When I lived in Baltimore, a stray, mangy cat adopted us. I am not trying to equate my cat with someone’s parent, but I was reminded of Minou’s last days when reading the dissertation of Mariette...
Improving your staff turnover rate in assisted living
By
David Peasall
Mar 31, 2014
Assisted living communities have always had high turnover rates – generally attributed to the prevalence of non-professional/low paying jobs. Estimates for staff turnover range from a low of 21%...
Remembering Philip Seymour Hoffman, long-term care firebrand
By
Tim Mullaney
Feb 11, 2014
When Philip Seymour Hoffman died on Feb. 2, the world lost one of its great actors — and one of the most persuasive voices to speak out about the pitfalls of the changing long-term care system in the...
Residents and families who are satisfied with their mealtime experience are shown to be more satisfied with the organization overall, and therefore more likely to recommend their community to others. So...
Four ways for assisted living operators to facilitate transitions
By
Allan S. Vann, Ed.D
Dec 20, 2013
My wife, Clare, has Alzheimer’s disease and recently entered the “Reflections” unit for residents with dementia in an assisted living facility. Clare’s transition from home to ALF...
The need to drill down into seniors housing data
By
Elizabeth Newman
Oct 17, 2013
About a year from now, the story coming out of the National Investment Center for the Seniors Housing & Care Industry conference will be around how operators are clutching their pearls about the decline...
Frontline, Emeritus and the question of empathy
By
Tim Mullaney
Aug 20, 2013
It’s easier to have empathy for people if you know specific things about them. Long-term care providers know this, and it is behind many valuable programs to learn more about residents’ lives....
Amenities gone wild
By
Gary Tetz
Jul 18, 2013
Now and then, I agree to leave my safe, dark hole under the porch and interact face-to-face with actual residents of actual long-term care communities. I did this yesterday, wandering freely through an...
‘Today is Sunday’ describes the challenges, uplift of long-term care
By
Tim Mullaney
May 14, 2013
The “For Sale” sign outside my grandmother’s house caught me by surprise last Saturday.
Accepting Medicaid residents can be a winning strategy for assisted living
By
Kevin Tholke
Mar 25, 2013
On a macro level, expanding Medicaid reimbursement for assisted living will result in higher demand across the board. Serving Medicaid residents is not for every assisted living provider, but may be very...