Speech-language pathologists working in senior living deal with something that most people outside the field don’t fully appreciate: the loss of the ability to eat safely is one of the most distressing and dangerous conditions an older adult can face. Dysphagia — difficulty swallowing — is common in this population,…
Occupational therapists or “OTs” help people do the things that matter to them — and in senior living, that work takes on particular meaning. For OTs and OT Assistants (OTAs) considering where to build their careers, aging services is a setting worth understanding beyond the basics. What OT practice looks…
Every senior living community has systems that need to work — HVAC, plumbing, electrical, fire safety, medical gas, elevators, laundry equipment, and more. The maintenance technician is the person who keeps all of it functioning, diagnoses problems before they become emergencies, and ensures that the building is safe for residents…
There’s something about September that feels like a fresh start. Kids go back to school, routines reset, and the year’s final stretch has a kind of momentum that the summer months don’t. For people who’ve been quietly thinking about a career change — but haven’t quite taken the step —…
The staffing shortage in aging services is real. Minnesota’s senior living communities have been operating with limited resources for years — which can impact access to care, the workload and wellbeing of the staff who show up, and the ability of providers to serve the growing number of older Minnesotans…
Behind many of the most enriching moments in a senior living community — the student choir that visits in December, the retired teacher who runs a weekly current events group, the local business that donates supplies for a resident craft project — there is a volunteer coordinator. They’re the person…
If you work in sales or marketing and you’ve ever wondered whether your skills could be applied somewhere more meaningful — senior living is an industry worth knowing about. These communities need marketing professionals, sales specialists, community outreach coordinators, and digital communicators as much as any business does. And the…
When a resident is admitted to a senior living community, someone has to make sure their medical history is accurately documented, their records are properly maintained, their diagnoses are correctly coded, and their information is accessible to the care team when it’s needed. That work belongs to health information management…
If you’ve worked as an RN in long-term care and heard the term “MDS Coordinator” without fully understanding what it means, you’re not alone. It’s one of the most specialized and well-compensated nursing roles in aging services — and one of the least explained in public career content. Here’s what…
In the middle of all the clinical activity of a senior living community — the medications, the therapies, the care planning — there is a quieter kind of work happening. It’s the work of spiritual care: sitting with a resident who is frightened about dying, helping a family find meaning…
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