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Environment & Design

Young and Old Alike
April 13, 2011 By Muriel Duncan 643Leave a Commenthttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.dialogueplus.ca%2Fyoung-and-old-alike%2FYoung+and+Old+Alike2011-04-13+16%3A10%3A48Muriel+Duncanhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.dialogueplus.ca%2Fblog%2F%3Fp%3D643
The grade fivers came to the Coldstream Meadows Retirement Community in 2001 with misconceptions. Some feared they might get bored sitting around talking to seniors; others hoped to get out of their normal classroom work. They soon found out that going to school in a retirement residence was not boring and had plenty to teach [...]
Industry News & Research

Report: 50 and Over: What’s Next?
January 3, 2012 By Kathy Barthel 2492Leave a Commenthttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.dialogueplus.ca%2Freport-50-and-over-whats-next-2492%2FReport%3A+50+and+Over%3A+What%27s+Next%3F2012-01-03+04%3A00%3A26Kathy+Barthelhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.dialogueplus.ca%2F%3Fp%3D2492
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 [...]
Management & Leadership

About Difficult Conversations
December 23, 2011 By Karen Brill 24182 Commentshttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.dialogueplus.ca%2Fabout-difficult-conversations-2418%2FAbout+Difficult+Conversations2011-12-23+13%3A15%3A42Karen+Brillhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.dialogueplus.ca%2F%3Fp%3D2418
In speaking with leaders on their most common challenges, I often hear about the need to have conversations with staff that no one wants to have. Some examples of these conversations include: Feedback on poor performance Confronting unacceptable behaviour Challenging a colleague or customer Holding others accountable for their results Sharing an unpopular decision Acknowledging [...]
Marketing & Communications

Comfort Life 2012: Call for Editorial
December 12, 2011 By Kathy Barthel 2389Leave a Commenthttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.dialogueplus.ca%2Fcomfort-life-2012-call-for-editorial%2FComfort+Life+2012%3A+Call+for+Editorial2011-12-12+18%3A59%3A49Kathy+Barthelhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.dialogueplus.ca%2F%3Fp%3D2389
We are working on the 2012 issue of Comfort Life magazine and we are looking for your input! Our editorial goal for 2012 is to give readers an even deeper sense of the life lived in retirement communities. Seven Pillars of a Fulfilling Retirement We will be building on the seven pillars of a fulfilling [...]
Staffing

Chartwell REIT celebrates staff with a new book
September 8, 2011 By Kathy Barthel 2157Leave a Commenthttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.dialogueplus.ca%2Fchartwell-reit-celebrates-staff-with-new-book-215%2FChartwell+REIT+celebrates+staff+with+a+new+book2011-09-08+15%3A32%3A58Kathy+Barthelhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.dialogueplus.ca%2F%3Fp%3D2157
At last year’s BCSLA conference, plenary speaker Stuart Ellis-Myers (“Uniquely Speaking Inc.”) talked about the importance of promoting staff by showing a video of an amazing housekeeper. She was so proud of her work, of having prepared thousands of guest rooms during her career and she was so full of warmth. Even more memorable was [...]
Technology

The Occupancy Challenge (Part 2) – How to Evaluate Reporting Tools for your Retirement Home Community
February 7, 2012 By John A. Macdonald 2512Leave a Commenthttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.dialogueplus.ca%2Fhow-to-evaluate-reporting-tools-for-your-retirement-home-community-2512%2FThe+Occupancy+Challenge+%28Part+2%29+-+How+to+Evaluate+Reporting+Tools+for+your+Retirement+Home+Community+++2012-02-07+15%3A58%3A09John+A.+Macdonaldhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.dialogueplus.ca%2F%3Fp%3D2512
“What gets measured gets done” – Peter Drucker “An organization’s ability to learn, and translate that learning into action rapidly, is the ultimate competitive advantage” – Jack Welch A key factor critical to the success of any retirement home is management’s ability to generate, retrieve and act upon reliable and timely information. This is especially [...]
Health & Wellness

OACAO Conference: Aging issues for LGBT seniors
November 9, 2011 By Kathy Barthel 2263Leave a Commenthttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.dialogueplus.ca%2Foacao-conference-aging-issues-for-lgbt-seniors-2263%2FOACAO+Conference%3A+Aging+issues+for+LGBT+seniors2011-11-09+16%3A57%3A14Kathy+Barthelhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.dialogueplus.ca%2F%3Fp%3D2263
Last month Comfort Life was fortunate to be a presenter and exhibitor at the Older Adult Centres’ of Ontario (OACAO) Conference in Ottawa. There were many great presentations to attend and so many wonderful people to meet—what an incredibly welcoming group! One of the presentations that got very good feedback was the one about aging [...]










