Industry
Labor Crisis: Bad Now and Getting Worse
If you are a Senior Living executive, either an Executive Director, VP of Operations, Dining Director, or Chief Financial Officer, you know your biggest challenge in 2021 is the labor crisis. Most of the statistical analysis for Senior Living has been concentrated in Assisted Living, but with our base of 500+ Independent Living facilities, we…
Read MoreDigital Seniors and Transportation
Digital Seniors: Time to go Virtual? Talk to a Senior in your life (or if you are a Senior) and you’ll learn three things near and dear to them: 1. They want independence2. They don’t want to be a burden3. They don’t want to be shut in Transportation is closely linked to those three priorities,…
Read MoreSenior Living 2021 – Ten Fast, Bold Predictions
1: A little relief. Vaccines are on the way and they are showing a 95% efficacy. By June 2021, it’s expected that over 150 million Americans will have been vaccinated. And current plans (it varies by state) point to senior citizens in Senior Living communities getting vaccine priority. 2: Net move will stop by March…
Read MoreDigital Seniors and Solving Loneliness
Loneliness. As we age, our ability to connect with the people we love decreases. Distance, the need to travel, physical limitations and economics hinder our ability to connect with meaningful people in our lives. In fact, 43% of Seniors experience loneliness on a regular basis1. And the impacts are damaging. Loneliness has been linked to…
Read MoreDigital Seniors: The Coming Wave
The most meaningful, groundbreaking revolution in senior living over the next ten years will be the dramatic increase in digitally enabled Senior Citizens, what we call “Digital Seniors”. This new wave of Digital Seniors, fully participating in myriad apps and technologies, will create dynamic change in how services are procured and provided to Seniors. Furthermore,…
Read MoreKeeping Tabs on Dad
Even when a parent is enjoying his new life in your senior living community, most adult children would like to occasionally—and unobtrusively—check in on his wellbeing. They may be wondering: Is he regularly visiting the dining room—not only for meals, but also for the valuable social contact? Is he eating enough of the right foods—and staying…
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