Pivot Senior Living Experts

10/02/2012

There was a great turnout for the 2nd Annual TxCCC Symposium.

09/25/2012

"Pricing concessions represent real money, but so does the lost opportunity cost of each vacant unit."

Jim Moore talks pricing challenges and ways to communicate value in Senior Living Executive Sep/Oct issue, pg. 34 in print and online.

Senior Living Executive is the award-winning magazine published by the Assisted Living Federation of America (ALFA). It is the only magazine serving the senior living business that delivers the best practices, strategic solutions, and innovative thinking senior living executives need to continuousl...

09/19/2012

Great fall newsletter from Pi Architects, love the story on pets from Silverado Senior Living.

Whether you're an owner, operator, lender or investor you share the desire to deliver great value to your customers. For owners and operators success means having the right plan in place, becoming the best of the best and the access to capital to make it all happen; for lenders and investors its kno...

08/22/2012

"The words we speak convey our philosophy and direct our actions. With that being said, we challenge you to eliminate certain words when referring to senior housing options."

Phrases like assisted living facilities, community tour, and resident discharge are taboo when talking about the care philosophy of assisted living.

08/17/2012

Silverado Senior Living, a California-based operator of senior living facilities, has broken ground on a $12 million memory-care community in Onion Creek.

07/26/2012

More on the move to improve resident health and reduce antipsychotic drug use in the nursing home setting, particularly for those residents with dementia-related behaviors. Pearl Merritt, Regional Dean of TTUHSC School is one of 3 speakers at this seminar presented by LeadingAge TX. Register now for August in Austin, TX.

See the full agenda here: https://leadingagetexas.org/default.aspx/MenuItemID/534/MenuGroup/LATXEducation.htm

LeadingAge Texas, TAHSA, Long-Term Care Association, Assisted Living Association, Senior Housing Association, Not-for-Profit Aging Services Association, Non-profit association, Aging Care and Services, EIA, Educational Institute on Aging, Ethics Courses, Administrator Training, NAB CEU, Nurses Train...

07/18/2012

From Pivot Members MDS: Build vs. Buy
The Implications for Future Growth
"The build vs. buy decision involves careful consideration to both qualitative and quantitative issues..."

Expanding senior living holdings frequently comes down to two options: build a new community or buy an existing one. It sounds like a simple decision, but in today’s environment it is actually very complex.

07/16/2012

Every community is different, standardized disaster programs won't cover unique threats faced in different parts of the country. Provider Mag reminds operators of the need for emergency preparedness, plans and drills. Share this article!

07/10/2012

Good reading, feel free to pass the Pi Architects Summer Newsletter along to a friend.

Pi Architects, Inc. is pleased to announce the successful groundbreaking of the nursing home expansion at Country Village Care. MyHouse is a flexible small house model that can be tailored to meet the needs of any organization, readily integrated into an existing community, or utilized as the basis ...

05/14/2012

For these Alzheimer's patients, imaginative storytelling is a relief from the stress of forgetting. It's a great example of caregivers finding new ways to communicate and reconnect.

Storytelling can be a way of giving people with dementia a low-stress way to communicate, one that does not rely on their memories. And it can give caregivers a chance to reconnect with their loved ones.

05/03/2012

Pivot SLE is participating in the Leading Age TX Pre-con; after the trends panel, Debby Burgett will give an informative Operations Boot Camp to translate coming trends into operations reality. Get in touch now to meet during the event!

LeadingAge Texas, TAHSA, Long-Term Care Association, Assisted Living Association, Senior Housing Association, Not-for-Profit Aging Services Association, Non-profit association, Aging Care and Services, EIA, Educational Institute on Aging, Ethics Courses, Administrator Training, NAB CEU, Nurses Train...

05/03/2012

The latest news and events from Pi Architects. Mark Warrik did a great article on using 3D modeling to integrate design and operations in the design phase.

A 100 year-old tennis champ and an 88 year-old swimmer knock the socks off of aging stereotypes with their fellow senior athletes.