The theme was “bold,” a timely message for an industry just emerging from the pandemic to find a world of change.

A friend sent an article that suggests traditional stand-alone senior living will be replaced by new intergenerational models, and I am a fan of the idea.

Hearing is a challenge that is readily addressable, and in the process, addressing it can improve senior living for everyone.

If a middle ground is found between the extremes of price, then more people are able to have the benefits that corrected hearing can bring into their lives.

Creating the senior living experience is primarily up to culinary and life enrichment and yet they are separate departments one tiny and one huge.

A proactive approach to hearing, to enable residents to live fuller, purposeful lives, generates a much more positive image of senior living.

It is a challenge in finding enough staff but every good idea has challenges as well that need to be overcome and figured out.

Being a senior living resident is a lot like being on a jury. If you have ever been on a jury, you know what I am talking about.

Everything done or not done would start with a single question: “What impact will this have on the resident experience?”

As people listened to each other it converged on a belief that residents need to be heard and ignoring residents will inhibit move-ins.

If it’s the isolation that ails then the solution, especially for those tilting into their elderly years, would be fellowship, activity, and fun.

Regrets are actually part of the human condition and that our regrets can either crush us or make us better and stronger.

If that is what I have to look forward to, if that is the best senior living has to offer, then I want no part of it.

Recent Google search trends … Imagine if we were 100% focused on providing great experiences for residents (and team members).

Is this grassroots model something that might elevate the resident experience in senior living?

Why are pictures more powerful than words? The visuals (video and photos) work because there is a story behind them.

Her story was simple and common. Sometimes breaking the rules is the right thing to do for everyone involved.

Changing to an empowerment culture can make better living a promising prospect for people who want a less hassled, secure existence.

The key is to think of stress as a certain energy … it can be guided positively or negatively like any kind of energy.