The Opportunity for Social Media in Senior Housing and Services
In senior housing and social services, we work in the ultimate "social" profession. We're people serving people. We're people building community. We're people who either thrive or fail because of people. Our profession is perfectly built for social media.
Last week, I had the pleasure of being on a panel with Ted Goins, president of Lutheran Services for the Aging in North Carolina; and Larry Zook, CEO of Landis Homes in Pennsylvania, the AAHSA Future of Aging conference in Washington, D.C. It was a great discussion. If you get a moment, check out Ted's blog post on his journey into social media.
Good stuff.
Earlier this week we started our Ecumen Facebook work group. It was driven by colleagues who want to use it at our local sites to enhance their community building work. Again, good stuff. We'll share things we're learning in our Facebook pilot. Hopefully, they'll be helpful to others. And a heads up . . . the invite will be coming to you to join our fan pages. Have a great day.
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I had no idea that the social networking websites had so many discussions on senior living until I read this blog. When I actually visited FaceBook and twitter I found many posts on the same. It is a great thing that people are actually taking care and thinking about all of these concerns. However, it is saddening to see that senior living companies think it is difficult to achieve publicity through social media. The internet has helped me find a great website http://www.rickstephan.com Rick Stephan & Associates is a senior living and health care consultation company.
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