As industry leaders continue to seek creative ways to attack the staffing issue, some senior living organizations are turning to an innovative nonprofit that that taps retirees to help close workforce gaps. ReServe, based in New York City, is a nonprofit in operation since 2005 that matches professionals 55 and older, dubbed “ReServists,” with organizations that need [Read More]
A nonprofit continuing care retirement community (CCRC) is still putting in the work, after almost a decade, to create a meaningful, innovative partnership with a university. Oak Hammock at the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, partners with over 15 different colleges within the university to bring unique amenities to the community, such as a pet clinic. The [Read More]
In the heartland of continuing care retirement communities (CCRC), one Pennsylvania-based senior living provider is changing the landscape by offering out-of-the-box amenities for its residents. Not only does the retirement community, Garden Spot Village, have its own hot air balloon to delight residents, it’s become an innovation hotspot with a train club and the only [Read More]
These days, senior housing is as enticing as a pie cooling on a windowsill—every one wants a piece of its hefty returns and promising long-term prospects. Yet, one of the most in-demand products—affordable housing—is still one of the industry’s biggest puzzles. To fill housing needs for low-income seniors, senior living players are finding that the right recipe [Read More]
Prominent senior living providers have been rolling out ambitious wellness programs in recent years. Many of these try to promote different facets of wellness—such as physical, spiritual, and social wellness—through diverse programming. Increasingly, senior housing providers are not only creating programs but new spaces dedicated to wellness. Known as centers for healthy living (CHLs), these spaces [Read More]
Is it possible for memory care residents to waltz, foxtrot, or two-step their way to improved cognitive functioning? One soon-to-open community in New York aims to be the place to find out. The Bristal at Lake Success, scheduled for a February 2017 opening, will be the first standalone memory care community for Bohemia, New York-based [Read More]
Senior living design may be taking a step away from the shiny and pristine toward the rustic and rugged. At least, that’s the case for St. Paul, Minnesota-based Pope Architects, a firm that aims to incorporate as much salvaged material in its senior living projects as possible. Rather than buy brand-new items or even track [Read More]
Though well-intentioned and previously effective, some proven senior living staples just deserve reboots. One such staple might be the shadow boxes in memory care, which have been given an innovative upgrade by a prominent interior design firm. By taking shadow boxes into the digital age, they are able to fulfill more functions and add greater [Read More]
It’s official—senior care has a genius in its midst. When the MacArthur Foundation announced this year’s class of “Genius Grant” recipients late last month, Anne Basting, a theater professor at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, was among the 23 winners. Basting is the founder of TimeSlips Creative Storytelling, a nonprofit that teaches improvisational storytelling as a [Read More]
Unexpected vacancies can happen at even the best senior living communities, hurting census numbers, slashing income and affecting morale. A San Francisco-based startup, determined to solve this and other problems senior living communities face, has developed a system to temporarily fill unoccupied rooms to maximize providers’ bottom lines. The system has even brought some communities [Read More]