3 Strategies To Build A Strong Company Culture
While a healthy paycheck is certainly of interest to many of us, the most successful employers have come to understand that pay alone does not attract or retain a company’s…
Why LTC Managers Must Embrace New Maintenance Technology
Running a senior care living facility comes with its own unique needs and challenges compared to other buildings. Whether it's a skilled nursing or assisted living administrators, the managers, as…
How Does Your Boss Stand Up To Google’s Latest ‘Best Manager’ Qualities — And How Can You Respond?
Recently, Google reported the updated results of its Project Oxygen. Begun in 2008, the project sought to list the qualities of the company’s best managers. The updated list provides an opportunity…
Families Spend More To Care For Their Aging Parents Than To Raise Their Kids
It costs families more to care for a frail older adult than to raise a child for the first 17 years of her life. Yet, while the government routinely provides…
Where and How to Cut Costs in Your Community
The elements of operational expenditure are discrete, quantifiable, and eminently manageable. Labor. Food. Energy. Each can be addressed as a unique problem set. The brightest operators—along with the sharpest vendors—have…
How to Get Someone to Put Away Their Phone and Actually Listen
No, it’s not just you. If you’ve ever doubted that you had your boss’s full attention while her laptop is open in front of her, stop doubting. In spite of…
Senior Living Communities Cost Reduction Opportunities
What are they doing about cost reduction now: Enhancing performance within existing senior living communities represents a huge financial opportunity frequently overlooked by many owner/operators. The strategy is called “exploiting…
The Big Dining Service Myth
Have you ever asked your food services director if cooking from scratch is more expensive than using processed foods? The answer, according to David C. Koelling, President of Strategic Dining Services,…
To Retain New Hires, Make Sure You Meet with Them in Their First Week
First impressions in the workplace really matter — and not just to the employer. New employees can begin to formulate impressions about organizations from the get-go, influencing their decision to…
What is Ambient Assisted Living and Why do You Need to Look Into It?
With more and more older adults wanting to age in place and maintain their independence as long as possible, caregivers and health professionals are looking for creative solutions to the…