Moving can be an exciting and overwhelming time in anyone’s life. Whether it be your first apartment out of college or the home you raise your family in, it will take some time to feel comfortab... Read More »

Numerous studies have proven the positive impact that art programs can have in schools, and the same is true in senior living communities. Both viewing and creating art can increase neurological funct... Read More »

Choosing a senior living or licensed Life Plan Community (Continuing Care Retirement Community) for yourself or a loved one is often a difficult choice, as it can be challenging to move on from your p... Read More »

At a recent resident gathering, I was struck by how many people stood up as different committees and groups and volunteers were recognized.  (There are a lot more groups doing positive, collabora... Read More »

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 »