Two senior living food service veterans have launched a new culinary services company with a goal of using technology and other practices to change senior living culinary programs for the better. The new company, Restaura Hospitality Group, officially launched Tuesday. Leading its launch is Richard Schenkel, the founder and former CEO of Unidine; and former […]
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April 22, 2020 was a life-changing day for Merrill Gardens President Tana Gall. Gall was in a committee meeting with a handful of other company leaders when they got the news that 61 residents had tested positive for Covid-19. While Gall was used to playing the part of the unflappable senior living leader, this was […]
By Patrick Filbin More than 18 months since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, senior living providers face extraordinary staffing shortages and employee retention challenges, including in their dining operations. A recent survey of 110 senior housing facilities by Senior Housing News, conducted with Sodexo, attempted to gauge how companies are experiencing the staffing crunch, […]
With almost six months of pandemic experience behind them, senior living providers have mastered some new ways of delivering on ambitious culinary programs, and are continuing to innovate as communities gradually reopen. Where providers have reopened dining venues, they are now more meticulous than perhaps ever before about managing the flow of human traffic to […]
Senior living dining has gone through a major evolution. The days of formal dining rooms and buffets have made way for casual quick-serve settings and a customized food service experience for each resident. At the same time, several key trends are driving the future of dining forward in the mainstream from meal delivery robots to […]
Senior living dining has gone through a major evolution. The days of formal dining rooms and buffets have made way for casual quick-serve settings and a customized food service experience for each resident. At the same time, several key trends are driving the future of dining forward in the mainstream from meal delivery robots to […]
Senior living operations are shifting toward wellness in a big way, and this is reshaping their culinary offerings for residents. To assemble wellness-focused dining programs, providers are taking cues from outside the industry, such as the rising popularity of anti-inflammatory diets and juice bars, but adapting these trends for the senior living demographic. Still, it’s […]
In 2016, private equity-backed multifamily real estate firm The Wolff Company announced an ambitious senior living development pipeline. Now, with three Revel-branded independent living projects open and 14 more in the works, Wolff is taking over ongoing management of the properties as well. The company has tapped a heavy-hitter from the hospitality world to lead […]
Elevate Your Dining Experience and Network With Culinary Pros Join us March 7, 2019 to network and learn from culinary experts as they share their strategies on redefining today’s dining experience in senior living. This event will sell out quickly, so act fast and request your invite today. Panel Preview: New Dining Formats for the Next Generation of Senior […]
The leading edge of the “generation Z” age group has joined the U.S. workforce, meaning senior living providers need to be thinking about how to attract and retain them as employees. As the industry grapples with a labor crunch, the difference between staffing success and failure may hinge on operators’ ability to entice members of […]