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 […]
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This article is sponsored by Medtelligent. This article is based on a Senior Housing News discussion with John Shafaee, Founder and CEO at ALIS by Medtelligent. The discussion took place on November 10, 2022 during the SHN BUILD Conference in Chicago. The article below has been edited for length and clarity. Senior Housing News: I […]
The landscape for senior living insurance and risk management has changed significantly in recent months, from the rising costs of liability insurance to a rollercoaster of new risks presented during the pandemic. Even prior to the pandemic, insurance costs and considerations were changing, including rising premiums for senior living providers. Today, with many COVID-19 risks […]
This article is sponsored by CDW. This article is based on a Senior Housing News discussion with Elizabeth Cramer, Chief Post-Acute & Senior Care Strategist at CDW. The discussion took place on November 9, 2022 during the SHN BUILD Conference in Chicago. The article below has been edited for length and clarity. Senior Housing News: […]
Each second of each day in the United States, an older adult falls. And as the aging population grows, so will the number of falls and the related cost of care. Those figures are already massive, and they’re only growing. Falls cost our health system $50 billion a year, but by 2030, with 72 million […]
Millions of dollars in missed occupancy revenue have shined a new spotlight on staffing as senior housing owners and operators plan for the year ahead. But while they grapple with rising attrition rates and turnover, the accelerated burnout of understaffed care teams poses a threat to quality of care and the bottom line into the […]
Senior living operators continue to show a growing interest in technology innovation to help deliver quality of care and a positive staff experience. And for two days in August, leaders from senior living came together with VCs, capital partners and innovators to build their knowledge and answer their questions during the inaugural Silicon Valley Senior […]
This article is sponsored by SafelyYou. This article is based on a Senior Housing News discussion with Shirley Nickels, Chief Operating Officer at SafelyYou, Melissa Dillon, Corporate Director of Memory Care at Senior Resource Group (SRG), and Jim Altrichter, National VP of Clinical Services at Anthem Memory Care. The discussion took place on July 21, […]
This article is sponsored by Griffin Living. This article is based on a Senior Housing News discussion with Paul E. Griffin III, CEO and President at Griffin Living; James Mastriannni, Professor of Neurology at University of Chicago; and James Christensen, Memory Care Director at Varenita of Simi Valley. The discussion took place on July 21, […]
In 2021, the average senior living sales team generated 61.2 new independent living leads per month. Meanwhile, the best sales performers generated just 50.2 new leads per month. This might seem counterintuitive, but the conversion rates show otherwise. In independent living (IL) in 2021, the best sales performers converted 7.0% of worked leads compared to […]