Foresight Radio

Steve Moran interviews Deborah Potter with SageAge Strategies (a Foresight partner). They discuss how the entire approach to marketing senior living is changing, how staffing challenges are affecting marketing strategies, and the importance of cultivating empathy as a skill among senior living staff.

Also, check out SageAge Strategies' LinkedIn page.

The story: This cutting-edge fall-detection and -prevention tech is dignified and respectful . . . and utterly cool.

The guest: Delaine Blazek, chief commercial officer, Dele Health Tech (a Foresight partner)

Your host: Steve Moran, publisher, Senior Living Foresight

“We want to help people protect their privacy. We want to help them age with dignity. And part of that is a philosophy of not being on a live video stream. There's nothing more scary for some of these people than to be recorded, to be watched, to be monitored—unless you're going to be a reality TV star.”

—Delaine Blazek

Learn about the latest in fall detection!

This episode of Foresight Radio is sponsored by Dele Health Tech.

Sales expert and chief marketing officer for Vitality Living Julie Podewitz  reveals some of her secrets for senior living occupancy success in her book, Solving the Occupancy Puzzle: A Senior Living Regional Director Sales Playbook. Interviewed by Lola Rain, Foresight Radio host, Julie notes that her book includes a list of 19 “if-then” solutions for solving specific occupancy challenges. Listen to the full episode here; learn more about the book here.

Foresight Founder Steve Moran hears from Aging Choices’ CEO Terri Sullivan how their simple website tool allows sales and marketing teams to personalize prospect communication from the very first contact. Stellar Senior Living’s Marketing Manager Chelsie Ring describes the results they are getting IRL. Listen to our new Foresight Radio episode today.

EVP Bob Burg describes for Foresight Radio Host Pam McDonald the role Moves for Seniors, a logistics and transport company, can play when emergency evacuation is needed by senior living communities. Learn more by listening to the episode today and visit their website for more information

Your community’s rehab and wellness programs can give you a competitive edge. Cathy Berry and Hal Price tell Foresight Radio Host Pam McDonald how via done-for-you marketing by Healthcraft Creative Solutions. They also discuss their in-depth analytics to pinpoint post-acute healthcare target customers in local marketplaces. Learn more, listen today.

In our newest episode, Foresight Publisher Steve Moran describes podcast to Foresight Radio host Pam McDonald the tremendous value he gains from attending professional conferences. “First,” he says is, “connecting with old friends” and making new ones. Additionally, he delights in the opportunity to learn new things. And he notes: “Frankly, it's a time to have a lot of fun.” Learn Steve’s conference-going tips, listen to the episode today.

As Kisco Senior Living’s first Environmental Health and Safety Director Mizuki Sato-Berkeland helps ensure its communities are "the best places for their residents to live and associates to work.” She tells Foresight Radio Host Pam McDonald that the crux of her job is improving health and safety processes, staying on top of compliance and regulatory items, and educating and training staff around things that allow everybody to stay safe. Listen to the episode today.

National Assisted Living Week — Sep.12 - 18 — is a perfect opportunity to build relationships with your local elected officials. Foresight Radio Host Pam McDonald interviews Helen Crunk with the National Center for Assisted Living about this year’s theme and ideas for activities. She also talks with Sally Michael, Director of the California Assisted Living Association, on why these relationships can be so valuable to individual communities and to the senior living industry. Check out nalw.org for products and additional ideas!