Boardrooms are littered with good intentions. A company’s ideas are floated and fleshed out, dissected and even greenlighted, but in many cases, they never quite reach fruition. Sometimes it’s a matter of imagination (or lack thereof). Sometimes it’s a matter of communication. Sometimes it’s a matter of collaboration. Whatever the case, execution has become an [...]
It is impossible to overstate the responsibilities shouldered by the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of a company or organization. Every decision made by someone bestowed that title could have far-reaching consequences, for the entity and its employees. I have previously outlined what I believe to be a CEO’s most essential attributes -- how he or [...]
Challenging the brain to understand new concepts and ideas can help seniors slow cognitive decline, but the challenge within the challenge is finding activities capable of forestalling such issues. Forbes contributor Tara Swart, a neuroscientist, notes that while most changes in the brain stop naturally occurring at age 25 -- that the brain is, in [...]
It’s no surprise that as we age, we lose strength, flexibility and balance. But there are a variety of ways to keep safely exercising in order to maintain the activities you love, keep your independence, prevent falls, reduce pain and even lower your chances of illnesses such as heart disease. To encourage quality of life, [...]
The gentleman in one room needs to be repositioned, lest he be plagued by bedsores. The woman in another room needs her medication. And yet another woman in yet another room needs to be ferried to treatment. There are meals to deliver. There are catheters to clean. There are beds to change. And there never [...]
At the Allure Group, we have long taken a keen interest in how innovation and technology could improve patient care. Eldercare is a field ripe for disruption, especially as senior populations grow and with them, the need for better treatment. I’m excited that my company is expanding its services and capabilities through robotic equipment designed [...]
They’ve survived congestive heart failure. The shortness of breath, the nausea, the grueling hospital stay, the complications. At the nursing facility, they fulfilled all the requirements of cardiac rehabilitation. It wasn’t easy, but eventually their energy returned and spirits lifted. They returned home seemingly healthier than before. Until the nightmare happened again. There’s nothing more [...]
Few seem to want to acknowledge that sex among seniors is a reality -- that amorous activity is common in nursing homes, bringing with it a multitude of issues. “Sex falls right smack dab in the middle of who we are as people,” Marguerite McLaughlin, senior director of quality improvement for the American Health Care [...]
The challenges to the health-care system posed by Baby Boomers -- defined as those Americans born between 1946 and 1964 -- cannot be underestimated. As I wrote for CNBC recently, no fewer than 10,000 Boomers are retiring every day. No, that is not a misprint; that is according to Pew Research and the Social Security [...]
New York City has more than lived up to its “melting pot” label: people of all ages, countries, and cultures share space on the map. It matters little whether you’re from China or Canada: live here long enough, and you’ll learn to dodge tourists and avoid empty train cars like the plague. At once diverse [...]