At a recent conference, one of the big questions the keynote asked of us was what makes you get up and go to work in the morning?  (And do you know why your staff do the same?). The first thing t... Read More »

Recently, my brothers and I helped two family members move from an independent apartment to an assisted living apartment.  This was within the same (for profit) complex in a suburb of Portland.&n... Read More »

As a seriously glass-half-full person,  I have a good understanding and intuitive grasp of the importance that perspective and expectations play in life.  My experience has repeatedly demons... Read More »

Some of you may be aware of a couple of CCRCs that got into trouble in Florida, which has prompted consumer calls for even more restriction on senior living operations in that state (already one of th... Read More »

Although our dates have been pushed back by several weeks (a problem with the  furniture for South Main and the Harvest Grill – and not a thing we can do about it), the anticipation of eve... Read More »

You know that you are part of a remarkable community when a casual dare turns into a $10,000+ fundraiser in only a few hours. (You also know that one of the main guys working on the campus calls forth... Read More »

The older I get, the more I appreciate spring, the unbelievable magic of growth and renewal. All of a sudden, one day, you hear the birds singing in the pre-dawn where before it was silence … y... Read More »

A lot of what is important to me has to do with changing the culture around aging and death. I was given the opportunity to speak directly to this at Naropa University in Boulder, CO this weekend at a... Read More »

As we experience the tremendous growth of our community, literally day by day, people moving in despite the dark and driving rain, taking the already difficult burden of downsizing, packing, and unpac... Read More »

I have the opportunity and privilege of getting to be in front of a lot of smart people – seminar leaders, speakers, authors, very successful business people, thoughtful academics, just an amazi... Read More »

As we prepare to welcome many new neighbors over the next several months, it feels like a good time to take a look again at what we mean by “community.”  Looking at many different for... Read More »

Once again, Rose Villa is sponsoring a Hood to Coast relay team.  This race is, well, crazy! Each team is composed of 12 runners, split into two vans.  Each van has a driver (although some t... Read More »