Foresight Radio

This week, on Foresight Radio: Sasha Dawn discovers the power of tech, gaming, and togetherness — and launches live, virtual gameshows for senior living residents across the country.

For 30 minutes we played. And for 30 minutes, all of us forgot where we were and connected. And at the end of the game, we all cried. ... In that moment, Rachel, I thought “This — this is what I'm here for. This is my magic.”

— Sasha Dawn, CEO and founder, Utopia Experiences

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In a room at Wheelock Terrace, a projector hangs from the ceiling. This unassuming box contains a high-tech, award-winning gaming system for people with dementia.

It's called Tovertafel — "magic table" in Dutch. It beams images onto the table or floor, and people interact with them in "purposeful play." The games are designed to use parts of the brain that don't get damaged by Alzheimer's.

Hear from Sjoerd Wennekes and Cindy Wiegand about how it's working in this community.

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Where to find us:

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Ever thought about opening an adult daycare? Kris Chana went from running a small assisted living community to launching ActivAge, a now-booming adult day care and in-home care franchise. As the CAREpreneur, he teaches and inspires fellow senior living entrepreneurs through his podcast, YouTube, and more. Here's his story.

Check out ActivAge at ADCPRO.COM

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Where to find us:

Website: https://www.seniorlivingforesight.net LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/seniorforesight/ Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/SeniorForesight Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/seniorforesight/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/SeniorForesight

The story: Kisco Senior Living has this pandemic thing down to a [cutting-edge but FDA-approved] science. They’ve got testing most people have never heard of, transparency many communities run in fear of, and “guidance, not dictates” executive directors dream of. Hear how they’re leading-by-example the industry forward.

 

The guest: Ed Ward, vice president of operations and care services, Kisco Senior Living.

 

Your host: Rachel Hill, Senior Living Foresight.

 

“We saw the strain on our front line. … We've really looked at, how do we address [the labor shortage]? … We've introduced a whole set of new HR benefits — associate benefits — that is pretty impressive. Things like sabbaticals for our executive directors and our community management team. After they've worked at Kisco for five years, they can take a month off, and it doesn't impact their vacation balance. They can go and explore and refresh and renew. … I've never been a part of an organization that does that.

— Ed Ward

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The story: Rather than pushing marketing messages out, Wendy and her team at Big Buzz draw people in. They figure out exactly how to tell a community’s story, in a way that connects and converts. Here’s how.

 

The guest: Wendy O'Donovan Phillips, CEO, Big Buzz.

 

Your host: Rachel Hill, Senior Living Foresight.

 

“We're so fixated, as an industry, on digital marketing that we get sidelined in thinking that the data that we need to be watching is analytics. Well, analytics tell a reactive story: ‘Here's how your marketing performed.’ In order to get at a proactive story of data, that survey data really helps set the stage for what story you're going to tell and rises communities out of that sea of sameness.”

— Wendy O'Donovan Phillips

This episode is sponsored by Big Buzz, the marketing agency that solves complex problems for people in senior living. In their podcast, Marketing Mysteries Solved, gain tools to uncover the marketing problems killing your organization fastest. Subscribe on your favorite podcast platform.

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Where to find us:

Website: https://www.seniorlivingforesight.net LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/seniorforesight/ Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/SeniorForesight Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/seniorforesight/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/SeniorForesight

The story: Using creative, interactive tools, Leslie Fuller helps people understand folks with dementia better. Get insights that could change how you think about your residents — and make every day better for you, them, and your staff. 

The guest: Leslie Fuller, Inspired Senior Care

Your host: Rachel Hill, Senior Living Foresight.

“[A colleague] had a staff member come back to her after a training one day, and she said, ‘I can't thank you enough, because I don't feel afraid of my residents anymore.’ That struck me to the core …. Why do staff leave? They leave for a multitude of reasons. But if you are having staff going in, trying to provide support and care and partnership for individuals who have brain change going on, and they don't understand anything about what that brain change really means and how it's going to affect communication and how to maybe help somebody through a difficult time … I might leave too!” 

