Here’s to the losers
I wonder how many in this sector have the guts to to do what Dick Butkus did: Bring their A game every day, knowing full well that it’s not going to be anywhere near enough?
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Vigilance must continue
Those working in senior living know that the pandemic is not over. You live with the ramifications every day as you take precautions to try to keep staff members, residents and their families healthy and safe. Sometimes, however, things happen despite best efforts, and the news this week brought sobering reminders that vigilance must continue.
So, how’s your dash coming along?
It’s a great irony of senior living that while we are surrounded by people nearing the end of their journey, we don’t tend to think much about our own.
Paying for loneliness in years and health
A new study adds to the evidence of the negative effects of loneliness on older adults, this time linking it to life expectancy as well as overall health and the need for assistance with activities of daily living.
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What we’ve learned about using telehealth to reach older adults during COVID-19
Lessons we’ve learned about how to most effectively reach older adults in affordable senior housing can be applied to efforts designed to reach any underserved population with digital health technology and training.
This senior housing option is gaining in popularity
Developers who invest in senior housing can expect yields of 6 to 7%, stemming from rental income, with an added 3 to 4% appreciation every year. The yields are not only solid, they also come at low risk.
Weigh these 5 considerations before joining the senior living and care consolidation wave
After grappling with the COVID-19 crisis for the past year, senior living and care facilities are waking up to some stark financial realities that are starting to push a new wave of consolidation in the sector. One recent analysis found that the long-term care industry expected to lose $94 billion over 2020 and 2021, a…
Making diversity, equity and inclusion do more than ‘count’
Through focusing on belonging and enabling every employee to feel accepted and welcomed, senior living organizations can maintain a staff with the diversity of experiences and views necessary to thrive in the modern-day work environment.
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New senior living demands: Interactive, custom tech
Senior living properties have the chance to position themselves for greater success by providing their residents with an improved living experience.
Digital front doors helping to address physician shortages
Physician recruiting and staffing is continuing to become more challenging for assisting living, skilled nursing and other long-term care facilities of all sizes. In the face of mounting physician shortages, nurse and provider burn-out and changing patient expectations, alternative forms of healthcare delivery, such as telehealth, are becoming more important for addressing critical gaps in access to care.
Virtual healthcare is great, but senior living providers should think about implications
Even as telehealth takes the world by storm as “new new thing” for healthcare, there are reasons for those in the senior living and care industry to take a step back and evaluate the advantages against the drawbacks as they adjust to life after the pandemic. It’s not, after all, a risk-free proposition.
Reduce downtime in seniors’ residences through preventive maintenance
Every moment something is down in a resident’s unit, you risk the comfort and well-being of your residents.
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