Working in a senior living community in the midst of Covid-19 is far from easy, but for many associates, stress is stemming largely from their situations at home. Senior living providers that can find ways to alleviate these challenges could retain more workers in this time when maintaining staffing levels is crucial. In a recent […]
As testing ramps up and the number of positive Covid-19 cases and deaths related to the disease continue to climb, senior living providers are considering how to best care for people stricken with the virus. One solution that has gained traction in recent weeks is cohorting, or establishing a designated wing in long-term care communities […]
By Dwayne J. Clark, Founder and CEO, Aegis Living Nobody could have imagined a situation like the one we are facing right now in our country. More and more cases of the coronavirus are diagnosed daily; we have empty streets while businesses work to stay afloat and unemployment has reached an all-time high. And while […]
As some U.S. states ease stay-at-home orders and allow businesses to reopen, senior living providers worry that doing so imperils all of their hard work to keep residents and staff safe. Governors in Georgia, Alaska and Oklahoma have all announced plans to begin reopening different economic sectors on Friday. In Georgia, for instance, Gov. Brian […]
Amy Alvarado-Plank, director of sales and marketing for Legacy Pointe at UCF, knew she had a problem. Lunch and learn events were a key sales strategy for the life plan community under construction on the campus of the University of Central Florida in Orlando, averaging around 25 prospects per session. But seniors began canceling their […]
Efforts are underway all across the U.S. to test senior living residents for Covid-19 — but until tests are more widely available and produce results more quickly, providers are hamstrung in their ability to keep residents and staff members safe from infection. There is a growing pile of evidence showing that the disease is contagious […]
From personal protective equipment and new technology to labor costs, senior living providers throughout the industry are contending with growing expenses responding to the coronavirus pandemic. Even seemingly straightforward operational adjustments can some with outsized and in some cases unexpected new costs. A look at how Kisco Senior Living altered its dining service provides one […]
Robert Kramer, the founder of the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care (NIC), has launched a new consulting firm called Nexus Insights. Despite being an optimist, Kramer fears that if the senior living industry on a large scale fails to overcome the fear of communal housing caused by Covid-19, an entire generation of […]
The senior living industry deserves more in its efforts to stop the spread of Covid-19 — and yet, crucial resources and recognition are often in short supply. Take Columbus, Ohio-based Ohio Living as an example. CEO Larry Gumina wrote a fiery opinion piece last month in which he wrote he was “frustrated and angry” that […]
Covid-19 presents enormous challenges for senior living providers across the country, but the pandemic is hitting operators in the current epicenters of New York and New Jersey particularly hard. As of the afternoon of April 20, total Covid-19 cases in New York state were approaching 243,000, while New Jersey’s cases were above 85,300. By comparison, […]
