re doing it again. More than 40 years later, Koelsch is proving that you can go home again. Koelsch, a national […]
In this report, you will learn: How senior living operators are communicating with residents about dining How they are and applying mainstream food trends in their operations The most used strategies for driving revenue through dining programs How resident interests and preferences are coming into play for operators when designing their dining programs and facilities […]
This article is sponsored by CDW Healthcare. In this Voices interview, Senior Housing News sits down with CDW Healthcare’s strategic business development manager for senior care, Ginna Baik, to learn about how CDW is approaching the future of technology in senior care, where providers need to invest for that future, and the key areas where […]
This article is sponsored by Philips. In this Voices interview, Senior Housing News sits down with Philips’ Solutions Leader, Home Health Care & Senior Living, Jason Broad, to learn about how Philips is taking health care technology to the Cloud, how its creating efficiencies for senior living operators, and is working toward the future of […]
In a competitive marketplace, senior living providers are using resident engagement to differentiate their communities. In the past, resident engagement programs have been challenging for communities to manage, given the time and communications required. Communities are turning toward engagement technology to build community and increase resident interaction while keeping staff workload minimal. Mary’s Woods, a […]
Brookdale Senior Living (NYSE: BKD) topped the list of the largest senior living providers in the nation this year, followed by Holiday Retirement, Life Care Services, Five Star Senior Living (Nasdaq: FVE) and Sunrise Senior Living, according to data compiled annually by industry association Argentum. The top five providers by number of units remained unchanged from […]
As baby boomers and their adult children begin to make senior living purchasing decisions in the coming years, those designing and developing the communities will need to prepare for a new consumer. And with the new consumer comes a new approach for providers: They should be thinking more like brick-and-mortar retailers than like traditional senior housing […]
All senior housing communities hope they will never have to put their emergency evacuation plans into effect, but the unfortunate reality is that natural disasters happen. Recent events from fires to floods across the U.S. have sent some communities reeling in response, but those with well-planned emergency evacuations have avoided their own disasters in the […]
A number of senior living community operators host events in their greater communities in the hopes of raising awareness among prospective residents—but in many cases, these events can, and should, be conducted differently. Specifically, some operators are not correctly employing the use of demographic data and knowledge about prospective consumers, according to Valerie Whitman, vice president […]
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