Tips from Trestle explores transformative senior living through food, hospitality, and community experience. Hosted by Aaron Fish, this episode features guest JP York from the 2054 Institute discussing LEGO Serious Play—an innovative therapeutic intervention for memory care and dementia. Discover how hand-based building activates undamaged brain regions, improving cognition, dexterity, and emotional well-being in seniors. Learn about the hand-brain connection, the four-stage LEGO framework, and real resident stories of breakthrough communication and restored identity. This episode bridges geriatric care innovation with practical, accessible solutions for skilled nursing facilities, memory care communities, and senior living professionals. Perfect for healthcare leaders seeking evidence-based, engagement-focused alternatives to traditional activities. Explore how creative play addresses isolation, purpose, and dignity in senior care environments

Tips from Trestle is sponsored by:

• WiseOx: https://bit.ly/TFT_WiseOx
• AdvantageTrust GPO: https://bit.ly/TFTAdvTrust
• Dining With Dementia: https://bit.ly/TFT_DwD
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In this episode of Tips from Trestle, Aaron sits down with Sadiya Abjani, Director of Learning and Instructional Design at SAGE, to explore how senior living organizations can better serve LGBTQ+ older adults through inclusive leadership, cultural competency, and person-centered care. Sadiya brings 15 years of training and curriculum design experience, deep expertise in LGBTQ+ aging, diversity and equity, and a track record of training more than 80,000 people across multiple learning environments. The conversation covers inclusive marketing, non-discrimination language, intake forms, hiring, staff retention, chosen family, and the practical steps leaders can take to create safer, more affirming senior living communities. This episode is essential for senior living operators, executive directors, healthcare leaders, and hospitality professionals who want to improve resident experience, strengthen workplace culture, and deliver equitable care that truly reflects every community they serve.

Tips from Trestle is sponsored by:

• WiseOx: https://bit.ly/TFT_WiseOx
• AdvantageTrust GPO: https://bit.ly/TFTAdvTrust
• Dining With Dementia: https://bit.ly/TFT_DwD
• 100% Leader: https://bit.ly/TFT_100

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What does it really take to build a thriving culture in senior living — and can it actually move the needle on census, retention, and resident satisfaction? In this episode of Tips from Trestle, host Aaron Fish sits down with Kathy Rainwater-Roe of Phoenix Senior Living, recorded live at the Georgia Senior Living Association Conference. Kathy's session, Building a Positive Culture in Today's Evolving Senior Living, is a masterclass in human-centered leadership. From high-fiving second-shift staff at the front door to living your mission statement beyond the frame on the wall, Kathy unpacks how open communication, genuine appreciation, and consistent empathy create cultures where staff stay, residents thrive, and census grows. If you lead a senior living community, this conversation is your blueprint for sustainable, measurable culture change.

Tips from Trestle is sponsored by:

• WiseOx: https://bit.ly/TFT_WiseOx
• Ben E Keith Foods: https://bit.ly/TFT_BEK
• AdvantageTrust GPO: https://bit.ly/TFTAdvTrust

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