Welbi Blog

Explore the latest technologies revolutionizing memory care. Learn how to integrate these tools to improve safety, engagement, and quality of life for residents.

Discover how innovative design and architecture can enhance the lives of those living with dementia. From wayfinding to sensory stimulation, explore the latest trends in memory care environments that prioritize safety, comfort, and a sense of belonging.

Learn how to build a compassionate and skilled memory care team. Discover the importance of staff training, ongoing support, and creating a positive work environment.

Discover how person-centered care can transform the lives of residents with dementia. Learn practical tips for implementing this approach in your memory care community.

Discover how recreation management software like Welbi revolutionizes memory care programming, enhancing resident engagement, streamlining planning, and fostering collaboration.

Discover the top tech trends in senior living for 2024. Learn how communities leverage technology to enhance resident engagement, streamline operations, and address staffing challenges. Explore the potential of AI and data-driven insights to shape the future of senior care.

Discover innovative memory care programming strategies shared by experienced professionals during the "Rethinking Memory Care Programming" webinar. Learn about personalized reminiscence activities, intergenerational engagement, and overcoming challenges in dementia care.

Looking to elevate your senior living recreation program? Discover best practices for goal setting, tracking key performance indicators (KPIs), and measuring the impact of your programs on residents' well-being.

Get resident insights for better programs. Learn how an annual feedback survey can improve your senior living recreation offerings - and how you can get started today!

Discover how to foster autonomy and purpose in your senior living community. Learn powerful strategies for encouraging self-directed resident engagement and improving residents' quality of life.

Learn how to optimize your senior living community's volunteer program to enrich residents' lives. Discover effective outreach, interviewing, training, and management strategies.

Discover practical strategies and tips for managing administrative tasks efficiently as a recreation manager in senior living. From prioritization to delegation and embracing technology like Welbi, learn how to streamline your workflow and maximize your time.

Documentation is a crucial aspect of our work in senior living communities. It not only ensures that we maintain accurate records of our activities and interactions but also supports continuity of care, quality improvement efforts, and regulatory compliance. Let’s explore the importance of documentation and provide specific ideas, strategies, tips, and examples for effective record-keeping and reporting practices.

Finding the right candidates who possess the necessary skills and passion for enriching the lives of seniors through engaging activities is crucial. We share carefully curated tips, tricks, interview questions and best practices for hiring casual and part-time staff for recreation roles.

Do you know you need to create inclusive programming for LGBT+ seniors but are unsure where to start? Here's a guide to help you!

In this blog, we delve into the pivotal role of data in enhancing family confidence, focusing on communication, personalized care, and collaborative planning. Join us to uncover how strategic data use fosters connection, reassurance, and fulfillment within the senior living community.

By embracing a data-driven decision-making approach, you can create an environment where every activity is a step towards enhancing resident well-being, fostering a sense of community, and ultimately building a vibrant and thriving senior living experience.

From personalized amenities to community engagement, discover the essential elements that contribute to sustained high occupancy rates in the evolving landscape of senior care.

Discover the evolving landscape of senior living choices and the changing needs of today's seniors. Learn how senior living operators can turn enhanced comforts, gourmet dining, and diverse activities into unique selling points for their communities.

Welbi recently hosted a webinar dedicated to exploring the best practices for digital transformation within senior living communities. In this blog post, we’ll go over these key takeaways so you can apply these tips and tricks to your community.

In this blog, we will delve into three main takeaways from our recent panel webinar featuring leaders from Berwick Retirement, Origin Active Lifestyles, and Verve Senior Living, which shed light on their strategies to empower their senior living and life enrichment teams with technology!

Discover the benefits of emotional support for seniors during recovery. Find out how to provide this support for seniors in assisted living and skilled nursing.

Discover how using a resident experience platform can help while doing RAI-MDS assessments in long-term care and skilled nursing communities to improve resident care.

Boost senior living community success by maintaining family confidence. Discover key strategies for trust, transparency, and care quality.

Here are three ways that an understaffed life enrichment department impacts a skilled nursing community’s residents, brand image, and compliance.

In this blog, we explore the challenges behind preparing for family confidence meetings in senior living and how a resident experience platform such as Welbi can help you keep your brand promises.

Welbi’s latest blog explores operators’ challenges in 2023 and beyond, and how business-savvy operators can get ahead of them.

Staffing shortages are a challenge that skilled nursing operators will need to approach strategically. Read on to learn about how staffing shortages impact activities and resident engagement.

The right software can play a key role in supporting life enrichment teams during a staffing shortage. Learn how a resident experience platform can help teams get the most out of their existing resources!

Discover 10 steps on how to be a successful recreation manager in senior living, which include creating connections, tailoring activities, and enriching lives for a vibrant community.

In this blog post, we explore some of the ways that the environment within senior living communities can positively influence the lives of older adults, backed by scientific evidence.

Here are four ways that social isolation is costly for senior living operators — and how a resident experience platform can help.

Long term care can face stiff penalties for non-compliance with CMS regulations. This article covers 5 of the most common F-tags and how to avoid them.

In this article, we discuss the importance of using integrated software in your community. Learn about how EHRs and resident experience software pair well together.

As the Silver tsunami approaches, skilled nursing facilities need to be prepared to meet the increasing demand for senior care. Here are some steps they can take to get ready.

Learn how culinary services and life enrichment teams can work together to create a more cohesive and enjoyable experience for residents.

Developing a QAPI program can be challenging. In this blog, we’ll provide tips for avoiding the most common mistakes that facilities make when developing a QAPI program.

Managing a QAPI (Quality Assurance Performance Improvement) program is challenging, but tools like Welbi can help skilled nursing facilities to develop and implement effective QAPI initiatives.

In this blog, we discuss the benefits of QAPI programs and how senior living operators can implement them to improve resident outcomes.

One of the biggest reasons why the workforce has not kept pace with the demand for LTC is that the industry struggles with staff turnover. Read on to uncover what causes high turnover in LTC and what needs to improve.

The staffing shortage in long term care is a challenge that operators need to approach strategically. Find out more about what some LTC communities are doing to address turnover. 

MDS (Minimum Dataset) is a requirement in long-term care homes, but many communities do not understand MDS well enough to use it to its full potential. In this article, we take a dive into MDS.

In an interview with Welbi head of marketing Terrence Wang, VPs Joe Anne Holloway and Laura Scott share the strategies they’ve used at APANS to continue providing quality resident experiences during the recreation staff shortage. 

A typical senior living operator with ten communities can save $2.2 million annually by reducing turnover by just 10%. Avoid the high cost and turmoil of staff turnover with these employee retention strategies.

90% of communities’ resident data is inaccurate, outdated, or incomplete. Software integration ensures your communities are compliant and modernizes your teams’ recreation data and processes.

Whether you’re looking to improve your online presence or build it from the ground up, these tips will help you create a social media strategy that will get your community noticed.

It’s no secret that maintaining high occupancy keeps your communities profitable and drives the growth of your business, so here are five ways to increase occupancy.

Technology usage among seniors sky-rocketed during the COVID-19 pandemic. Older adults are learning to embrace new devices, but can the industry keep up with these tech-savvy seniors?

Discover why wellness programs should be seen as a great opportunity to improve the overall operation of your community(ies) and should be invested in accordingly.

Within a senior living community, the faster we can identify close or high-risk contacts, the more impactful our actions are to mitigate risk.

Artificial intelligence has the potential to revolutionize the senior living industry, and in doing so help to manage the upcoming demand.