If you’ve ever watched the television show Whose Line Is It Anyway?, you’ve seen improvisational comedy. Known as “improv,” this theater technique creates short, structured games of communication and imagination, offering spontaneous entertainment to audience members and a unique challenge to participants. It is, in other words, perfect for caregivers seeking new ways to engage […]
The food was better with the old chef. I love that we added pickleball — I hope there are more times to play! Mom said she’s having trouble with her TV and she doesn’t know who to talk to for assistance. Senior living staff members might overhear these and any number of similar comments about […]
As the industry begins to show recovery from the pandemic — with growing occupancy and demand — inflation, interest rates and staffing challenges continue to impact development and repositioning projects. Finding ways to pivot on projects and still meet desired outcomes will be key to project success in 2023. It happens to everyone: the best-laid […]
The check-in kiosk is only the beginning. In 2023, senior housing operators continue to have one challenge higher than all others: staffing. Operators are working hard to attract and retain the best staff, often engaging staffing agencies to fill shifts. That brings additional challenges of both cost — including agency price gouging — and maintaining […]
This article is sponsored by The Joint Commission. In this Voices interview, Senior Housing News sits down with Derek Harris, Wellness Analyst with Arrow Senior Living, to learn the experience that Arrow had in going through The Joint Commission accreditation. Harris shares best practices and methods for success, and offers his take on what to […]
This article is sponsored by The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research. In this Voices interview, Senior Housing News sits down with Susan Bogan, Senior Living Consultant with The Michael J. Fox Foundation, to learn about groundbreaking research connecting smell loss to brain disease, including Parkinson’s. Senior Housing News: What career experiences do you […]
As an administrator at The Meadows of Central Massachusetts, an 82-bed transitional care facility that provides skilled nursing and rehabilitation, Stephen Fortin is familiar with today’s staffing issues in health care settings. For six years, Fortin has consulted with nearly two dozen nursing homes, providing a range of actionable items they can implement to improve […]
Talk to senior living operators about their challenges in 2023 and one area bound to come up is memory care. According to the 2022 Alzheimer’s Association Facts and Figures report, one in every three seniors will die with Alzheimer’s or another dementia. And there is even more data from the 2022 Alzheimer’s Association Facts and […]
The global COVID-19 pandemic challenged senior living and long-term care owners and operators to manage health, financial and operational risks at a scale the industry has never before experienced. And while the industry must continue to remain vigilant of pandemic risks, Michael Pokora, leader of Marsh’s Senior Living & LTC Industry Practice, stresses that three […]
The lumber was too expensive. The operator knew it. Their general contractor and construction partner, Brinkmann Constructors, knew it too. They had planned and priced a new community, and by the time they were ready to get started, the cost of lumber had quadrupled, pushing them out of budget. So Brinkmann and the operator got […]
