The national average Covid vaccination rate is about 50% for employees working in retirement communities, even those working directly with residents in long term setting. This is very frustrating to some residents and their families, and there are those that feel very strongly that employees should be required to be vaccinated. [...]
What is a Retirement Community? What will a Retirement Community be in the Future? What has a Global Pandemic done to the direction Retirement Communities will go? These questions continue to be asked and evolve. [...]
As I am writing this issue’s article at the end of September, I can say that it seems almost all conversations begin with something about COVID-19. This is true in personal conversations as well as work related as we seek to stay current on the Virus’ impact on our retirement communities [...]
The retirement industry that I work in which includes; Independent living (IL), assisted living (AL), memory care and skilled care as well as when these are combined such as in a Continuing Care Retirement Community (CCRC) setting and all have been forced to respond to Covid-19 and the pandemic. [...]
In the Fall issue, we learned from guest writer Chris Burns that nearly 85% of people ages 60 and older own a cell phone or smartphone. But how is this age group using their phones? Many of us have witnessed our kids helping grandma out with her phone [...]
I have written in past articles about the categories of retirement living. In the broadest of strokes these include on a continuum of living independently; Active Adult, Independent Living, Assisted Living, Memory Care, and Skilled Care. These various types of retirement housing options may be free- standing or combined with [...]
This issue I asked an associate, Chris Burns, to address the future of smart phone use among older Americans. I hope you enjoy this as much as I did. At a recent Rotary club meeting, I was shocked and fascinated to hear for the first time about IBM’s Knowledge Curve. [...]
Is NOW the Time to Make a Move? How the real estate market impacts seniors considering a move This month I have decided to take on a mountain of a topic again (I get asked about this often) involving the decision many seniors may have to make at some point [...]
More importantly, why have intergenerational living? I love this question because we have had, for 30-plus years, residents living side-by-side that are a generation apart. This concept of more than one or two generations living in a community is a growing question and consideration. Often solutions geared towards promoting Intergenerational [...]
In this issue, I have created my article as, rather than my view, more of a research document because the question of the future of nursing (skilled) care homes is a significant one. Since 2011, national occupancy rates in nursing homes have dropped nearly 6 percent, leaving more empty beds [...]
