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One-on-one with Craig T. Fukushima, NHA, Partner, The Fox Group

In this first of a regular monthly feature of conversations with LTC industry executives, Craig Fukushima of The Fox Group weighs in on the outlook for senior housing development, capital availability and the influence of baby boomers on senior care and marketing efforts. Read More »

Memory care drives long-term care development

LTC developers and operators gathered last Sunday to learn the latest business models, demographics and behavioral considerations for managing dementia, as well as to explore opportunities to expand or add memory care to their communities. Read More »

Geriatric nursing assistant brings home top honors

Congratulations to Tyrone Stanley, who was awarded the Cynthia Steele Caring Hands Award by the Maryland Chapter of the National Gerontological Nursing Association. Read More »

A novel idea: Spend fewer dollars

William Day at The Crystal Conservatories For more than three decades I have heard a steady drumbeat from providers and from the healthcare Read More »

A manager’s guide to labor cost management

Labor is a provider's largest expense, and one that historically has not been managed as well as it could and should be.For many providers, Read More »

Defining ‘non-institutional’ interiors

For the upcoming July 2011 issue of Long-Term Living, we asked three well known senior living designers to debate the pros and cons of various Read More »

Marketing Assisted Living Today

Many assisted living facilities are experiencing higher vacancies since the economy and the housing market crashed in 2008. Long considered a Read More »

Surroundings symposium

It's not every day you can lock down three of the field's most intriguing and expert sources on aging environments and design to debate best Read More »

Is long-term care ready for LEDs?

For the upcoming July 2011 issue of Long-Term Living, we asked three well known senior living designers to debate the pros and cons of various Read More »

A Shared Vision

The Design Challenge: To position an aging Austin, Tex., retirement community to capture the growing independent living market, while enabling best Read More »

Ten senior living design innovations

Design tends to be evolutionary, not revolutionary. Progress is typically made in incremental steps, tweaking what “is” to change what “will be.” Read More »

Sexual health, wellness in seniors

As we are abundantly aware, our society routinely associates sex with youth, beauty, wellness, and vitality. Recent research findings as well as Read More »

Turning seniors into online globetrotters

Elders on a safari? Yes, 10 elders from Pine Grove Nursing Home, affiliated with Pinecrest Medical Center, Powers, Michigan, are on a safari. Read More »

Consumer protection and CCRCs

Continuing care retirement communities (CCRCs) have attracted the attention of the federal government and two parallel investigations of the Read More »

Lap of Luxury

Nestled on 88 New England-picturesque acres in Chagrin Falls, Ohio, is an enclave of apartments, cottages, gardens, and townhomes designed by Read More »

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 »

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 »

Headed for ‘homelike’

With the opening of a 15,730 square-foot, $7.2 million expansion, Granite Farms Estates has upgraded its nationally recognized WillowBrooke Court 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 »

EFA 09: Is green design advancing in LTC?

I Advance Senior CareI Advance Senior Care is the industry-leading source for practical, in-depth, business-building, and resident care i... Read More »

EFA 09: What new trends are you seeing?

I Advance Senior CareI Advance Senior Care is the industry-leading source for practical, in-depth, business-building, and resident care i... Read More »

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

I Advance Senior CareI Advance Senior Care is the industry-leading source for practical, in-depth, business-building, and resident care i... Read More »

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 »

‘Next Generation’ healthcare design

Several trends are becoming increasingly important as baby boomers age and require elder healthcare services. 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 »