Eight months into the global COVID-19 pandemic, it is clear that residents of nursing homes and senior living communities are experiencing rapid declines in physical and cognitive health as a result of...
Better than normal social engagement
By
Melinda Cole
Natalie Kravitz
Charles de Vilmorin
Aug 19, 2021
More than a year and a half into the global coronavirus pandemic, we are now entering a period in which senior living communities across the nation can safely open their doors to families, visitors and...
Meaning is medicine
By
Jennifer Stelter
Charles de Vilmorin
Oct 18, 2022
The person-first concept of the “social prescription” in senior living helps connect elders with social based, non-drug solutions using their life history, individual preferences, and current abilities....
Are your residents getting the drug or the VIP treatment?
By
Charles de Vilmorin
Jun 18, 2018
Most older adults in the United States would prefer to live in their own homes and communities as they age.
Taking it to the streets: Reimagining dementia
By
Mary Fridley
Charles de Vilmorin
Oct 30, 2023
When Reimagining Dementia: A Creative Coalition for Justice launched “Taking It to the Streets,” a global campaign that took place during the week of Sept. 18 to 24, 2023, one of the first people to...
Social prescribing – the new drug for feeling better
By
Angela Burton
Charles de Vilmorin
Jun 08, 2022
Social prescribing is intended to address an individual’s personal interests, hobbies or passions. Rather than your healthcare provider focusing on the physical or medical problem at hand, they’re...
Building intergenerational connections
By
Sky Bergman
Charles de Vilmorin
Apr 26, 2022
Building intergenerational connections in nursing homes and senior living communities is one way that our industry can help rebuild occupancy and social engagement.
Resident engagement in 2024: Opportunities abound
By
Charles de Vilmorin
Jan 31, 2024
Engagement in long-term care and senior living is a team sport: everyone collaborates with residents to honor their preferences so they live each day with purpose. There has been much progress in this...
High-quality resident engagement is affordable
By
Charles de Vilmorin
Jul 01, 2019
The changes would take time but ultimately the community knew that making these key adjustments in their engagement approach, which didn’t have to be costly, would lead to a high return on investment...