Editorial
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Conversations With Aging Parents In 2017
As the new year begins, many of us are preparing for a fresh start by cleaning and organizing everything from closets to computers and perhaps setting new goals for our personal and professional lives. For those with older adults in…
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Pets Play Big Part In Senior Living
There’s no debating that pets are good for our health. Physically, they help lower our blood pressure and improve cardiovascular health. The act of petting releases endorphins that have a calming effect and produce a relaxation response, often reducing overall…
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Short-term Rehab Takes Cue From Hotel Industry
Savvy skilled nursing providers and continuing care retirement communities (CCRCs) are responding to the need for short-term rehabilitation of patients who need a place to go to completely recover from a surgery, illness or accident. By redesigning services with resort-style…
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Passive House Building Offers Sustainability And Affordability
A daring few affordable housing developers and senior living providers are using an eco-friendly form of construction called Passive House to help solve the affordable housing crisis for older adults. It costs more up front to build because of special…
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Wellness Is More Than Food And Fitness
Over the past several years SpiriTrust Lutheran, headquartered in York, PA, has been phasing in its comprehensive HealthAbility initiative and philosophy at its senior living communities, which offer residential living, assisted living, personal care, memory support and nursing, and rehabilitation…
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Not Your Grandmother’s Nursing Home
Numerous research studies have revealed a significant relationship between loneliness and depression. In a study on loneliness, UCSF Division of Geriatrics researchers were intrigued to find that loneliness is also independently associated with an increased rate of death and functional…
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What’s In A Word?
Changing The Language Of Aging Can Help Create Opportunities
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A Memorable Career
Profile – Stephen Bowman, President, Peregrine Senior Living
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What Customers Crave
An ideation hackathon led by keynote speaker Nicholas Webb was just one of the educational sessions offered to attendees at the recent HealthTAC 2016 at Trump National Doral Miami. “The difference between great innovators in my research are individuals who…
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Relationship Building At Its Best
More than 150 top-level senior living executives and suppliers from as far away as Washington state and Canada attended the inaugural HealthTAC 2016 at the Trump National Doral Miami, Sept. 18-20. HealthTAC provided an opportunity for attendees to meet in…