Wellzesta Articles

The Science and Spirituality of Emotions in HealthCare

Posted by Marilyn Carpenter on April 7, 2020

For me, the whole notion of HealthCare has always meant the joining of science and spirituality, with health rooted in science and care connected to spirituality – our universal ‘oneness’ - guided by the golden rule – treat others as you would have them treat you. Love, kindness, joy, gentleness, patience, and goodness to name a few outward emotions we all like to receive from others, especially our caregivers. Growing up in the 70’s, the doctors in my small town often made house calls. The doctor’s kind and gentle “bedside manner” meant everything to us.

Topics: Emotional Wellness healthcare emotion code quantum theory energy

Your Role in Retirement Planning: Guiding Prospective Senior Living Residents

Posted by Brad Breeding on March 6, 2020

If you are a member of the sales and marketing team at your [independent living or life plan] retirement community, did you know that you are in the retirement planning business? You may not think so because, for most people, the phrase “retirement planning” translates to “financial planning." But I would encourage you to broaden your scope of what retirement planning includes.

Topics: Senior Living Seniors Financial Wellness Life Plan senior wellness aging wellzesta marketing senior care retirement mylifesite

What Do Seniors Want Your Retirement Community to Be?

Posted by Jeremiah Treacy on February 25, 2020

“What’s old is new again,” or so the saying goes. With senior living or retirement communities, whichever term you prefer, the model is shifting ever so slightly depending on what your community is, or what you offer the senior today. It may even depend on where your senior community is located; after all, geography can often play a part in the senior community profile.

Topics: Senior Living Seniors life plan community senior wellness wellzesta continuing care retirement

Wellzesta Life Improves Communication and Enhances Wellbeing for Arbor Acres

Posted by Evangeline Wilds on February 20, 2020

As Director of Wellness Arts for Arbor Acres United Methodist Retirement Community in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, Alice Smith knows the importance of whole-person wellbeing.

Topics: Senior Living Seniors Wellness Wellbeing Resident Engagement Life Plan Communication Technology senior wellness ccrc aging wellzesta eldercare engagement software senior care

The Value of Finding Your Life Purpose

Posted by Patricia Faust, MGS on February 12, 2020

“The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why.” Mark Twain

Topics: Seniors senior wellness brain health mindfulness senior care brain function purposeful life purpose

Benefits of Working with a Senior Care Manager

Posted by Melissa Mehrlich, MSN, MHA, BSN, RN and Leah Maul, MBA, BA Gerontology on January 28, 2020

The phone rings - it’s the hospital on the other line. Your mother fell and is injured. They also mention they believe she may have had a stroke. You leave your job and head to the hospital. If you aren’t close by, maybe you head to the airport or embark on a long drive. All of a sudden, you are in the middle of a situation you weren’t prepared for. The hospital staff is asking you what you want to do with your mom. She can’t live alone for awhile, or maybe ever again. Where do you want her to go? Where should she go for rehabilitation therapy? You have no idea where to start.

Topics: Seniors senior wellness aging eldercare senior care continuing care at home care manager healthcare

How to Achieve Rapid Growth through B2B Marketing for Home Care

Posted by Grant Gaston on January 3, 2020

You may have been running your home care agency for 5 weeks or 5 years - it doesn’t matter. The reality is that most of us start out by recruiting 20 caregivers, and then finding new clients to give them work. It’s like the cat chasing the mouse, a constant juggling act of hiring and retaining caregivers, scheduling them to clients, and always prospecting for enough new clients to keep everyone busy, regardless of how long you have been doing it.

Topics: marketing home care caregiver retention referrals b2b marketing caregiver turnover

Continuing Care at Home by the Numbers: Plan Ahead for Peace of Mind

Posted by Carol Barbour on December 19, 2019

It’s no secret that long-term care is expensive, especially as you get older. Whether you’re injured or diagnosed with a serious illness or chronic condition, an unexpected health change can drain your savings. Many people believe that Medicare will pay for long-term care, but that is simply not the case.

Topics: Seniors senior wellness senior care home care continuing care at home retirement

Social Isolation, Transportation Access, and Optimism

Posted by David Sax on December 10, 2019

The impact of social isolation and loneliness on populations of older adults and people with disabilities has received a great deal of attention in the news and from institutions in recent years.

Currently, one quarter of our aging population and one half of those living with physical and cognitive disabilities report living lives in unwanted isolation.

Topics: Senior Living Seniors Wellness life plan community senior wellness health & wellness social connection social wellness transportation senior care

Data + Storytelling = A Winning Content Strategy

Posted by Maribeth Jenkins on December 5, 2019

Ask almost anyone in marketing, and they’ll tell you content marketing is all about storytelling. It’s been the basis for a sound content strategy for most of the twenty-first century. But the idea of big data has been making steady inroads into the conversation.

Topics: data science storytelling big data marketing strategy content data