Interactive Life Insurance Coming?
John Hancock, one of the oldest and largest North American life insurers, will stop underwriting traditional life insurance and instead sell only interactive policies that track fitness and health data through wearable devices and...
Releasing Your Creativity: Why Art and Why Now?
(article from Next Avenue)
A package of colorful markers in a kitchen drawer, left behind from someone’s school project.A stack of photos that would make a perfect collage, too meaningful to just tuck into an album.
The...
Kansas Fight Flu Campaign Resources
#KansasFightsFlu is a campaign to encourage healthcare providers and organizations to raise awareness on the importance of influenza immunization rates in our communities. The goal is to increase rates of influenza vaccinations across Kansas...
UV Safety Month and Massage Week
Looking for reasons to celebrate the month of July?
July is UV Safety Month.
Everybody Deserves a Massage Week is July 16-22.
Board Development Resource: Governance vs Management
Check out this great resource on governance versus management.
Participate in Ziegler’s Poll on Additional COVID-19 Impact Items and Future Planning
Ziegler has produced monthly reports this year to offer some benchmarks and shared perspectives from the senior living peer network. To inform their next report, they are conducting a new poll on expense reduction measures, occupancy, staff...
Principles of Good Governance Quick-Cast
In this 14-minute QuickCast, Jane Mack guides us through the different roles and responsibilities of board members, potential governance pitfalls that might occur, and ways to avoid them.
Coronavirus and Dementia Insights: Interview with Dr. Rebecca Edelmayer – Feb.25, 2021
Rebecca Edelmayer, Ph.D., Director of Scientific Engagement with the Alzheimer’s Association, joined the LeadingAge Coronavirus Update Call on February 25, 2021. She responded to questions from Joe Franco and from callers. Read the entire interview.
Video: The Unexpected Positives of Dementia
The unexpected positives of dementia | 'My story hasn't ended...only the ending has changed'
Benefits of Comprehensive Long-Term Care Culture Change
A 2017 study by the LeadingAge LTSS Center @UMass Boston found that comprehensive adoption of person-centered care and the household model can enhance the interactions between nursing home residents and their care partners, improve...
Updated County Health Rankings and Roadmaps
The County Health Rankings and Roadmaps website was updated this week. The Rankings are based on a model of population health that emphasizes the many factors that, if improved, can help make communities healthier places to live,...
Commonly Heard, Commonly Said: Catchphrases that Hurt Long-Term Care Practice and How to address...
Commonly Heard, Commonly Said: Catchphrases that Hurt Long-Term Care Practice and How to address the Issues They Imply
Author I Warner-Maron, PhD, RN-BC. Published online in Annals of Long-Term Care, April, 2018