Paige Cerulli |
October 25, 2020
Learn how facilities and caregivers can play an important role in helping to support residents during COVID-19.
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Paige Cerulli |
September 11, 2020
This model features a smaller dining room and living room in each smaller “neighborhood,” reducing congestion and potential disease spread.
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Paige Cerulli |
August 30, 2020
Senior care facilities need to not only work to prevent falls, but also to minimize the injuries that result when falls do occur.
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Bryce Betteridge, CEO of SmartCells Cushioning Technology, was recently featured on a podcast about senior care to highlight how his company is helping prevent fall-related injuries in seniors.
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Mike McClernon |
August 11, 2020
Many couples want to live as many of their "better" years together, and they want solutions within senior living that allow them to live together as long as is practical.
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Fall prevention is important, but mitigating the injuries that may result from a fall is equally important - and often overlooked.
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Learn how SmartCells Flooring allows your loved one greater freedom to live in their home, or yours, for a longer period of time by reducing fall-related injuries.
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Paige Cerulli |
July 27, 2020
Because of the pandemic, letting residents go outside requires more thought and planning than it has in previous years. But it's still highly worthwhile.
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Paige Cerulli |
May 18, 2020
Senior care facilities’ public relations, marketing, and communications teams now play a more important role than ever.
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Elaine Howley |
February 13, 2020
48% of all structural fires in health care facilities occurred in skilled nursing facilities. You can reduce the risk of a fire becoming a tragic event.
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Karen Smith |
February 6, 2020
Fall prevention is essential not just because it helps to prevent injuries, but because it helps people maintain independence as the body ages. Here are 5 strategies.
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Elaine Howley |
January 23, 2020
Provide a variety of opportunities for your residents to continue learning well into their later years.
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Elaine Howley |
January 9, 2020
Reducing energy and resource usage isn’t just good for the planet, it’s good for your bottom line, too.
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Daniel Lummis |
October 24, 2019
Frequent contact with pets has been shown to improve cognitive abilities, enhance mood, and boost feelings of interest and enthusiasm.
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Nicole Stempak |
January 3, 2018
European manufacturer Pressalit Care has devised a sink that can be raised or lowered after installation.
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Nicole Stempak |
November 21, 2017
Door decals are giving a Canadian memory care facility a new look and helping residents with wayfinding and navigation.
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Nicole Stempak |
November 16, 2017
A Virginia resale boutique pledged $125k toward a memory care retrofit at an area senior living facility.
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The cohousing trend is gaining ground with seniors as a way to downsize and live with others but is an alternative to care facilities.
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Heritage Senior Living has developed a person-centered approach for memory care that is supported by physical surroundings.
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Pamela Tabar |
October 9, 2017
Emerging lighting solutions can react to resident movements and adapt to mimic the cycle of dawn to dusk.
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Nicole Stempak |
August 31, 2017
The LGBT Network plans to build a housing complex where seniors can be free to be themselves.
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New regulations could make it easier for rural communities to compete for grant funding to build state-run veteran homes.
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Pamela Tabar |
August 23, 2017
An Australian town has built a unique garden where visitors are encouraged to smell—and touch—the roses.
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Pamela Tabar |
August 2, 2017
The national memory care provider is building its fifth site in the Chicago area—this time, a 47,000 sq. ft. community that will serve up to 90 residents with dementia.
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Senior living housing occupancy rates decreased slightly even though absorption and overall growth increased, according to Q2 2017 NIC Map data.
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After 27 years at the helm, Kramer will transition to the role of strategic advisor at the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care.
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What does your facility's interior space look like to a person with dementia? Two senior living design experts discuss common pitfalls that can can confuse residents with cognitive challenges and jeopardize their safety.
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Nicole Stempak |
June 5, 2017
A university lecturer has been awarded a grant to continue her research on how spatial configuration and design in long-term care facilities influences residents with dementia.
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Pamela Tabar |
May 31, 2017
Seniors hunting for value in skilled nursing care, assisted living and memory care are turning to a new venue—but they’ll need a passport.
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