From the Front Lines is a monthly Q&A series from Senior Housing News. Our aim is to get out of the C-suite from time to time to focus on some of the interesting and dynamic people who work at the forefront of the senior living industry. Have a colleague who does something cool and works […]
Too much so-called senior living innovation is not innovative at all. And unless the industry becomes more imaginative and nimble, it could be “toast,” despite the huge coming wave of aging baby boomers. That’s according to one chief strategy officer with a senior living provider company, who is featured in this latest latest installment of Senior […]
Asbury Communities is one of the largest non-profit senior living companies in the United States, and its CEO does not have an office. In fact, none of the workers in Asbury’s corporate headquarters has an office. That’s just one of the big changes that the company made when it recently moved its HQ. Asbury’s new […]
After fifteen years in business, Heritage Senior Living is upping its game with a $500,000 technology initiative, as part of a recently developed operational strategy drawing from best practices internationally. Heritage is one of Wisconsin’s largest senior living providers and only operates in that state. With its corporate offices located in the Milwaukee suburb of West Allis, […]
Aging baby boomers are attracted to urban centers, but meeting the demand for downtown senior living is not easy. Two operators, Mather LifeWays and Watermark Retirement Communities, are getting in on the action but taking different approaches to offering senior housing in the city. Evanston, Illinois-based Mather LifeWays is making its first foray on the […]
Comprehensive tax reform took a big step forward with the passage of a Senate bill in the early hours of Saturday morning. As House and Senate lawmakers now work on hammering out a single version of the legislation, senior housing stakeholders are speaking out about their top concerns–including, notably, a provision that could deal a major blow […]
The senior living space has experienced an influx of age-friendly technologies and devices to help improve the aging experience. Now, Cox Communications has created a super-smart model home to be a showcase for how all these technologies can co-exist to extend independent living. Whether in a private home or in a community-based independent living setting, many […]
The 21st Century Senior Living Community is a series brought to you by CDW, a provider of technology solutions and services focused exclusively on serving the healthcare marketplace. The series takes a clear-eyed look at how leading providers and their partners are creating the next generation of senior living communities by raising the bar on […]
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 […]
Dr. Bill Thomas already has brought innovation to senior living and care, and in the next year he is planning to make magic happen in the industry. That’s MAGIC, to be more precise. The acronym stands for multi-ability/multi-generational inclusive communities. The first MAGIC development is in the works, to be constructed at the University of […]
