Cosmic Soup: A Senior Living Podcast
Welcome to the Cosmic Soup Podcast where we talk about everything senior living. The teams at 3rdThird Marketing and Culinary Coach will share business ideas around serving older adults and cover a variety of topics including dining, marketing, operations and more. We'll also interview industry movers and shakers so you can get some different insights and perspectives into issues we all face. Fun and informative, Cosmic Soup will help your community to be successful and innovative.
Episodes
Cosmic Soup welcomes Danny Corsun, the creator and principal of Culinary Judaics Academy.
Please join Scott Daniels and Cynthia Thurlow as we talk about all things kosher… specifically, how communities can work with their dining teams to create understanding and focus on creativity in kosher dining.
3rdPlus and the Culinary Coach are smitten with Culinary Judaics Academy for the work they are doing to bring new meaning to the princ...
Cheers to 2023 and another exciting year of branding, census building and making aging better. Derek and Cynthia recorded their Top Ten Marketing Tips for Senior Living Marketing in 2023. It's short and sweet and intended to help all of you aging services communities to succeed! Mazel tov to the the year!
Innovation and change can be the make-or-break difference between surviving and thriving. And at 3rdPlus, we want all senior living communities to THRIVE and make aging better. In this episode of Cosmic Soup I have an enlightening conversation with Randi Saeter, VP of Health Services here at 3rdPlus and Dave Foltz, 3rdPlus Leadership and Culture Coach. It’s a nice refresher and inspiration for how to get the most out of your talent...
Do you know the term “internalized ageism”? Do you know how it impacts sales and marketing, warps the perspectives of your prospects and can make an immense difference in your own longevity? According to gerontology researchers Levy, Kunkel, and Kasl (2002), “Older individuals with more positive self-perceptions of aging lived 7.5 years longer than those with less positive self-perceptions of aging.”
Our 3rdThird Marketing creative...
The outdoor dining season is officially here, and communities across the country are getting their patios and grills ready to offer their residents a taste of summer! There are so many reasons to include outdoor dining options at your community, and joining Mike on the show today to discuss them is Executive Chef and VP of Culinary and Operations Scott Daniels. Hang out with Scott and Mike as they dispel the myths and rumors about ...
In today's episode of F-Tag Friday, 3rdPlus and Culinary Coach VP of Health Services Randi Saeter discusses four separate F-Tags:
- F804, which covers Nutritive Value, Appearance, Palatability, and Serving Temperature. Common violations of this tag include improper storage and holding that cause flavor and nutrient degradation such as extended periods in steam tables, coolers, and ovens
- F805, which addresses Food Prepared in a Fo...
In the senior living industry, one of the most hotly debated topics is whether to self-operate your own dining program or to farm out to a food service contractor. Either way, the C-Suite must set clear expectations in order to ensure resident satisfaction and industry compliance.
As a follow-up to last week's episode on managing your own dining department, we brought back 3rd Plus founder/principal Cynthia Thurlow and Culinary Co...
Dining Management and the C-suite
As a C-suite professional of a senior living community, you may know something needs to change when it comes to dining … but you’re not sure what. You probably didn’t study hospitality management or attend culinary school, so how can you positively affect your community’s dining program?
That’s what this episode is all about. Culinary Coach Executive Chef and VP of Culinary and Operations Scott Dan...
On this episode of F-Tag Friday, 3rd Plus and Culinary Coach VP of Health Services Randi Saeter discusses F803, which states that menus need to Meet Resident Needs, Be Prepared in Advance, and Followed. This includes considering the religious, cultural, and ethnic needs of residents and also states that menus need to be analyzed and updated periodically and in such a way so as not to limit the resident's right to make personal diet...
In this episode of F-Tag Friday we discuss F801 and F802, which layout the requirements for having Qualified Dietary Staff as well as sufficient levels of Dietary Support Personnel. Tune in to hear 3rdPlus and Culinary Coach VP of Health Services Randi Saeter share her insight on these two critical areas.
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Welcome to F-Tag Friday, our new semi-regular segment on Cosmic Soup! On any given Friday of our closing, 3rdPlus VP of Health Services Randi Saeter will break down the often confusing Code of Federal Regulations for Long Term Care into bite-sized, digestible morsels with the goal of helping senior living communities provide the best care possible and avoid getting fines, citations and additional regulation and monitoring placed on...
It’s been a busy and productive year for us here at 3rdThird Marketing, and we wanted to take this opportunity to share some exciting news and give you a sneak peek of what we’ve been working on behind the scenes for quite some time. As many of you know, the company has branched out to provide additional services in the form of Culinary Coach and Community Coach. We have now added one more business unit to the fold: SparksPlus. An...
Have you been dreaming about expanding your community or even just upgrading an area of your campus? Do you need the revenue and the financing to make it happen, but aren't sure where the funds will come from? Then we have three words for you: Blue Sky Selling. And while this concept may seem daunting for some, it doesn't have to be. There are predictable, reliable and formulaic techniques that have a track record of proven result...
"How's the food?"
The quality of a community's dining operation is one of the largest factors that potential residents take into consideration when deciding where to spend their retirement years. The reality is that the success or failure of a food program can make or break a community. It's no wonder, then, that one of the hottest topics in the industry is whether to self-operate or go with a contracted dining company.
Fortunate...
Fresh off our trip through the cosmos, we make a triumphant return to introduce our newest addition to the team, visual storytelling guru Elliott Moore. Join Mike, Cynthia, and Elliot as they discuss the various ways that communities in the aging services industry can build census and fight ageism by using affordable and accessible video technology to create impactful visual campaigns. Make sure you tune in to check out this fun co...
To close out the year, we thought it would be fun (because we're food nerds) to have a lighthearted but serious discussion about what kinds of food we should eat and what we can do to help boost our immune systems to better fight COVID-19 and other life-sucking illnesses. To make sure we roll into the New Year better prepared, Cynthia and I invited registered dietician Randi Saeter and professor of audiology and neuroscience Dr. Ke...
Aldersgate Life Plan Services is a picturesque community located on 231 majestic acres in Charlotte, NC. And while there is no denying the beauty of the locale, what is truly stunning are the hearts and minds of those that run the operations at this one-of-a-kind community. The folks at Aldersgate consider the residents, the employees, and the outlying communities their family and are dedicated to delivering on their mission to pro...
We're back!
And to celebrate our triumphant return, we're pleased to introduce you to our brand new VP of sales and marketing, Don Warfield!
Join Cynthia, Don, and Mike as they discuss Don's epic sales career and his philosophy on generating lasting relationships. We explore his vision for the industry, the creation of Community Coach, and what he brings to the 3rd Third soup! We also recap what's been going on with us over the las...
What’s a common hobby among centenarians? According to a study recently covered by the BBC, the favored hobby is … gardening! Because we’re in the thick of summer, a lot of cool stuff is growing in the garden. So to celebrate all things green, we’re producing a series of podcasts on urban gardens located at senior living properties.
Joining us today is Rob Leinbach, Principal at Cadence Living, a company that develops, manages and ...
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