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Co-Location Projects Bring Affordable Housing Plus Community to Chicago’s Seniors
Chicago needs libraries, Chicago needs affordable senior housing -- why not co-locate them? That idea is bringing housing plus community to Chicago’s low-income seniors. Details are revealed in interviews by Podcast Producer Pam McDonald with David Block, Director of...
Staff Retention Secrets from A Carnival Barker
Cole Lindbergh had to hire 120 seasonal workers every year and was only able to accomplish this because he consistently got back of 80% of his team. Find out his secrets for staff retention and training in this podcast episode with Senior Living Foresight Publisher Steve Moran.
S2 Episode 4 – Enriching the Professional Lives of Women in Senior Living – That’s Empower
Last year Senior Living Foresight (SLF) launched its Empower initiative to enrich the professional lives of women in our industry. Publisher Steve Moran describes how listeners and readers can participate, while Advisory Board Member Mary Ann Donaghy details the...
S2 Episode 3 – State Laws Say Marijuana’s Yeah; But the Feds Say, “No Way.” What’s A Senior Community to Do?
More states are decriminalizing possession of marijuana and its derivative products. But under federal law, businesses where marijuana is found are at risk for seizure of their assets. And, despite a myriad of claims, there is a near-universal lack of scientifically...
S2 Episode 2 – Consumers Want Wellness-Based Communities with Care, Not Care-based Communities with Wellness. Are You Making the Shift?
Consumers Want Wellness-Based Communities with Care, Not Care-based Communities with Wellness. Are You Making the Shift? How you perceive the aging process impacts your health, quality of life, and probably how long you live. Thinking negatively about aging can...
S2 Episode 1 – These Mistakes Could End Your Construction Before It’s Begun
Building new, expanding, or remodeling senior living communities is extraordinarily expensive and fraught with lurking pitfalls. Missteps here can cost you millions or end the project before it begins. Jamie Timoteo, senior vice president of Plante Moran, a...
S1 Episode 20 – Want Your Community’s Residents to Love Every Meal Every Day? Have Your Dining Staff Enhance Their Skills through the Senior Dining Association
When the room is full of top chefs, who could resist a culinary showdown? How about 3, including a mixology contest? No one – that’s what Harris Ader is willing to bet. He’s the founder of the Senior Dining Association, a professional development group that went from...
S1 Episode 19 – The Green House Project: So Much More Than A House of a Different Color!
Senior Director Susan Ryan details The Green House Project’s ambitious 2.0 Initiative to return control, dignity, and a sense of well being to nursing home residents, families, and staff while maintaining high-quality and personalized care. She also describes their...
S1 Episode 18 – Not Much Happens Without Resident Involvement in Kendal Communities
At nonprofit, Quaker-based Kendal communities (www.kendal.org), residents are extensively involved in operations and programming. As a reflection of Quaker values, residents are encouraged to design their own lifestyle, share a sense of community, and collaborate...
S1 Episode 17 – Insights from Lori La Bey: ‘The #1 Online Influencer about Alzheimer’s’
For over a decade, Lori La Bey has been educating the public about dementia and dementia care through her “Alzheimer’s Speaks” website, blog, and podcast, as well as through her writing and speaking across the nation. Oprah calls Lori “a health hero”. Marie Shriver...
S1 Episode 16 – Caring.com Partners with U. S. News and World Report to Create a Massive Online Assisted Living Directory
Seniors and their families searching the internet for support and guidance about assisted living communities are likely to find search results from a partnership between U. S. News and World Report and Caring.com. The two entities have compiled a digital...
S1 Episode 15 – A COO Moves into Her Communities
Would you be able to answer with a resounding YES to the question, would you move into one of your own communities? Well, Amy Birkel, COO of Heritage Communities based in Nebraska, would and has. In an experiment coordinated among the corporate . . . Click HERE for...
