Paths To Leadership In The Senior Living Industry

This book assembles many of the great leaders of the senior living and care industry to discuss their paths to and views on leadership. Each chapter provides readers with ideas, information, and inspiration on how to achieve leadership in this dynamic, mission-focused industry. It includes various strategies for success, such as promoting meaning and purpose in corporate culture, making decisions in the absence of perfect information, managing your personal assets of relationships and reputation, and finding competitive advantages through technology, training, and team-building. These leaders also share their experiences responding to COVID-19 and discuss how the pandemic may change the future of leadership in the industry. Whether your path starts in gerontology, nursing, social work, design, real estate, finance, law, operations, or technology, and whether one pursues work in the private, nonprofit, or government sectors, this volume provides a valuable resource for all aspiring and developing leaders in the senior living industry.

The demand for residential communities for seniors rises as the U.S. population continues to age. This growth means that new administrators and staff members often are learning by trial and error the complicated task of delivering high-quality and consistent services to elderly persons. While many new facilities have been successful, others have been plagued by a variety of administrative and financial difficulties. Senior Living Communities remains the definitive guide to managing these facilities. In this thoroughly updated and revised edition, Benjamin W. Pearce offers a wealth of sound advice and practical solutions. He discusses resident relations, operating methods, staffing ratios, department management, cost containment, sales and marketing strategies, techniques of financial analysis, budgeting, and human resources. New chapters address issues particular to dementia care and architecture, and the appendix contains a department-by-department audit of senior living operations. From the front lines to the boardroom, this book should be a part of every decision-making process for improving and maintaining assisted living, congregate, and continuing care retirement communities.

This book will remove the fear and anxiety of senior living and care. Senior living is perhaps the most sensitive topic of all. To most, the feelings on this topic range from discomfort to fear to absolute paralysis at the very idea of this subject. When circumstances force you into this zone you are almost always alone, confused, conflicted, and feeling vulnerable and overwhelmed. No more. With this book you will now possess the ultimate guide to understanding exactly what the choices are, how to choose, why to choose, what to avoid, where the landmines are hidden, and (most importantly) how to make all the right moves. This is possible because for the first time an accomplished and experienced senior living owner/operator has written a tell-all for families to unlock the secrets to the mysterious world of independent and assisted living from the inside out. This cheat-sheet, now in large print, will give you the advantage in nearly every situation, and without it you will be at the mercy of others in more ways than you can imagine. Go behind the Gray Curtain to learn how to navigate these choppy waters. Chapters include The ABCs of Senior Living, Insider Touring Guide and Senior Living Secrets, The Critical Conversation No One Has, Secret Sauce, Dragon Seniors, and Smart Prepping For The Move. David Slomovic is a modern Renaissance man passionately focused on improving the future for all. After years as a Trial Attorney in the bloody field of criminal law he left law to join the family real estate business. For nearly 18 years, until his incredibly successful exit, he personally operated a family-owned 130 unit senior living Community in Orange County, California. Forced to start at the bottom, literally, the author used observations, creative marketing and operating solutions, unorthodox staff motivation techniques, and a unique remodel design from his own imagination, to transform his struggling asset into a profitable powerhouse that shattered the per-door sale record that existed at the time in Orange County, California. Since his exit Mr. Slomovic has been consulting with operators and developers regarding marketing and operating solutions while also evaluating new opportunities. Mr. Slomovic identifies the fixable flaws in the Industry that most Corporations and Communities do not even know they have, exposes the shocking secret reasons behind the industry's poor penetration rates, and makes an extraordinary case for the bright future success of senior living that the Aging Industry somehow fails to advance. David Slomovic was, much like you, thrown into this world with no notice and no net. His trials and tribulations will illuminate your path to critical information and practical answers. This is a step-by-step playbook to understand what the Communities are trying to do to you, how to make the right decisions at each turn, and how to ultimately be the hero for yourself and your loved ones. This book is for those who need to know the meaning of the industry jargon as well as the choices available without manipulation. It is written for the senior living employee to realize their powerful role in this growing industry. And it is for the Owners, Executives, and Thought Leaders of senior living to see that a better way for all involved exists if they just present the product honestly and create the senior living communities they would want for themselves and their families. The Unicorn Project reveals hidden truths about seniors, employees, the most common transition mistakes, and even criminal law that you never expected or knew before. Join Mr. Slomovic on his mission of discovery as he takes you through his extraordinary journey from criminal Trial Attorney to Assisted Living mogul in his new stunning and controversial book, The Unicorn Project: Insider Secrets of Senior Living Plus the Ultimate Step-by-Step Guide to Assisted Living.

First Published in 2003. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Managing people is difficult wherever you work. But in the tech industry, where management is also a technical discipline, the learning curve can be brutal—especially when there are few tools, texts, and frameworks to help you. In this practical guide, author Camille Fournier (tech lead turned CTO) takes you through each stage in the journey from engineer to technical manager. From mentoring interns to working with senior staff, you’ll get actionable advice for approaching various obstacles in your path. This book is ideal whether you’re a new manager, a mentor, or a more experienced leader looking for fresh advice. Pick up this book and learn how to become a better manager and leader in your organization. Begin by exploring what you expect from a manager Understand what it takes to be a good mentor, and a good tech lead Learn how to manage individual members while remaining focused on the entire team Understand how to manage yourself and avoid common pitfalls that challenge many leaders Manage multiple teams and learn how to manage managers Learn how to build and bootstrap a unifying culture in teams

"This work is an updated edition to Senior Living Communities that reflects the current management practices of senior living communities"--

Living a Leadership Lifestyle is a different type of leadership book that approaches leadership from a unique perspective. Rather than focusing on specific leadership skills, this book argues that successful leadership begins by living leadership as a lifestyle and having leadership mindsets that guide decisions and behaviors daily. After describing his own leadership journey and personal leadership quest across continents and cultures, the author shares 13 key Insights for living a leadership lifestyle, including: Build and protect your personal leadership brand. Failure is opportunity in disguise. Be courageous and carve your own path. Living a Leadership Lifestyle is a pragmatic book demonstrating the characteristics of good leadership essential for aspiring leaders. By developing and harnessing the leadership mindsets shared, readers will self-administer a “tonic” for the challenges life brings nurturing the resilience, self-awareness, and courage required to help readers carve their own path to success.

TRB's Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) Report 139: Guidebook for Recruiting, Developing, and Retaining Transit Managers for Fixed-Route Bus and Paratransit Systems explores resources for fixed-route bus, general public demand response, and Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) paratransit systems resources to assist in the recruitment, development, and retention of managers. The Guidebook is accompanied by CRP-CD-77, which provides Model Job Descriptions for 32 broad job titles that indicate the structure and content for job descriptions for manager jobs. The CD-ROM is also available for download from TRB's website as an ISO image. A separate report presenting the research methodology, the results of a literature review, and the results from focus groups held with 15 other non-transit public and private sector organizations used in production of TRCP Report 139 is available online.