Colleen Riley, CMO, Laguna Honda Hospital, presented a session this morning at the Environments for Aging 2011 conference on the design and concepts Read More »
As of March 20, 2011, senior care communities are now eligible to receive an energy performance score by using EPA’s online energy measurement and Read More »
One could scarcely spend any time at the Environments for Aging 11 conference without encountering the concept of “culture change,” surely one of the Read More »
New Urbanism—a development model that integrates housing, retail, and amenity services—is not a new concept. But the integration of senior living Read More »
ATLANTA—It makes sense that people want to “age in place” as they grow old. However, with 33% of the population 50+ years of age, that concept needs Read More »
Many senior living environments were built in the 1970s and are looking very tired. To keep pace with the consumer demand for style and liveability, Read More »
The big question of how best to marry technology to a high-touch/low-tech business was tackled at an Environments for Aging conference roundtable Read More »
The Environments for Aging conference is in full swing. I enjoyed both presenting and attending the workshop sessions yesterday. I appreciated the Read More »
In an engaging, informative, and through-provoking opening keynote, Judah L. Ronch, PhD, Professor of Practice, Interim Dean, Erickson School, Read More »
Three quarters of the way through the first full day and I feel like I am trying to get a drink of water from a high pressure fire hose. The depth, Read More »
Fifty designers, architects, therapists, and administrators have just toured the Wesley Woods campus. Their forested campus is by far the greatest Read More »
I have had the opportunity to attend Environments for Aging the past five years or so. It is by far the most valuable conference I attend during the Read More »
Senior living designers and architects are an engaging bunch—at least the ones I’ve met at Long-Term Living’s Environments for Aging conference. At Read More »
LeadingAge President Larry Minnix was before the House Energy & Commerce Health Subcommittee yesterday, testifying on behalf of the Community Living Read More »
The impact of last week’s tsunami in Japan was felt around the world and our hearts go out to all of the people affected by this terrible tragedy. Read More »
Nursing home residents might have a new, effective way to let their voices be heard, according to a recent study by Penn Medicine researchers on a Read More »
Advances in design for senior living environments have never been more exciting or innovative. Collaboration among long-term care providers, Read More »
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on Tuesday announced a nationwide TV and radio campaign to educate consumers—specifically Read More »
This has been a brutal winter throughout most of the country with unrelenting snowfall, rushing floodwaters, and bitterly cold temperatures. I’m Read More »
Critical gaps exist between older Americans who receive potentially lifesaving preventive services and those who do not, according to a new report Read More »
There are nearly 15 million Alzheimer's disease and dementia caregivers in the United States, according to the “2011 Alzheimer's Disease Facts and Read More »
At first the behaviors of some of the residents in this facility frightened me. I thought the staff would use behavior modification techniques in Read More »
The Alzheimer’s Foundation of America (AFA), and its membership division Dementia Care Professionals of America, recently teamed up with the Read More »
Emeritus Senior Living has issued emergency plans for all West Coast communities in response to today’s tsunami, according to its Web site. Read More »
The National Center for Assisted Living (NCAL) released its 2011 edition of Assisted Living State Regulatory Review earlier this week finding that at Read More »
Adults aged 50 and older comprise 51.5% of all emergency department visits each year due to adverse reactions to medications, according to a study by Read More »
Working in a service industry, we administrators give a great deal of ourselves to others—the staff, residents, and families. We encourage all Read More »
California leaders recently completed a 10-year state plan for combating Alzheimer's disease, which is estimated to double among Californians by the Read More »
President Obama’s controversial appointment of Dr. Donald Berwick as administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) during the Read More »
