According to USA Today on Friday, July 20, Lays Potato Chip company will take advantage of Crowd Sourcing (the idea that “the crowd” can collectively come up with a better idea) to develop their next great potato chip flavor....
Read MoreRecently I was in Victoria, BC for meetings at Vigil Health Solutions and we got to telling real life stories about how our dementia care system makes a difference in the lives of residents, communities and staff. Troy...
Read MoreToday about 10% of the seniors who would benefit from Assisted Living actually live in assisted living communities. The 10% market penetration has not made an appreciable change in the last 10 or 15 years. If that...
Read MoreWhile at Aging services this past week, several presenters showed some short video clips that were related to our industry and great fun . . . ENJOY!THE OLDEST WOMAN TO EVER LIVE http://youtu.be/KYGePcj3PPY WHEN YOUR KIDS...
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Here are my top 10 positive and negative first impressions after touring 15 senior living...
Read MoreTop 10 positive and negative first impressions after touring 15 senior living communities in 3 days. (Part 1)By Diane Twohy Masson My goal was to put myself in the shoes of the adult boomer child looking for the right retirement...
Read MoreLast November (2011) there were a rash of news stories announcing that Walmart was preparing to get into the business of providing primary physician services. It got me to thinking, what would it look like if Walmart went into...
Read MoreSeveral Months ago I ran a survey on how the Senior Housing Industry. In addition to giving people to in just a few words, describe the benefits they receive from LinkedIn. I have included a sampling of those...
Read MoreYou were first contacted by the family because dad has become mildly confused living at home. He forgets to take his medication and can’t remember the last time he bathed. After weeks of working with the prospective...
Read MoreIt is curious that two days before the publication of this final article in the three part series, Senior Housing News published a feature article titled Will the Nation Go Broke Paying for Senior Housing & Long-Term Care?...
Read MoreLast week I challenged the Kaiser Family Foundation article that predicted an impending critical shortage of nursing home beds (You can read that article HERE). My premise was not that there is no problem, but rather that they...
Read MoreThis guest blog was written by Matt Anderson of Marden Rehabilitation With the recent CMS changes, it is going to be more important than ever to partner up with a quality therapy company. Because compliance and quality...
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