Advocacy Is a Golden Opportunity We Can Choose to Take Every Day
In CDAL Insights onRead moreby Amber Patton, ED, CDAL, CDPIn senior living, we’re often asked to be advocates—but this can look different for each person. We advocate for seniors who liv…
Sharing Information is the Key To Making Safety Plans Work
In CDAL Insights onRead moreby Stephen L. Miller, CDALThis year, COVID-19 has brought safety to the forefront in communities. Since the onset, we’ve had five residents and eight staff me…
A Change in Perspective Keeps Us Going Through Challenging Times
In CDAL Insights onRead moreby Julie Dyson, CDALI think this year has taught us that life is more about the perspective we take than the actual events unfolding around us.I have had…
A First-Hand Look at the Joys and Demands Of Montessori Programming
In CDAL Insights onRead moreBy Amber Patton, CDALResidents with Alzheimer’s and dementia-related diseases are ever-changing: Who they are one day can change drastically the next da…
Three Simple Ideas That Can Have A Priceless Effect on Residents’ Lives
In CDAL Insights onRead moreSusan Cohen Cwieka, CDALExecutive DirectorAdelaide of Newton CentreBenchmarkby Susan Cohen Cwieka, CDALRecently, a resident moved into our memory care communi…
Everyone Needs Care to Keep Going Through This Crisis—Including You
In CDAL Insights onRead moreKadine Mitchell, CDALExecutive DirectorBrightview South Riverby Kadine Mitchell, CDALIn senior living, crisis management is familiar territory for many leader…
When New Tech Means Tension, Try Taking It Step-by-Step
In CDAL Insights onRead moreBy Kayla Crowder, CDAL Executive DirectorCommonwealth Senior Living at HillsvilleIntegrating new technologies into your community brings new opportunities, but…
Another Name for Executive Director Is ‘Sales and Marketing Leader’
In CDAL Insights onRead moreBy Jeffery Smith, CDAL Executive Director, Sandy Springs Place Memory CareEnlivantAtlanta, GAAs operators, we have three main points of focus when it comes to …
Turning the Turnover Game Into a Win-Win for All
In CDAL Insights onRead moreBy Gary H. Brown, CDAL, CRCFAExecutive Director, Morningside of SumterFive Star Senior LivingSumter, SCEmployee turnover will never go away. Employees will lea…
The Greatest Investment You Can Make Is Spending Time
In CDAL Insights onRead moreBy Julie Dyson, LTCA/LNHA, HSE, CDAL Residence Director, Legend at Mingo RoadLegend Senior Living Tulsa, OKThe saying goes: “We give time and attention to what…
Take a Stress-Less Challenge: How to Turn it into Energy
In CDAL Insights onRead moreBy Sarah Searles, CDALExecutive DirectorSun Prairie, WisconsinNew Perspective Senior LivingAs senior living operators working in an unprecedented time in our i…
When You’re the New Kid…
In CDAL Insights onRead moreBy Kristen Dalrick, CDALExecutive DirectorMarket Street ResidenceWatercrest Senior LivingIn my professional life, I’ve experienced the joy of putting together …
How to Help Your Residents Write Their Next Chapter
In CDAL Insights onRead moreBy Linda Silveira, CDALExecutive DirectorGreenwich Farms at WarwickBenchmarkRecently, I sat down with a group of our residents who happen to be veterans. As an…
Attracting and Retaining Top Talent
In CDAL Insights onRead moreBy Linda Fisher, CDALExecutive DirectorFountaingrove LodgeOakmont Signature LivingGet two or more operations managers together and the topic of conversation wi…
MBK Senior Living Executive Directors & Regional Director Earn CDAL Credentials
In Announcements onRead moreIRVINE, Calif. -- Considered the gold standard of assisted living credentials, five MBK Senior Living team members have earned a Certified Director of Assisted…
Introducing More Flexibility, Convenience for Becoming CDAL-Certified
In Announcements, Press onRead moreShow residents and their families your passion for providing the best quality of care through participation in the Certified Director of Assisted Living (CDAL)…
Complementing Luxury Design with Exceptional Service
In CDAL Insights onRead moreWhen the owners of your community are the people responsible for bringing The Ritz-Carlton to Dallas, you know their expectations for a certain level of servic…
Strategies to Manage Community Expenses
In CDAL Insights onRead moreIn an ideal operating world, revenue shortfalls would not exist. Year after year, a community would meet and/or exceed its revenue targets, keeping expenses in…
Easing the Transition to a Higher Level of Care
In CDAL Insights onRead moreAs an executive director, there are many ways I work with my team to counsel residents and their families as they transition from independent living to assiste…
New Chair, Members Elected to the Senior Living Certification Commission Board of Commissioners
In Announcements, Press onRead more(Alexandria, Va., June 15, 2018) — The Senior Living Certification Commission (SLCC) announced today that Brenda Bacon, president and CEO of Brandywine Living,…
