Advocate for Assisted Living

From the Desk of Suzanne Foley           Senior Vice President of Human Resources I’ve had two opportunities this year to speak in person with law makers on behalf of our residents, employees, owners and the industry.  Both were wonderful experiences and surprisingly easy! During visits in Washington D.C. and Sacramento, I [...]

Selling the Team

From the Desk of John Murphey               Regional Marketing Director This isn’t about relocating a major sports franchise to another city.  “Selling the Team” is a concept focused on promoting each aspect of the service provided to your residents.  “Selling the Team” is the methodology of marketing our services [...]

National Magazine Coverage for ISL

The March/April edition of ALFA’s magazine, Assisted Living Executive, hit industry mailboxes this week.  You may go to this link for your own reading pleasure: http://www.alfapublications.org/alfapublications/20100304#. The magazine lead story, “2010 Largest Providers”, highlights ISL’s growth in 2009.  Featured as one of the industry’s Big Movers with 24 percent assisted living capacity growth last year, [...]

ISL Receives 2010 ALFA’s “Best of the Best” Award

I am pleased to announce that ISL has been honored with national recognition by winning the Assisted Living Federation of America’s (AFLA) 2010 “Best of the Best” award for the Dining by Design program. ALFA identified the extraordinary work of its innovative program. Dining by Design embraces the dining experience and the benefits of a [...]

Sue and Suzanne take Washington DC by storm – literally!

Suzanne Foley and I braved the cold and looming blizzard to join more than 120 ALFA members and senior living advocates from across the nation for one-to-one meetings with representatives of the United States Congress. The annual event, spearheaded by Assisted Living Federation of America (ALFA), is held to educate our congressional representatives about assisted [...]

Welcome To My Blog

As ISL continues to grow and flourish, I am dedicated to communicating regularly with you at our ISL communities. Welcome to my blog, a new communication resource for you to be informed about ISL, our community teams and our residents.