For years, I’ve been telling LeadingAge members that a new kind of consumer is coming. Those new consumers will be demanding, tech-savvy, and very sure […]
Provider Type: Life Plan Community (CCRC)
CAST Case Study: Skilled Nursing Residents Adopt the Birdsong Tablet
To give its residents the positive benefits of using a special touchscreen digital tablet for social engagement, LeadingAge CAST Patron Westminster-Canterbury on Chesapeake Bay partnered […]
Living Wage: Satisfied Workers = Satisfied Customers
“Are the wages we pay consistent with who we say we are?” That was the pointed question Danielle Willis asked Mark Ricketts about 2 years […]
What Happens When We See Dementia as a Disability?
Pam Montana and Chris Hannafan recently invited me to view dementia through an intriguing lens. In early June, the two appeared on my television screen […]
Member Chat: Building Affordable Housing Without Government Subsidies
Garden Spot Village, a life plan community in New Holland, PA, expects to begin construction this spring on a 5-bedroom “cooperative living house” that will […]
Will the Sharing Economy Change Life Plan Communities?
Will future consumers of aging services shun ownership as they get more comfortable with the new “sharing economy” that’s gaining traction among millennials? And how […]