Featured Contributors
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Lina Hoffbauer
Consultant to the not-for-profit and seniors living sectors
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John A. Macdonald
Technology consultant
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Laurie Orlov
Tech industry veteran, writer, speaker, and certified long-term care ombudsman
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Kate Mancer
Kate Mancer is the owner of Lumina Services, leading market analysts for seniors housing and health care.
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Karen Brill
Management and Leadership consultant
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Recent Articles
Going online for fun and diversion – what’s that mean, anyway?
Pew Research asks about the Internet and ‘fun’. New this month: The Internet as Diversion and Destination, offering the results of a survey about the use of the Internet, with answers by age to a question: “Did you go ever go online for no particular reason, just for fun, or to pass the time?” They also [...]
Report: 50 and Over: What’s Next?
The oldest members of the first ‘youth’ generation, the boomers, have spent their lives transforming every aspect of popular culture. That means we all have a vested interest in what they’ll do next. A new report from AARP called, “50 and Over: What’s Next?” takes a closer look at what marketers can learn about this [...]
Happy New Year!
Wishing you a very healthy, happy and peaceful 2012 from all of us at Comfort Life and Dialogue Plus!
From the Magazine
Food: It’s more than just nutrition
How seniors ate in their own homes can indicate how well they’ll adapt to residence life Food! At school, at camp, in hospital—as kids, teens or adults—whenever two or three are gathered, there’s talk about food. No wonder it’s a lightning rod in retirement residences, too. Hasn’t every food services manager said to themselves, “It’s [...]
Selecting the right chef
Over the years, Westcana has developed a formula for a successful and profitable food services operation. Essential elements include the following: a well-designed and nicely laid-out kitchen facility, with easy access for deliveries, adequate storage space and proper, well-maintained equipment quality food product from reputable sources consistent product (based on standardized recipes) no “cookie cutter” [...]
Expert Q&A
The demographics of food
Demographer David K. Foot is Professor Emeritus of economics at the University of Toronto and the author of the best-selling books Boom, Bust & Echo: How to Profit from the Coming Demographic Shift and the updated paperback version, Boom Bust & Echo: Profiting from the Demographic Shift in the 21st Century.
Expert Q&A | Darin Leonardson
In his role as Corporate Chef for Leisure Care, Darin brings his expertise and passion for food to satisfying the taste buds of nearly 4,000 seniors across the United States and Canada, including three Tapestry locations in Vancouver, B.C., and Toronto, Ontario.
Expert Q&A | Heather Keller
Heather Keller, RD, PhD, FDC, is a Professor in the Department of Family Relations and Applied Nutrition at the University of Guelph and is an expert in nutrition and older adults. Her comprehensive research program includes nutrition risk screening, nutrition and aging well in older adults, and nutrition and dementia.
