In the past 50 years, the senior care industry has been evolving from a medicalized institution to a place that people need and want to call their last home. In these environments, seniors crave to live as fully as possible while surrendering as least as possible of their previous life. As demand and needs shift […]
Last Tuesday, the news about the economic crisis were suddenly better; as Bernanke, the chairman of the Federal Reserve, explained, the economic free fall of the last nine months is nearing an end and the United States should begin a fragile recovery by the end of this year. He also warned that the convalescence will […]
>Steve Gurney’s speech at Vinson Hall on Thursday March 19th 2009 was very compelling and serves as a great platform for discussion for change on how we perceive the role of retirement communities in our society. After planning his move and spending a week at the Paul Spring senior Community in Alexandria, VA, Steve came […]
“Culture change” is the common name given to the national movement for the transformation of older adult services, based on person-directed values and practices where the voices of elders and those working with them are considered and respected. Core person-directed values are choice, dignity respect, self-determination and purposeful living. Culture change transformation supports the creation […]
Linked Senior thrives to enhance the life in residential long term care through entertainment. We are deeply passionate about culture change and support initiatives that increase the quality of life of our elders. A very good example of an innovative model for residential long-term care is the Green House project. The Green House concept is […]
