This article is part of your SHN+ membership “By 2026 or 2027, virtually every memory care unit in the country will be full,” Pegasus Senior Living CEO Chris Hollister said during the Senior Housing News BRAIN conference last week in Washington, D.C. That might be true, but getting through the next few years will not […]
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The senior living industry is at the forefront of new health care research, data and treatments. Given the complexity of their operations, memory care operators are often at the cutting-edge. In 2023, such operators are innovating on memory care offerings to bring new research-based practices to improve operations and staffing. All the while, they are […]
While senior living providers are often quick to highlight their memory care services as top-of-the-line, not all of them can back that sentiment up. All the while, consumers are using social media and online reviews to determine which providers offer quality memory care programming and which do not. Paired with an ongoing and slow recovery […]
Today’s senior living decision-maker — often the adult child of a potential resident — grew up in the 1960s and 1970s, a time when television still fell into the category of “cutting-edge technology” and “making an informed decision” meant employing a mix of anecdotal evidence and national ranking systems. That generation is now aging into […]
Without significant medical advances, the year 2050 will see the number of people with Alzheimer’s double from today’s level, reaching nearly 14 million. The total number of dementia patients across the globe could triple during that timeframe, hitting 152 million. And no one agrees how to feed them. In interviews for a new report from […]
A surly restaurant critic takes a bite of the French vegetable dish called ratatouille and his heart melts, as he is transported back to eating his mother’s version in his childhood. This is a climactic moment of the animated film “Ratatouille,” and it’s the kind of dining experience that chefs around the world aspire to […]
It’s right there in Beverly Patnaik’s title. Patnaik is the director of staff training and community education at Nashville-based Abe’s Garden, so it’s no surprise that she is helping her community build a video series that educates caregivers and family members on dementia care. What is surprising is the considerable funding Abe’s Garden has received […]
Senior living providers are going to have to confront the labor shortage sooner or later—but exactly how remains up in the air. Vi President Randy Richardson has some ideas, though. Vi is a Chicago-based senior housing company that owns and operates 10 high-end continuing care retirement communities (CCRCs) and serves about 5,000 residents throughout the U.S. “We’re […]
As baby boomers steadily creep up in age, the number of older adults requiring memory care is expected to balloon as well. Though this may come as welcome news to memory care communities nationwide, most of them aren’t necessarily up to the task of properly taking care of boomers, according to some experts. There are […]
A 3-year-old boy came to Abe’s Garden last September, on the first night that visitors were welcomed to the new memory care building in Nashville. He clambered on the rocks and felled trees in the expansive courtyard, until he paused to say, “I love it here. Can I come back tomorrow?” “I don’t know many […]
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