Comments for Dialogue+ http://www.dialogueplus.ca for Canada's retirement residence professionals Wed, 25 Jan 2012 16:55:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 Comment on About Difficult Conversations by ourkids.net http://www.dialogueplus.ca/about-difficult-conversations-2418/#comment-1938 ourkids.net Wed, 25 Jan 2012 16:55:16 +0000 http://www.dialogueplus.ca/?p=2418#comment-1938 Thanks Laurie and thanks for the book tip! We are looking for book reviewers for the 2012 issue of Dialogue Plus Magazine. If you would like to write one on this book please drop us a line at editor@dialogueplus.ca Thanks Laurie and thanks for the book tip! We are looking for book reviewers for the 2012 issue of Dialogue Plus Magazine. If you would like to write one on this book please drop us a line at editor@dialogueplus.ca

]]> Comment on About Difficult Conversations by Laurie Johnston http://www.dialogueplus.ca/about-difficult-conversations-2418/#comment-1930 Laurie Johnston Wed, 25 Jan 2012 01:29:23 +0000 http://www.dialogueplus.ca/?p=2418#comment-1930 An insightful article that most can relate to, I'm sure! The book "Crucial Conversations" by Patterson, Grenny, McMillan, Switzer provides more insight into this topic. It gives great examples, explanations - all easy to follow! I recommend it highly. An insightful article that most can relate to, I'm sure! The book "Crucial Conversations" by Patterson, Grenny, McMillan, Switzer provides more insight into this topic. It gives great examples, explanations – all easy to follow! I recommend it highly.

]]> Comment on Aging and Dying in a Village in Papua New Guinea: Lessons by ourkids.net http://www.dialogueplus.ca/aging-and-dying-in-a-village-in-papua-new-guinea-lessons/#comment-1347 ourkids.net Wed, 28 Dec 2011 18:57:38 +0000 http://www.dialogueplus.ca/?p=2432#comment-1347 Your development looks beautiful. What an incredible view! Please get in touch in the New Year if you'd like to do some writing for Dialogue Plus. It would be great to have some perspective on senior living in Newfoundland. Your development looks beautiful. What an incredible view! Please get in touch in the New Year if you'd like to do some writing for Dialogue Plus. It would be great to have some perspective on senior living in Newfoundland.

]]> Comment on Aging and Dying in a Village in Papua New Guinea: Lessons by victor hann http://www.dialogueplus.ca/aging-and-dying-in-a-village-in-papua-new-guinea-lessons/#comment-1322 victor hann Tue, 27 Dec 2011 20:33:55 +0000 http://www.dialogueplus.ca/?p=2432#comment-1322 I have a proposed development for our seniors and their needs in healthy active living. Also peer active living. In our beautiful province of NFLD, Canada. appricate a response. I have a proposed development for our seniors and their needs in healthy active living. Also peer active living. In our beautiful province of NFLD, Canada. appricate a response.

]]> Comment on The Future of the Retirement Residence Industry by ourkids.net http://www.dialogueplus.ca/the-future-of-the-retirement-residence-industry/#comment-820 ourkids.net Tue, 06 Dec 2011 22:11:02 +0000 http://www.dialogueplus.ca/?p=2066#comment-820 Excellent point. There is a very real move in the marketplace toward the kinds of communities you describe. We need to be thinking much more along those lines if we want to interest the resident of the future. Excellent point. There is a very real move in the marketplace toward the kinds of communities you describe. We need to be thinking much more along those lines if we want to interest the resident of the future.

]]> Comment on The Future of the Retirement Residence Industry by Dodd Kattman http://www.dialogueplus.ca/the-future-of-the-retirement-residence-industry/#comment-740 Dodd Kattman Fri, 02 Dec 2011 13:39:53 +0000 http://www.dialogueplus.ca/?p=2066#comment-740 If the presenters are accurate about the preferences and demands of today's independent living seniors, and I believe that they are, I question if the candidates discussed are those who we "want" to attract into our communities as opposed to those that we "will" attract. We all must begin to diversify our housing and service offerings toward intergenerational, living and healing environments in addition to our current products of age-restricted campuses that isolated consumers from lifelong social networks. If the presenters are accurate about the preferences and demands of today's independent living seniors, and I believe that they are, I question if the candidates discussed are those who we "want" to attract into our communities as opposed to those that we "will" attract. We all must begin to diversify our housing and service offerings toward intergenerational, living and healing environments in addition to our current products of age-restricted campuses that isolated consumers from lifelong social networks.

