Editorial

It’s no secret that the need to quarantine during the Covid-19 pandemic left many residents of senior living communities feeling isolated and lonely. But improving vaccination rates are changing this. According to data from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for the week of Nov. 14, 2021, 86.4% of …

As LeadingAge forges ahead into 2022, advocating for policy and legislation that supports older adults, the organization has also turned an eye toward public education and awareness. Throughout 2020, negative media coverage compounded the many challenges that the Pandemic brought to the aging services sector. Concerned about public perceptions of …

The Green House Project opened its first home nearly 18 years ago. Since then, nearly 360 eldercare homes across 32 states are designated “Green House” homes. But more recently, this not-for-profit organization committed to redefining traditional nursing homes has garnered extensive media exposure for defying the odds. Covid-19’s impact on …

LeadingAge is signaling a new era for the aging services sector. The organization returned to an entirely in-person annual conference and expo in October and in January, National President and CEO of Volunteers of America Mike King will begin his two-year term as LeadingAge’s Board Chair. King has already stated …

Technology use among older adults has grown significantly over the past two years. Pew Research published in 2019 on U.S. technology use by generation found that technology adoption rates among Boomers has increased significantly in less than a decade, with 68% of Boomers owning a smartphone in 2019 compared with …

This past week, LeadingAge held its first in-person annual conference and expo since 2019. Ongoing Covid concerns among some members kept attendance levels below what they had been at LeadingAge’s 2019 conference in San Diego. But from Oct. 24 to 27, 2021, the halls of the Georgia World Congress Center …

Despite the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on dining operations in the senior housing industry, the dining experience remains as important –if not more so—to residents and their families. In fact, the J.D. Power 2020 U.S. Senior Living Satisfaction StudySM, released last November, found that dining remains a priority. “For …

This is Part 2 of a 2 Part series. The companion article, published earlier this week, addressed how three senior housing operators, separate from those featured below, are approaching their search for workers without senior living experience. During a LeadingAge Minnesota press conference held earlier this month, leaders from across …

This is Part 1 of a 2 Part series. The companion article will address how three senior housing operators, separate from those featured below, are approaching their search for workers without senior living experience. Part 2 will publish on SeniorLivingNews.com later this week. The senior living industry suffered an acute …

The senior living industry and technology have not always gone hand and hand, however COVID-19 forced the industry to adapt into the 21st century and inspire meaningful change.