The most recently published editors’ columns appear below.
For all McKnight’s Senior Living columns by McKnight’s Editorial Director John O’Connor, click here.
For all columns by McKnight’s Senior Living Editor Lois A. Bowers, click here.
Nailing motherhood
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 13, 2019
Whether or not our mothers are still with us, whether or not we have children of our own, we all can celebrate our nurturing qualities.
For senior living operators, this could be the start of something bad
By
John O'Connor
May 09, 2019
Tennessee’s embracing of Medicaid block grants could become a catastrophe for senior living operators and the beneficiaries they serve.
How to make senior living more appealing
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 06, 2019
A new study projects that at least 54% of middle-income adults in 2029 won’t be able to afford senior living. But even if people can afford it, will they want it?
How future workers might find a gig in senior living
By
John O'Connor
May 02, 2019
Imagine a future where senior living organizations have only a few frontline employees, maybe none.
Senior living’s biggest challenge officially has been revealed
By
John O'Connor
Apr 25, 2019
A landmark study released this week paints a sobering portrait of senior living affordability for many older Americans. It also should send this strong message to many operators: Change or else.
Wellness plans ‘a work in progress’
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 22, 2019
If you’re looking for your organization’s employee wellness plan to pay dividends in the form of lower healthcare costs and absenteeism rates as well as higher job tenure and performance, then a new...
Is senior living ready for an adult conversation?
By
John O'Connor
Apr 18, 2019
This might be a good time to ask whether the sector actually is growing up or if it remains mired in a purgatorial state between accountability and immaturity.
Inaugural McKnight’s Women of Distinction event tickets going fast
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 15, 2019
Hurry if you’d like to join us in honoring the first class of McKnight’s Women of Distinction award winners May 16 in Chicago. The event is almost at sell-out status.
Did she really leave because the work was too hard? Maybe she was she just bored
By
John O'Connor
Apr 11, 2019
A new study from Peakon makes it clear: workers often send flight-risk signals long before they take off.
Blood tests and phone apps: The future of diagnosing Alzheimer’s?
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 08, 2019
Last week in a blog post, Bill Gates shared some exciting ways that Alzheimer’s disease might be diagnosed in the future.