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It will likely need massive retooling of how we think about older people, how we spend government money, and adequate housing for older people.
Read MoreCould It Be This Stupidly Simple?
The only thing that should matter is the customer experience. This is true for vendor companies, and this is true for senior living.
Read MoreOur Messed Up Belief, Part 1
If we were to survey the American public, most people would say that senior living is the place you go when you have run out of other options.
Read MoreBrookdaleโs Pathetic Performance
Isnโt it time for better living? Isnโt it time for a home where people want to live, instead of one where they have to live after theyโre put away?
Read MoreAn Intriguing Experiment: Follow the Money
The intriguing experiment with which we began shows that Kaiser could be more solidly committed to its mission โto provide โฆ affordable health care โฆ โ
Read MoreImagination Run Wild: Could This Be Our Future?
We list here 10 bold ideas that might give aging senior living facilities a new life and might also transform how Americans live in the process.
Read MoreReimagining Senior Living as Better Living
The image could be a more vibrant, vital concept to broaden the market. We can achieve that by appealing to younger people wanting convenience.
Read MorePrivate Equity Destroys
The problem is that they donโt take the time to get to know the business, the business culture, or the industry.
Read MoreThe Plusses of Profit
Does a nonprofit senior living enterprise offer consumer or business advantages over for-profits? That is a question that is seldom asked …
Read MoreIs the Future Happening Now? Cohousing?
If the market begins to shift toward a grassroots cohousing concept, the question for CCRCs will be whether they can adapt.
Read MoreText a Friend Right Now and So Much More
What we rarely ever talk about is the connection factor for senior living leaders. We all assume that everyone has enough friends.
Read MoreYour Community Bores Me, and It Shouldn’t
What are you doing to make your community stand out? If you put time into this, your occupancy and staffing challenges will disappear.
Read MoreNew Senior Living Company: Sugar Shack Senior Living
I am excited to announce that we are forming a new senior living operating company that could be a great for a community that values comfort and relaxation.
Read MoreYou’re Cheating Us!
The problem is that we too often view failure as bad, when it is great, or at least great when it teaches us things.
Read MoreThe Joy of Aging [Part 1 of 3]
This three-part series seeks to narrate aging for those who donโt yet feel old. Not everyone is blessed to experience that stage of life.
Read MoreCan CCRCs Be Trusted?
Much of that hesitancy is the natural resistance of older people to change. They want assurance that CCRCs can be trusted.
Read MoreWhy Every AL Will Be at 100% Occupancy
I know even the headline makes it sound like I have been hit by lightning since I mostly take the position that we have to get a lot better.
Read MoreHidden Effects of Inequality
As is true of senior living, cruise ships appear to give little thought to inequities of birth that distinguish low-wage workers from those they serve.
Read MoreEchoes in the Room: Hearing and Common Sense
Recently, at a conference, I was reminded of how difficult it is to address hearing impairments, even for the most well-intentioned organizations.
Read MoreRisk and Liability Exposure
While itโs best to avoid risk through clarity, transparency, best practices, good intentions, and more, financial risk will always be with us.
Read More9 Surprising Facts You May Not Know About Senior Living Sales Counselors
It takes a village, the whole team, for a sales counselor to be successful. Jump in and help. Your part in sales is very important!
Read MoreWellness Wednesday: The Burned-Out Millennial
Millennials, we’re this generation with so many advantages โ all this access and tools to make life easier โ so why are we still tired all the time?!
Read MoreThe Self-Destructive Temptation to Go Negative
People have choices in life, to be silent, negative, or positive. Living in a world of negativity, bias can easily drift into our leadership lives.
Read MoreWhere Did the Dreamers Go?
I am just not 100% sure we are living up to our potential but what if we did? What if we were the dreamers of society?ย
Read MoreWhat Does It Take to Succeed as an Executive Director in an Unbearable Culture?
โIf your emotional abilities arenโt in hand, then no matter how smart you are, you are not going to get very far.โ Thatโs what Daniel Goleman, Ph.D., says.
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