In our last blog, we explained the science behind why senior housing sales teams forget their onboarding. In case you missed it, here’s a quick recap of what we covered… We introduced the Ebbinghaus curve—a phenomenon discovered in the 19th century, revealing that humans rapidly forget newly learned information. We covered some explanations behind why
Whether you own, operate, or oversee an assisted living portfolio, you understand how executive directors can make—or break—the performance of your individual communities. From operations to clinical care, the buck stops with the executive director of an assisted living community. And occupancy growth is no different. Your executive director (ED) has a profound impact on
The importance of net operating income (NOI) in senior housing cannot be underestimated. From annual financials to quarterly goals, monitoring NOI is critical to keep the financial health of your operation on track. In addition to these high-level goals, NOI plays another important role in the senior housing industry. More often than not, operations base
Driving increased occupancy at senior living organizations requires something more than excellent clinical care or beautiful buildings. Transforming tours into move-ins requires a laser-sharp focus on addressing your target audience’s needs...in other words, customer service. And when it comes to customer service, Apple has shown mastery. A Statista survey revealed that 50% of Apple users
Change leadership is challenging for an important reason. You’re reinventing your senior living operation...based on a future you and your team can’t fully predict. If you’re a senior living CEO, that’s a bit unnerving. You know that disruption is coming to the senior living industry. You know it’s time to make the shift. You’re
For sustainable top-line growth, your senior housing organization faces a crossroads. You can continue to use outdated models of serving customer needs. Or you can recognize the coming Silver Tsunami, shift your organizational culture, and radically reinvent how you meet customer needs. As you already know, making a shift requires more than a C-suite meeting
Industry disruption and disruptive innovation. That’s been the theme of our blog series, and we’ve looked at everything from the coming senior housing industry shift to creating communication that fuels innovation. Before we conclude this series, we’re looking at one final topic for innovating where it counts—culture change. Culture is critical for transforming how you
No senior housing leader will deny the importance of communication. However—the reality is—most leaders aren’t creating the right kind of communication in their operations. The kind of communication we’re talking about? This communication… Fuels disruptive innovation. Is the opposite of ambiguous buzzwords. Brings different departments together to collaborate. Creates one central message for every organizational
The senior housing industry is facing disruption. That’s the theme of this month’s series as we warn operations—small and large—that there’s a Silver Tsunami coming that will alter today’s senior living landscape. But here’s another reality. The senior housing niche is also facing low occupancy. According to Senior Housing News, NIC has recently reported that
