Category: Life Enrichment
Brookdale: Grappling with Conventionality
Change the focus. Give customers what they will want. The customers may not know what they want until the creative genius shows them.
Read MoreHow Senior Living Could Save The Healthcare System
Sometimes the best way to save money is to spend money which is why there is an increased focus on healthy living. Here is why it would save billions …
Read MoreI Am Paralyzed
I don’t want my getting old to be like my stepfather’s getting old. I want to do it better for me and for my kids.
Read MoreWe Should Be Dream Makers
As I dreamed about making dreams for older people, I came to the realization that senior living has this unique opportunity to be the maker of dreams!
Read MoreOur Final Home: Hearing Challenges
If the mission of senior living is to cushion the challenging inroads of aging, then it should adapt to meet the needs of those who are aging.
Read MoreNew Staff Position Makes Residents Happier
Itzel’s title is “resident technology assistant.” You might think that would be part of the technology operation, but it’s not.
Read MoreIt’s Elementary
As residents morph into patients, there is likely to be a continuing trend toward less active engagement and more toward amusement …
Read MoreBridging the Gap
The big question is whether this generation of senior living leaders will be the first to transform the offering so that it is one that they choose for themselves.
Read MoreWalmart Makes the Case for Senior Living
These stories should never depress us, but should always inspire us to dream of what can be and spur us into action.
Read MoreStories to Steal: Love and Food
Because every story shared is another step toward changing perceptions and showing what truly exceptional senior care looks like.
Read MorePIPs and LIPs
PIPs. If you’re not familiar with that term, it stands for “previously important persons.” You may know a few.
Read MoreAI for Life Enrichment
Most of my emails are spam, but one such spammer recently caught my eye. What I read sent my mind into an AI frenzy of imagination.
Read MoreLitigation Liability
Augmented intelligence bots at hand to help staff do the right thing can turn a distorted system in favor of those who commit to helping others.
Read MoreWhat If Senior Living Were This Magical?
Here is the idea: Once a month, or even better, once a week, a group of team members got together and did this …
Read MoreA Resident, a Bench, and a College Student: Changing Lives Through Connection
Would some of your residents like to chat with younger people who need a listening ear? Could there be a way to make that happen?
Read MoreDining: This Is What Prospects (and Residents) Actually Want
I’ve covered senior living dining and technology, but I’ve never seen the two put together quite like this.
Read MoreFundraising: This Would Be Funny if It Weren’t True
Perhaps there’s a charity that doesn’t spend money on fundraising that would make better use of your donations.
Read MoreMake Me Ask Again and Again …
Maybe before you quickly label a family member or a resident as a troublemaker, it would be worthwhile looking at how the staff contributed to the problem.
Read MoreSenior Living Operator … What Am I Paying You For?
I know this is one community and one organization, but I promise you these are widespread problems, and they make people not trust senior living.
Read MoreMore Than an Escape Fantasy
Truth to tell, though, the fantasy of getting away for an indefinite period, sharing travel adventures with a group of friends, intrigued me.
Read MoreDon’t Make Me Ask Twice — Where Is the Remote?
I had an expectation that the community would do more to encourage involvement, but that has not happened and maybe it is an unreasonable expectation.
Read MoreFinding a Grandparent
I just saw a brand new video that will make you proud to work in senior living, lift your spirits, and inspire you in your work!
Read More“Movin’,” the Musical
The surprise was a resident-written, resident-produced, and resident-performed musical. The title “Movin’” has multiple connotations …
Read MorePeople, Place, and Purpose
I worry that this idea of “sense of place” is another fad without substance or meaning.
Read MoreMaking Memory Care Cool
There is a huge opportunity here for a senior living organization to create a pop-up event that mirrors what was done in Japan.
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