The long-term care and senior living experience has the potential to feel magical, and a number of Disney principles and practices can maximize efficiency, quality, and joy among residents and staff alike. ...
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...
Creating opportunities to live with purpose
By
Charles de Vilmorin
Jan 18, 2019
To overcome obstacles that prevent meaningful resident engagement, providers can start by providing activity professionals with the time, tools, and budget they need to succeed.
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,...
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...
The hidden resident is not hiding
By
Charles de Vilmorin
May 30, 2023
The hidden resident is not hiding — she is waiting to be engaged! Are you meaningfully engaging every resident in your community? Too often the answer is I don’t know. Most long-term...
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...
Overcoming obstacles to optimizing engagement
By
Charles de Vilmorin
Dec 17, 2018
Last fall, Linked Senior collected information from activity directors across the country to determine what they love most about their work and what challenges they face day-to-day, especially when it...
Elevate your CEO position
By
Charles de Vilmorin
Sep 14, 2018
In senior care, activity directors are often underpaid, overworked, lacking respect from colleagues and asked to document their work each day using cumbersome paper-based strategies. A national Linked...
Prioritizing resident engagement funding
By
Charles de Vilmorin
Jun 05, 2019
Fortunately, activity directors are not shy about discussing the types of tools and funding they believe are necessary to truly optimize resident engagement in their communities.