Consumers are changing, focusing on lives of full experiences, meaning, well-being and whole health — and senior living and care organizations need to get on board to provide holistic healthcare and wellness models for broader segments of the older adult population.
Even before the pandemic, the senior living model — aging within four walls within a property line — was not as attractive as it once was, according to Joseph Coughlin, Ph.D., founder and director of the MIT AgeLab. The new generation of older adults is looking for experiences, he said.
The Joint Commission has launched a new assisted living community accreditation program to bring “national, consensus-based standards” to the industry.
Stepped up communication and an investment in staff members were among the best practices and “things we did right,” during the pandemic, a senior living executive said Monday during a LeadingAge member call.
Although the pandemic elevated the visibility of the direct care workforce, it didn’t do it to the level they deserve, according to an expert on a Mathematica panel Thursday about addressing workforce challenges post-COVID.
A majority (64%) of senior living communities reported no COVID-19 deaths in 2020, according to an analysis of COVID-19 deaths across the long-term care residential continuum released today.
A list of the 30 largest assisted living companies from the American Health Care Association / National Center for Assisted Living shows Brookdale Senior Living leading the way.
“Disturbing news” that Republican leadership’s $928 billion counterproposal to the Biden administration’s $2 trillion infrastructure bill strips out every dollar to support affordable senior housing is simply “unconscionable,” LeadingAge President and CEO Katie Smith Sloan said Thursday.
Having the willingness to hire and guide people who are smarter or know more than you is a key to building and leading a successful team in the workplace, agreed a panel of honorees during the recent McKnight’s Women of Distinction Forum.
Holistic thinking, multitasking and critical thinking are key characteristics young leaders — especially women — should develop to advance in the workforce. Those attributes were among several recommended by a panel of honored leaders who spoke last week during a McKnight’s Women of Distinction Forum session.
