Category: Life Enrichment

Flag Up, Flag Down. You’re Kidding, Right?

Posted by Susan Saldibar | Aug 14, 2019

A Senior Living “Comm-University”: A Marketing Coup and A Win-Win-Win-Win-Win for All Involved

Posted by Pam McDonald | Aug 14, 2019

Here Is Why You Should Be Obsessing About Music in Your Senior Living Communities

Posted by Susan Saldibar | Jul 24, 2019

An Insight Into the Middle Market Conundrum from an Unlikely Source

Posted by Steve Moran | Jul 17, 2019

Greater Resident Engagement and Quality of Life through A New Twist on Sing-Alongs — Part Two

Posted by Pam McDonald | Jul 12, 2019

How One Community Turned a Wrong into a Right

Posted by Susan Saldibar | Jul 11, 2019

Greater Resident Engagement and Quality of Life through A New Twist on Sing-Alongs — Part One

Posted by Pam McDonald | Jul 11, 2019

5 Ways Resident Engagement Technology Just Got Easier

Posted by Susan Saldibar | Jul 2, 2019

Life Enrichment

This is What Resident Engagement Needs!

by Susan Saldibar | Jul 8, 2019 |

Does video really sell?

What Would It Take to Make Senior Living Desireable?

by SaraKyle | Dec 5, 2019

We devote a lot of time speaking to each other about how to improve resident care. What would happen if we spent even a fraction of that time listening to the residents themselves?

At Kendal, Residents Run the Show

by Pam McDonald | Dec 2, 2019

We don’t own the communities. We work with them, support them. One of the objectives of Kendal’s communities is to encourage residents to design their own lifestyle.

Are You Giving Residents a Half-Baked Holiday?

by Susan Saldibar | Dec 1, 2019

For those of you who celebrated the Christmas holidays growing up, what stands out in your memory? Why should aging seniors have to leave all that behind when they enter an assisted living community?

Is Senior Living Solving a Non Existent Problem . . . a Scary Question?

by Katie Roper | Nov 26, 2019

Several companies promote the value proposition of curing the loneliness epidemic in elders. But is there one?

Everyone Poops!

by Fara Gold McLaughlin | Nov 20, 2019

Going to the toilet is a solo endeavor, private and personal. With a push of a button or staff assistance with a remote control, our residents can maintain their independence.

Bay Village of Sarasota Got an App That Residents Can’t Stop Downloading

by Susan Saldibar | Nov 19, 2019

When your 102-year old resident pulls out his iPad to access an app, you know you have something special on your hands.

Accepting Me

by Mary Finch | Nov 19, 2019

Alzheimer’s is a horrible disease that can be hard to face at times. But we can still provide joy to those suffering, and maybe learn something from them as well.

Do These Two Values Condemn Senior Living?

by Steve Moran | Nov 18, 2019

No one wants to move into senior living. What would senior living need to look like for you?

Should You Be Using Tinder for Market Research?

by Steve Moran | Nov 14, 2019

What do seniors want? David Stewart turns to tinder to find the answers.

The Missing 20 Years in the Life of an Adult

by Kent Mulkey | Nov 13, 2019

At age 75, the world wakes up and celebrates all that older adults have to offer the world! So, what happened to the 20 years between age 55 and age 75?

Balancing Safety with Independence, Personal Choice, and Dignity

by guestcontributor | Nov 10, 2019

A journalist contends that the idea that we all can be independent and self-sufficient until we die is pure fantasy. It’s time for a discussion, not judgment.

Insights from Lori La Bey: ‘The #1 Online Influencer about Alzheimer’s’

by Pam McDonald | Nov 7, 2019

SLF interviews Lori La Bey, a leading educator in dementia care. “How do you shift that level of trust?”

How Often Are You Sending Residents to the ER Because You Don’t Know What Happened?

by Elizabeth George | Nov 6, 2019

Every 11 seconds an older adult is treated in the Emergency Room for a fall. Here’s a system for detecting and reducing falls that has the industry’s biggest players reimagining how they address falls with their dementia care residents.

Why Do You Even Go to Work?

by Kent Mulkey | Nov 5, 2019

Real meaning in life comes from the world we create outside of work. The big question is how can any of us, all of us, make the job we have now more satisfying?

Would You Move into Your Own Community? This COO Did!

by Pam McDonald | Oct 30, 2019

Amy Birkel, CEO of Heritage Communities, moved into all 13 of her company’s communities for a good behind-the-scenes look at life for their residents. The takeaways she shares are profound.