Many senior living providers made the hard choice of shuttering their amenity spaces to prevent the spread of Covid-19. But as states across the country reopen for business, providers and the partners helping operate their amenities face an even harder challenge: safely bringing residents back into those spaces. The challenges are steep. Take the example […]
The Covid-19 pandemic has forced many senior living providers to retool their dining programs in short order. The operational challenges have been intense and in some cases “gut-wrenching,” as they fly in the face of dining leaders’ natural inclinations to bring residents together and offer the highest-caliber experiences possible. Indeed, many providers have spent considerable […]
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The continuing care retirement community model is changing to account for boomers’ wants and needs, and to make CCRCs more important players in the U.S. health care system. To hear more about where CCRCs are headed, listen to the latest episode of Transform, a podcast about the people and ideas shaping the future of senior living, […]
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As senior living providers seek to optimize dining from a cost perspective, they ought to adopt practices that are common in the restaurant world. That was just one of the ideas submitted by culinary leaders from Elder Care Alliance, Pathway to Living and The Kendal Corporation, who spoke at Dished, a Senior Housing News event […]
In 2019, senior living providers need get over a “me first” mentality and get collaborative. Occupancy will remain stagnant and workforce challenges will grow more complicated, but changes in the U.S. economy and health care system could alleviate some pressures and create business opportunities. However, to take advantage of opportunities, providers might need to “detonate” […]
The senior living industry has seen a veritable revolution in dining services over the last decade, and many of those trends started with restaurants and cafes across the country. It wasn’t long ago that convertible bistro/wine bars and fast-casual dining were relegated only to the world of consumer dining. But consumer trends change over time, […]
If retirement begins at 55, independent living is three decades late. While independent living (IL) is loosely considered the start of the senior living care continuum, experts agree that most people are not entering IL until their 70s at the earliest, according to a new report from Senior Housing News. One study pushes that figure […]
In the Pipeline is brought to you by the Senior Housing News Architecture & Design Awards. Sign up for the SHN Architecture & Design Newsletter from SHN for updates on architecture and design trends, the annual SHN Awards Competition. Construction: In progress Kendal Breaks Ground on Expansions for Virginia CCRC The Kendal Company recently celebrated […]