]]> Comment on SPIN selling brings sales success by John Macdonald http://www.dialogueplus.ca/spin-selling-sales-success-residences/#comment-624 John Macdonald Thu, 24 Nov 2011 17:02:14 +0000 http://www.dialogueplus.ca/blog/?p=697#comment-624 Great to hear you espouse the merits of the SPIN selling methodology for retirement home sales. I absolutely agree that this type of formal sales methodology when combined with the appropriate activity levels and sales person competency can make a real deference to occupancy levels at a home. John Macdonald <a href="http://www.RetirementHomeSoftware.com" rel="nofollow">www.RetirementHomeSoftware.com</a> Great to hear you espouse the merits of the SPIN selling methodology for retirement home sales. I absolutely agree that this type of formal sales methodology when combined with the appropriate activity levels and sales person competency can make a real deference to occupancy levels at a home.

John Macdonald http://www.RetirementHomeSoftware.com

]]> Comment on The Hallmark of Abbotsford is community by Michael & Marj http://www.dialogueplus.ca/hallmark-of-abbotsford-is-community/#comment-551 Michael & Marj Fri, 18 Nov 2011 03:50:08 +0000 http://www.dialogueplus.ca/blog/?p=429#comment-551 You are a wonderful person, Stan Hindmarch. I followed the Global News story about that inter-city grammer school needing $10k to install playground equipment. I envy your generosity. You are a very good man, and our family is proud to have you as a member of our Lower Mainland community. God love you, Stan. You are a wonderful person, Stan Hindmarch.
I followed the Global News story about that inter-city grammer school needing $10k to install playground equipment. I envy your generosity. You are a very good man, and our family is proud to have you as a member of our Lower Mainland community.

God love you, Stan.

]]> Comment on What retirement residence chains can learn by Jimmy John http://www.dialogueplus.ca/what-retirement-residence-chains-can-learn/#comment-486 Jimmy John Mon, 07 Nov 2011 07:41:00 +0000 http://www.dialogueplus.ca/blog/?p=92#comment-486 Hi Laurie, This post is realistic approach on retirement residences to managed on owner based or chain. Senior citizens are very sensitive and require a lot of caring. So in this fields professionalisim is inviateble. So in my openion Chain of residence is best one and as per your discourse communication gap should be minimized to operate smoothly and in long run. Nice post !!! Hi Laurie,

This post is realistic approach on retirement residences to managed on owner based or chain. Senior citizens are very sensitive and require a lot of caring. So in this fields professionalisim is inviateble. So in my openion Chain of residence is best one and as per your discourse communication gap should be minimized to operate smoothly and in long run.

Nice post !!!

]]> Comment on The Future of the Retirement Residence Industry by Adam Linden http://www.dialogueplus.ca/the-future-of-the-retirement-residence-industry/#comment-347 Adam Linden Wed, 12 Oct 2011 19:54:25 +0000 http://www.dialogueplus.ca/?p=2066#comment-347 With all the advances in traditional medicine and a whole industry devoted to the health and well being of baby boomers and seniors, looks like we are definately heading in the right direction. When we hear people say that 60 is the new 40 I agree with them and say it's not an age thing, it's a life stage and health stage thing. Age really is just a number with today's mature adults and I think thats the way it should be. With all the advances in traditional medicine and a whole industry devoted to the health and well being of baby boomers and seniors, looks like we are definately heading in the right direction. When we hear people say that 60 is the new 40 I agree with them and say it's not an age thing, it's a life stage and health stage thing. Age really is just a number with today's mature adults and I think thats the way it should be.

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