I sat down this evening and decided to make a list of reasons why you shouldn’t, and I won’t, miss the spring NIC conference.

It feels like the other foot is about to drop, that we are just one random floating virus away from complete disaster.

It’s a great time to reflect on lessons learned last year and explore ways to improve the life of your community and your team.

Here are the things that Malcom McLean did to turn shipping upside down and there may be some serious lessons for senior living.

I get that it’s complicated. But solutions will only come when the industry admits we have some bad actors doing terrible things.

It’s not a new challenge. It is a complicated one because of persistent convention and the heavy involvement of the federal government.

The fundamental problem is that residents are supposed to get with the program rather than a program that is driven by the residents.

Giving residents the assurance that they are truly set for life is a gift above all gifts. It can also be your best marketing tool.

Our happiness is almost entirely determined by the standard we judge ourselves by. This is worth thinking about.

No one wants to get anything wrong EVER. But . . . this is not a reality; we all get things wrong. And it’s actually a good thing.

For those of us in the industry, every year the list comes out, there is always some “What the hell?” head-scratching.

Podcasts create easy access to knowledge and entertainment. Here are the best senior living podcasts for 2022.

Over and over again I hear these stories from good leaders. But this might even be good news because it is fixable . . .

What if you had access to an endowment to make sure you could pay all your bills, allowing you to create the ideal senior living community?

It seems to be moving into the category that Memory Care occupied 7-9 years ago, as the “can’t miss” new product for today.

We have to be sure that when we shape what’s utopian for today, we build in flexibility so can appeal to the dreams of the future.

It seems unlikely that we as an industry could ever spend enough to make senior living cool. But something like this might.

Mr. Frederick asks: “Is aging in place really what we want?” His answer is that it’s not and that the contrary view is a fallacy.

Some found ways to first survive and then thrive. Others continue to struggle and some have simply closed their doors.

The LeadingAge Conference in Atlanta lays bare some realities we are facing in senior living. The question is will we see the opportunity?

From swag to content to vendors to technology. Here are some of the highlights from SMASH 2021.

It is a mountain that must be flattened. It is something that happens every day, all the time. We all need to be seen.

You should know why (and how) to READ your email messages. In fact, here’s the perfect acronym advice to help you.

A huge party with lots of music and dancing. In a moment that was missed by most, a horrible ugliness happened.