— Leslie Fuller

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The story: They call it an “operator in a box.” This robust software suite, built by operators, for operators, grows with you. Pick and choose what you need, as you need it. Here’s how it came to be … and the cool stuff you can do with it.

 

The guest: Brad Frasher, executive vice president, Glennis Solutions

 

Your host: Rachel Hill, Senior Living Foresight.

 

“What I tell people is, let's solve your most pressing pain point today. Maybe that's with the care system — “I need to digitize my tasks for my caregivers, and I want to use the mobile app.” … Great … we'll get you hooked up with our integrated eMAR as well. Therefore all of your care needs are taken care of. Then we can move on to billing and maybe the CRM. That way, on your technology journey — a six-months, a one-year, a three-year journey — whatever it is, we'll go at your speed to get you on a full platform that's fully integrated and easy to use.”

— Brad Frasher

This episode is sponsored by Glennis Solutions—senior living management simplified. Manage your operations and resident care with one integrated solution. Learn more here.

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Website: https://www.seniorlivingforesight.net LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/seniorforesight/ Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/SeniorForesight Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/seniorforesight/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/SeniorForesight

The story: She was trained in neurology. But when her own mother showed signs of dementia, she dismissed them. Now, she’s offering insights into what your residents’ family members are going through — and why denial isn’t always denial.

 

The guest: Elaine Pereira, speaker, caregiver, and author of I Will Never Forget.

Your host: Rachel Hill, Senior Living Foresight.

“There's a fine line between denial and literally ignorance. And I don't mean ignorance disrespectfully. I felt I was ignorant. People [would] share with me all this stuff, and I [was] like, ‘[She’s] not like that when I'm there.’ And they're rolling their eyes, going, ‘This girl's really out of it. She is in total denial.’ But you can't be in denial if you don't understand what it is that's going on. So you're just bewildered.”

— Elaine Pereira

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The story: Want fewer UTIs, skin lesions, and staff burnouts? Check your briefs — the ones you’re giving residents, that is. Incontinence doesn’t have to run/ruin lives. Here’s a better way.

The guests:

• Rosemary Laird, MD, geriatrician and founder, Laird Eldercare Group
• Deanna Vigliotta, Seni 

Your host: Rachel Hill, Senior Living Foresight.

“If you live in a building that has beautiful chandeliers and a beautiful dining room, but you're scared to go out because … you might soil your clothing … and soil the chair you're sitting on, you're not going to go have the nice meal in the dining room with your friends or take part in any social activities. … [Urinary incontinence is] one of the most common things going on in a senior living community, but it's one of the least common things that's spoken about.”

— Rosemary Laird, MD

 

This episode is sponsored by Seni, a premium brand of incontinence products. Seni's mission is to improve the quality of life for people living with incontinence, allowing them to enjoy everyday life activities with dignity and confidence. Click here for a free sample.

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Where to find us:

Website: https://www.seniorlivingforesight.net LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/seniorforesight/ Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/SeniorForesight Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/seniorforesight/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/SeniorForesight

The story: Judy Cornish wants to change the way we think of dementia: Instead of focusing on the disease, she says, focus on the experience — and watch symptoms like exit seeking and combativeness decline.

The guest: Judy Cornish, author and founder, The Dementia & Alzheimer’s Wellbeing Network (DAWN).

Your host: Steve Moran, Senior Living Foresight.

“Wandering, exit-seeking restlessness, sundowning, confabulation, combative behaviors — we think of all of these behaviors as the symptoms of dementia. But if you really think about it, [they] are actually human behaviors. They are not specific to dementia. … And that has nothing to do with age or diagnosis. That's a human being under stress. “

— Judy Cornish

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This episode is sponsored by PocketBook Memory — a move-in incentive that makes your community stand out as the person-centered choice. PocketBook Memory is a portable video player that fosters connection and easy reminiscence therapy. Offer it to your prospects here.  

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