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TALAHour: Improving Outcomes and Empowering Operators: Unlocking the Potential of Value Based Care

This webinar will dive into how operators can incorporate healthcare services in their communities—from services driven by analytics and technology to models for how to deliver and pay for them - to meet residents’ needs and driving value across the healthcare continuum. Explore components including addressing unmet needs for ADL care, medication management, and social engagement. Then discover additional value creation opportunities through the integration of [...]
By |2024-08-15T12:54:15-05:00July 10th, 2024|
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HHSC Reports Exceptionally Positive Results from a Quality of Assisted Living Study

3rd Party Study Shows Positive Impacts of Texas Assisted Living 

In 2021 the Texas Legislature instructed the Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) to survey Texas Assisted Living communities and to evaluate their quality. The study was conducted in 2022 through a partnership between the HHSC and the University of Texas (UT) at Austin’s Center for Excellence in Aging Services and Long-term Care. Researchers conducted hundreds of on-site visits, interviewed staff, met with residents, and sent out hundreds of questionnaires with over 150 questions.

The study resulted [...]

By |2025-10-30T14:33:39-05:00May 29th, 2024|
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2025 Annual TALA Conference and Industry Expo

Register now to Attend or Exhibit at the 2025 Annual TALA Conference and Industry Expo. Interested in being a sponsor?  Opportunities are available - but going fast! Please email [email protected] to secure your sponsorship and get your company name in front of over 600 senior living leaders. Nominate your TALA Hero Award winners to recognize the standouts in Texas Assisted Living here.

By |2025-02-27T14:15:28-06:00April 29th, 2024|
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Transparency in Leadership

This article is the fifth of a five-part series Become a Great Senior Living Leader by the TALA Workforce Development Committee. 

Leading with transparency has multiple benefits to an organization and its people. Transparency is often thought to refer to something that is permeable or see though. When it comes to leadership, transparency refers more to integrity, being open and honest. While it is understood that not every aspect of a business can be shared in its totality (i.e. we don’t share our entire profit and [...]

By |2024-03-06T16:24:09-06:00March 6th, 2024|
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Consistency in Leadership

This article is the fourth of a five-part series Become a Great Senior Living Leader by the TALA Workforce Development Committee. Stay tuned each week for the next in the series.  

There are multiple traits that make a successful leader in Senior Living: high emotional intelligence, integrity, respect, self-awareness, communication. One trait that is also key in moving the needle in your business is consistency.

What Are the Benefits of Leading with Consistency?

Leading with consistency means that a leader builds a sense of security with both their team [...]

By |2024-02-28T18:27:07-06:00February 28th, 2024|
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TALA Survey Results: The Future Of Recruiting

Survey results share insights into the future path of recruiting

The Future of Recruiting TALA Workforce Development Committee workgroup was tasked with surveying senior living professionals to compile a list of best recruitment platforms used in today’s environment along with best applicant engagement practices. 

A survey was completed in July of 2021 with 78 senior living professional respondents. The survey revealed insights into the future path of recruiting.

Over 80% of companies who responded are using job boards, such as Indeed, as their primary source of recruiting, [...]

By |2021-10-27T12:40:37-05:00October 26th, 2021|
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