The most recently published editors’ columns appear below.
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GAO report on assisted living could be a game changer
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 05, 2018
As the New England Patriots and Philadelphia Eagles faced off Sunday in the biggest football matchup of the season, the Government Accountability Office was preparing to release a long-awaited report that...
Attention senior living operators: Analytics will not solve all your problems
By
John O'Connor
Feb 01, 2018
When it comes to senior living, technology arguably is the most disruptive force in play. And within the technology sphere, no tool is making a bigger impact than analytics.
A different take on intergenerational living
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 29, 2018
Senior living communities already know that marketing to a prospective resident includes marketing to the older adult’s grown children because they are decision-influencers. Perhaps now it’s...
If this were an Olympic event, senior living would not medal
By
John O'Connor
Jan 25, 2018
It’s no secret that finding and keeping qualified employees can be a real challenge in the senior living field. But things may be even worse than many operators realize.
A bright spot in an otherwise grim weekend
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 22, 2018
During a weekend in which the federal government shutdown dominated the news, a bright spot emerged when Atria Senior Living residents and employees wished actress Kristen Bell good luck hosting Sunday...
For senior living, a time bomb dressed as a good deed
By
John O'Connor
Jan 18, 2018
We’re learning that the folks over at the Department of Health and Human Services are cooking up new rules for caregivers. It might not take much for this apparent good deed to go completely haywire,...
Give flu vaccination a shot
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 16, 2018
This year’s flu statistics are scary. Vaccination could protect you, co-workers, residents and the livelihood of your senior living community.
Senior living might want to reconsider its superiority complex
By
John O'Connor
Jan 11, 2018
More operators are doing things that would have been heavily frowned upon in the past.
Kindness is good medicine
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 08, 2018
An act of generosity unexpectedly thrust one senior living CEO into the media spotlight, and he’s using the opportunity to “spread a message of kindness.”
A teaching moment for senior living operators
By
John O'Connor
Jan 04, 2018
Don’t make the same mistake your skilled-care brethren are now making.