A Year later, senior living emerges from the dark
Spring brings the promise of rebirth, both figuratively and literally. New bulbs push their way through the soil, making beautiful metaphor of the way it feels to emerge from the doldrums of a long, hard winter. Last spring, however, we were just awakening to a new...
Employee Recognition Equals Employee Retention
“Hey, you’re doing a good job,” said Keith, a hurried executive director over his shoulder to a nurse in a senior living community. The nurse welcomes the compliment in this fictitious scenario, but she’s left with questions. What...
Overcoming Vaccine Hesitancy
A term taking center focus right now is vaccine hesitancy. As the general public is being strongly encouraged to take their place in line to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, some people are resisting; experiencing vaccine hesitancy. The resulting countermeasure is tagged...
8 Things to Look Forward to in 2021
The Vaccine For most of 2020, the coronavirus rendered senior communities some of the most dangerous places to be. The statistics are simply heartbreaking. Yet, with residents in senior living second only to frontline healthcare employees in line for the vaccine...
Looking to Senior Living in 2021 with 20/20 Vision
If we could have foreseen what was coming in 2020, we might not have believed our eyes. But, as hindsight is 20/20, we have a long and clear view of a year like no other – and we can use that perspective to enter 2021 focused on what needs to happen in senior living....
Stories from Senior Living Are Cause for Thanksgiving
Many words have been used to describe the year 2020: Unprecedented. Challenging. Difficult. Uncharted. Bizarre. (And a whole host of epithets not fit for publication.) Blessed is not one of those words. It’s a pretty safe bet that this year isn’t going down in the...