During the pandemic, seniors—many of them reluctantly—have gotten on board with Zoom and other video technology. Now they’re hooked. Want to attract and keep residents in the months and years ahead? Consider a media room that fulfills their wildest dreams.

Agility and creativity have always been key to good senior living community design, but the pandemic has taken these efforts to new levels; and they will drive the future as well.

Here’s the dilemma. We’ve seen firsthand how physically and mentally damaging social isolation can be on seniors, but—at least for the foreseeable future—we can’t go back to in-person visits, group activities, concerts, and crowded dining halls.

We talk a lot about the “new normal” in health care and senior living, but no one really knows exactly what that means.

David Simon, partner at ISL Ventures, LLC, Integral Senior Living’s sister development company, is optimistic about the future of senior living, partly because he has seen so many heroic, inspiring, creative efforts and innovations happening in communities every day.

Kristin Kutac Ward, CEO of Solutions Advisors Group and Solvere Living, is one such leader—with more than 25 years of management experience in senior living. She tapped into consumers’ feelings, needs, and concerns early on…

The COVID pandemic has made it clear that wellness is no longer an option for senior living communities. Residents will expect it, even demand it.

What will seniors really want in a community moving forward? Consider these design features to attract prospects and boost move-ins post-pandemic…

Several adjustments, some small and others more complex, can help protect your staff. For instance, the open floor plan that has been become so popular and considered by some as essential to collaboration is also conducive to disease transmission.