Job descriptions for activity directors in senior living usually read as follows: “Provide activities that meet the residents’ preferences and needs.” This generalist approach, sometimes guided by...
Staff empowerment is the cornerstone of person-centered care
By
Charles de Vilmorin
Jennifer Stelter
Bruce Roth
Apr 22, 2021
In senior living communities across the country, COVID-19 restrictions are being lifted as vaccination rates among residents, family members and staff continue to increase. It isn’t surprising that many...
Reflecting on the Shine Your Light celebration
By
Andrew Morton
Alisa Tagg
Charles de Vilmorin
Mar 23, 2021
Throughout the pandemic, senior living leaders have been focused on health and safety as they grapple with the deadly rate of virus infections and its impact on the lives of millions of older adults, staff...
From ‘failure to thrive’ to living with purpose
By
Penny Cook
Charles de Vilmorin
Feb 16, 2021
Finding purpose is a basic human right regardless of our place in society, background or age. As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to unfold and disrupt the senior living industry, it is our duty as industry...
What is your 2021 resident engagement resolution?
By
Jenn Taylor
Charles de Vilmorin
Jan 13, 2021
As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, 2020 was the most challenging year in the history of the senior living industry. Health and safety has been the main focus of leaders as they grapple with the deadly...
Designing a 2021 resident engagement blueprint
By
Charles de Vilmorin
Nov 30, 2020
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...
It’s time to be #HolidayStrong
By
Charles de Vilmorin
Oct 29, 2020
The leaves have started to change, and each passing day brings us closer to the holiday season. Every year, we eagerly anticipate this time as an opportunity to be physically close to family and friends,...
Measuring resident engagement with the Resident Engagement Index Score (REIS) assessment tool
By
Jenn Taylor
Charles de Vilmorin
Sep 29, 2020
The pursuit of purpose is a basic human right. Older adults in senior living and long-term care communities deserve to experience meaningful engagement every day. As the COVID-19 pandemic has unfolded...
COVID-19 broke resident engagement. This is how we fix it
By
Charles de Vilmorin
Jun 22, 2020
As the country is planning to reopen after lockdowns due to COVID-19, senior care providers are grasping the implications of this phase for their operations, staff and well-being of residents. An obvious...
We are failing our residents living with dementia
By
Charles de Vilmorin
Feb 20, 2020
The majority of providers I talk to today share that they are not doing enough 1:1 engagement, and that means to me that we are failing our residents, especially the ones living with cognitive change or...