Tech Companies Target Senior Market
September 18, 2009
Major manufacturers in the technology industry, such as Philips and Samsung, are changing their business strategies to meet the needs and preferences of older consumers …
Major manufacturers in the technology industry, such as Philips and Samsung, are changing their business strategies to meet the needs and preferences of older consumers …
The CDC has issued targeted warnings and tactics for small businesses to protect workers from seasonal and swine flu. Business owners may want to take cues from assisted living communities, reports The Wall Street Journal …
This past weekend an assisted living community’s system for checking on residents broke down. A resident, who was not wearing her emergency call pendant, fell and lay on the floor of her apartment without help for several hours. The resident and her famil
This week at the AFL-CIO conference, Sen. Arlen Specter (D-PA) announced that a compromise for the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA) had been worked out in the Senate, and predicted the legislation would be passed by the end of the year. This caught several
Being feared by your employees doesn’t translate into respect or effective leadership, says Mark Donfried, founder of the Institute for Cultural Diplomacy. Donfried says managers should use “soft power” and three strategies – dialogue, understanding, and
The newly designed and updated “Consumer Guide to Choosing an Assisted Living Community” is just the tool your company needs to educate consumers and help them feel confident about their senior living choices …
Here are five mini case studies in senor living success. Check out the profiles and video interviews with this year’s ALFA Hero Award recipients. They’re daily experiences and dedication to the seniors they serve are inspiring and well worth emulating.
Medicare will cover immunizations against the H1N1 virus. There will be no coinsurance or copayment applied to this benefit, and beneficiaries will not have to meet their deductible.
American household incomes last year experienced the sharpest drop on record, falling nearly 4 percent on average, according the U.S. Census Bureau. Households led by people 65 and older, however, experienced income gains – an encouraging sign as this age
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development says it has allocated $20 million to its Assisted Living Conversion Program, which finances the conversion of eligible housing to affordable assisted living communities.
Scientists have discovered three new genetic variants associated with Alzheimer’s disease. The variants account for about 20 percent of the genetic risk, according to a New York Times report.
U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius has released a new report that focuses on health insurance reform for older women, including those 65 and older. Among the findings, 45 percent of insured senior women have three or more chronic c
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