Featured Contributors
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Consultant to the not-for-profit and seniors living sectors |
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Technology consultant |
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Tech industry veteran, writer, speaker, and certified long-term care ombudsman |
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Kate Mancer is the owner of Lumina Services, leading market analysts for seniors housing and health care. |
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Management and Leadership consultant |
Recent Articles
New Tool for Professional Care Managers: LivHOME CAREMONITOR™
Professional care managers can use LivHOME CareMonitor™ to monitor seniors via the web, maintaining independence and safety. Read more…
5 Tips To Promote Literature In Your Retirement Community
5 tips to keep residents of your retirement community healthy, happy, active and social through a love of reading. Read more…
SERC Presents Chronicles of Future’s Past
The Sheridan Elder Research Centre (SERC) invites you to learn about the world’s supercentenarians through “Chronicles of Future’s Past”, a photography exhibit by Jerry Friedman. The exhibit runs from Friday September 21 – Friday October 5. Read more…
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
SERC Presents Chronicles of Future’s Past
The Sheridan Elder Research Centre (SERC) invites you to learn about the world’s supercentenarians through “Chronicles of Future’s Past”, a photography exhibit by Jerry Friedman. The exhibit runs from Friday September 21 – Friday October 5. Read more…
iPads in Senior Housing: Useful or Frustrating?
Laurie Orlov examines the hype surrounding the usefulness of iPads for senior housing residents by looking at the possibilities, and possible frustrations for seniors using the devices and for the administration and staff who would be helping them. Hype alert — for senior housing residents — iPads may both amaze and confound. Caution — this [...]
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.
