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Guiding principles behind the AAHSA Idea House

Lisa Sneddon - Senior Living Experts — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:00:00 -0600

Technology, universal design and aging in place all come together at the Idea House at the AAHSA 09 conference. When you are touring the home you can see all three of these principles in every corner. I am going to...

AAHSA's Last Designer Standing

Lisa Sneddon - Senior Living Experts — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 11:22:30 -0600

So maybe I wandered away from the Idea House just long enough to see what the students at Harrington College of Design were doing in the back corner of the expo hall...as a student of the school myself, how could...

Touring the AAHSA Idea House

Lisa Sneddon - Senior Living Experts — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 21:28:00 -0600

This morning I had the opportunity to venture over to the McCormick Place and tour the Idea House that was built right inside for the AASHA Annual Meeting. When I initially arrived, the media was touring the home and I...

Free evening programs highlighting HBO's "The Alzheimer's Project"

Lisa Sneddon - Senior Living Experts — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:26:59 -0600

The Alzheimer's Association Greater Illinois Chapter, Lexington Healthcare and Alexian Brothers Neurosciences Institute are hosting two evening programs this month highlighting segments of The HBO Alzheimer’s Project featuring a panel of experts with their personal and scientific perspectives on Alzheimer’s...

Memory Walk 09 update

Lisa Sneddon - Senior Living Experts — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 09:18:00 -0600

I received an update on how we did back in September! There were about 5,500 people present on the day of the walk which is amazing and to this day more than $850,000 was raised. Thanks again to everyone who...

Changes in Senior Living

Lisa Sneddon - Senior Living Experts — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 07:53:00 -0600

We have also noticed that the market has become even more competitive than every before. I have seen a lot of communities that are spending money on capital investments in order to compete with the brand new communities down the...

AAHSA Idea House Continued

Lisa Sneddon - Senior Living Experts — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 17:40:00 -0600

I have some more information on the Idea House that will be at the AAHSA Meeting and Expo next week in Chicago. Before I even get into all the cool technology and design, its work noting that sustainable design features...

American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging "Idea House"

Lisa Sneddon - Senior Living Experts — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 08:18:00 -0500

The 2009 AAHSA Annual Meeting in Expo this is year is in Chicago at the McCormick Place. This year they are featuring a full scale, 2600 SQFT home which includes and demonstrates cutting edge design and technology from more than...

The economy and senior living

Lisa Sneddon - Senior Living Experts — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 09:38:00 -0500

Since I brought up the fact that I get asked a lot about how the economy is affecting the senior living industry, I felt I could probably talk more about it here as well. While as a whole, our business...

Some Communities now using "Deferred Entrance Fee" Plans due to the economy

Lisa Sneddon - Senior Living Experts — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 08:24:00 -0500

Recently, I have been asked a lot about how business is going in this market. I respond by noting that people are still moving to retirement communities and assisted living. Actually the more need driven the move (ie:dementia, safety causing...