Keynoter Conversation: Insights on Thriving In Polarized Times
October 16, 2019
Media entrepreneur and expert Jim VandeHei got to know his way around the worlds of media, business, and American politics—and then made those worlds collide. Named to Vanity Fair magazine’s “100 Most Powerful Information Age Thinkers” list for creating “the model for the new media success story,” he is co-founder and CEO of Axios, the…
Start Planning Now to Make the Most of April’s Careers in Aging Week
October 16, 2019
People working in senior living and aging services often have this backstory: They hadn’t known about the opportunities or the variety the field offers. They didn’t know they could even get a job right out of high school, or apply their experience from another field, or enjoy a lifelong career. And they hadn’t realized how…
Leaders Show the Way to A Strong, Motivated Workforce
October 16, 2019
These are stories of senior living community employees who took a look at the challenges in attracting and maintaining a high-quality workforce and decided to do something about it. There are many more like them in communities around the country. Some got where they are by opting into educational programs and benefits through provider companies,…
Exploring Strategies for a Tight Market
October 16, 2019
Wanted: 2.5 million more senior living workers. Please apply before 2030. The senior living industry directly employs more than 767,000 Americans, and indirectly employs more than 915,000 workers in related industries. This industry, with nearly a quarter-trillion dollars in economic impact, drives economies from local to global. These thousands of workers are licensed and registered…
Generational Insights Can Help Weather the Workforce Crisis
September 5, 2019
If you’ve been talking about millennials—how to hire them, how to retain them, how to motivate them as employees—you have best-selling author and speaker Neil Howe to thank. He coined the term, along with his co-author William Strauss, in their fourth book, Millennials Rising. Howe combined skills as an economist, a historian, and a demographer…
The Middle Market Opportunity: How Might It Impact Communities?
September 4, 2019
The number of middle-income seniors will nearly double in 10 years. And more than half of them won’t have the resources to pay for housing and care. When “The Forgotten Middle,” a National Investment Center (NIC) funded demand study conducted by NORC at the University of Chicago, was released in April, its conclusions and accompanying…
Intelligence Analysis: Telehealth As Alternative Revenue Stream
September 4, 2019
Shifting industry trends and regulatory change creates new opportunities for senior living to add services, further improve quality, and overcome challenges. These can also create new revenue streams that support such improved quality. Leavitt Partners, a health care intelligence business founded by former secretary of U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Mike Leavitt, performed…
Argentum Reveals 2019 List of Largest 140 Providers in Senior Living
September 4, 2019
(Alexandria, Va.)—Argentum’s annual largest providers list provides the fundamental data and ideas that leaders in senior living and associated industries use in decision-making and strategy. At 140 providers and 624,795 units, the 2019 largest providers list is the most extensive report in the 20 years Argentum has been publishing the data. Among just the top…
Is Senior Living the New Best Medicine?
July 17, 2019
Last year, we heard the bad news—loneliness is as bad for your health as smoking (Cigna); loneliness could increase risk of dementia by 40 percent (Florida State University). Now it’s time for the good news: Senior living communities appear to be good for your health. The first-year results of the Mather LifeWays Age Well Study shows…
Cannabis, Choice, and Your Community: Update on Practices and Problems
June 25, 2019
Cannabis, more commonly known as marijuana, is a hot-button topic in senior living. Older adults are increasingly turning to cannabis products to ease conditions such as arthritis pain, anxiety, and insomnia. Adult children are using it to try to treat manifestations of dementia in their parents. In states where cannabis is legal, there’s a good…
Creating a CDAL Culture: Ideas for Encouraging Certification
June 25, 2019
Earning the Certified Director of Assisted Living (CDAL) certification is a major achievement. But it’s not simply an individual achievement. It elevates a community, a company, and the industry overall. That means organizations can benefit from investing in a culture where the CDAL certification is recognized and appropriately valued and where every employee knows its…
New Dining Opportunities Call for Changed Approach to Risk
June 25, 2019
Today, a senior living resident might have coffee and a bagel at an outdoor café, use a touchscreen to order lunch at a deli counter, and have dinner in a bistro-style open-kitchen restaurant, without leaving the community. But each type of dining carries different risks. Everything from the way people order, to food prep, to…