Assisted living

Redwood Lodge

At a glance… All the goals of the remodel/renovation of Redwood Lodge were met, including increasing the residential component to improve financial Read More »

Living in concert with nature

Located in Thousand Oaks, California, in scenic Ventura County, University Village Thousand Oaks (UVTO) is nestled on a 65-acre natural riparian Read More »

‘The art of discipline’

If it is possible for long-term care operators to forecast an economic storm, the management at Carol Woods Retirement Community might as well be Read More »

Using digital signage to build community

Digital signage is a technology that has roots in the earliest days of TV-some would argue, all the way back to radio. It delivers community news Read More »

Managing Alzheimer’s in the Green House

The Green House is certainly not a new concept anymore-there are now some 56 such homes on 18 sites in 14 states, with a further 100 being developed Read More »

Lives Well-Lived Forever Chronicled on Video

Fred, a 92-year-old in assisted living at Glacier Hills Retirement Community, Ann Arbor, Michigan, recounted with detail and enthusiasm his days Read More »

Midwest offers most LTC affordability, choice

Richmond, Va.-A new survey shows Americans seeking affordable long-term care options will find the Midwest offers the most choices at the lowest Read More »

Housing the city’s elderly

What happens when you get teams from 10 architectural firms clustered in one large room attempting to design four inner city senior housing Read More »

EFA 09: Is green design advancing in LTC?

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EFA 09: What new trends are you seeing?

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EFA 09: Are you designing or planning for resident independence?

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Making the phones ring

On March 4, nearly 5,000 members of the American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging (AAHSA) and its supporters flooded the United States Read More »

Renovations rule in DESIGN 2009

What trends did you identify in this year's entries? Any improvements or regressions compared to previous competitions you've judged? Read More »

A behind-the-scenes look at four outstanding projects

We are proud to present the 2009 DESIGN Citation of Merit winners. The four projects that follow were deemed “the best of the best” by our panel of jurors. Read More »

Creation of a landmark

Boundary Hospital Community Health Centre in Grand Forks, British Columbia, Canada, recently completed an expansion and major redesign of its Read More »

Tell cockroaches to hit the road

It may take new residents some time to think of your facility as home, and ensuring that their space is comfortable and the staff is friendly goes a Read More »

Aging With Choice: Coping with a changing marketplace

As aging services providers, your mission is clear: serve the senior community in a way that enables aging with dignity, grace, and security. Read More »

Workforce crisis worsens

The nation's nursing home industry is facing a critical, and apparently worsening, workforce crisis and is urging the federal government to step in Read More »

Darkness descends over Sunrise

Last year on November 7, Sunrise Senior Living, arguably the nation's premier brand name in assisted living services, reported a startling third Read More »

Planning for protection

The 9-11-2001 terrorist attacks, the massive disruption that followed Hurricane Katrina, the recurring Midwest floods, and the devastation caused by Read More »

Gluten-free diets: Are you prepared?

An 86-year-old resident comes back from the hospital with a diagnosis of celiac disease. A family is looking for a facility that can assure safe Read More »

Darkness descends over Sunrise

On November 7, Sunrise Senior Living, arguably the nation’s premier brand name in assisted living services, reported a startling third quarter Read More »

The power of publicity

The value of positive media coverage is—to paraphrase the credit card commercial— “priceless,” and is often overlooked by senior communities. The Read More »

The LTC Training Dilemma: Finding the Right Training Company

Every day, a typical long-term care (LTC) organization experiences many training-related challenges. Worker skill and performance gaps and an Read More »

The case for care transparency

When the new Congress gets down to business early next year, organizations representing the nursing home community will be confronted with two Read More »

Allendale’s ‘CNA of the Year’

It’s a May afternoon at the Allendale Community for Mature Living in Bergen County, New Jersey. Residents are gathered in the courtyard, waiting Read More »

Caring for America’s heroes

Vaughn Jackson speaks with pride about his service to our country. “I was in the Army for 12 years—three in Vietnam,” he says. “I worked as a Read More »

Stepping up to say hello

At night it sends a glowing welcome, and both day and night it extends services and activities to residents and visitors at the C.C. Young CCRC in Read More »

Consumer-focused approach fuels assisted living growth

When a tsunami of skyrocketing energy costs and slumping residential housing hits the U.S. economy, there is much devastation and everyone gets wet. Read More »

Getting LTC reform’s foot in the D.C. door

With the general election looming, organ-izations representing the long-term care community are working to create a political climate in Washington Read More »