Posts by Kelsey Wilkinson
Food & Beverage – Made ONLY for Senior Living
Technology throughout the senior living industry is becoming increasingly competitive. How do operators decide what options fit best within their community? When considering adopting new technology, most operators ask themselves, “How will this help us achieve operational excellence, while mitigating the challenges we’re currently facing?” In order to solve these problems, it is critical for technology…
Read More2023 Senior Living Dining Trends
Shift from Comfort to Variety, Interrupted As an unexpected side effect of COVID-19, senior living residents began requesting comfort foods more often. In the face of daily unknowns, they craved the familiarity offered by comfort food. With a ‘new normal’ emerging, residents are settling in and requesting broader food options again. In response, operators are…
Read MoreSenior Living – The Benefits of Automation
Facing a 15-20 year labor shortage, senior living executives are learning to embrace automation in their operations and encouraging the uptake of automation technologies by their residents. Here’s a sampling of some opportunities to drive down labor usage in your community. Online Ordering Residents can order from their room. Orders conveniently print out right in your…
Read MoreLabor Crisis: Bad Now and Getting Worse
If you are a Senior Living executive, either an Executive Director, VP of Operations, Dining Director, or Chief Financial Officer, you know your biggest challenge in 2021 is staffing. Most of the statistical analysis for Senior Living has been concentrated in Assisted Living, but with our base of 500+ Independent Living facilities, we are seeing…
Read MoreSenior Living 2021 – Ten Fast, Bold Predictions
1: A little relief. Vaccines are on the way and they are showing a 95% efficacy. By June 2021, it’s expected that over 150 million Americans will have been vaccinated. And current plans (it varies by state) point to senior citizens in Senior Living communities getting vaccine priority. 2: Net move will stop by March…
Read MoreDigital Seniors and Solving Loneliness
Loneliness. As we age, our ability to connect with the people we love decreases. Distance, the need to travel, physical limitations and economics hinder our ability to connect with meaningful people in our lives. In fact, 43% of Seniors experience loneliness on a regular basis1. And the impacts are damaging. Loneliness has been linked to…
Read MoreDigital Seniors: The Coming Wave
The most meaningful, groundbreaking revolution in senior living over the next ten years will be the dramatic increase in digitally enabled Senior Citizens, what we call “Digital Seniors”. This new wave of Digital Seniors, fully participating in myriad apps and technologies, will create dynamic change in how services are procured and provided to Seniors. Furthermore,…
Read MoreTraining—Made Easier
When the staff members in your senior living community find out they’re to be trained to use a new technology, you can almost hear the chorus of sighs and groans. After all, learning a new technology often means a steep learning curve, hours of downtime, and plenty of frustration—both for staff members and their supervisors.…
Read MoreMeeting Mealtime Needs
The secret to a long, healthy life might be found in your community’s dining room. Nutritious meals provide the foundation for good health—but not every diet is the same. Many seniors have special dietary needs or allergies that need to be taken into consideration at mealtime. If these restrictions aren’t communicated well—through an ordering error,…
Read MoreA Trick to Senior Living Dining
What is it? Taking orders with a Point of Sale enabled tablet in hand. Servers can enter orders tableside in real time, limiting potential mistakes. Print instantly to the kitchen before leaving the table. What the tablet is capable of: Displays resident profiles Displays resident preferences Displays resident allergies/dietary restrictions Displays meal plan/balance Easily splits…
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