Aug 27, 2026
By: Charles de Vilmorin, LifeLoop
In this McKnight’s Long-Term Care News article, Charles de Vilmorin, SVP of Resident Engagement at LifeLoop, challenges senior living communities to look beyond activities and attendance when defining resident engagement. He explains how personalized experiences, actionable insights, and collaboration across teams can help identify disengagement early and prevent social isolation. By treating engagement as an essential part of resident well-being, communities can foster greater purpose, connection, and belonging.
Here is an excerpt from the article published in McKnight’s Long-Term Care News:
"Good resident engagement is not simply attendance. It is the repeated experience of being known, having choices, contributing something of value, forming relationships and feeling that one belongs. It connects a resident’s history, abilities, interests and aspirations to daily life. It creates purpose — not only something to do, but a reason to participate and a role that matters.
The residents at greatest risk are often the least likely to appear on their own. They may decline a broad invitation, avoid large groups, struggle to hear, need transportation, grieve a loss, or no longer recognize or enjoy an activity they once loved. Without a system to identify and respond to disengagement, absence becomes invisible.
This is why a packed room cannot be the definition of success."
Read the full article on McKnight’s here: https://www.mcknights.com/marketplace/marketplace-experts/the-opposite-of-good-resident-engagement-not-bad-engagement-but-social-isolation/