The most recently published editors’ columns appear below.
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An important ‘connection’ that senior living often overlooks
By
John O'Connor
Apr 27, 2017
I am not a marketing director for an assisted living or independent living community. But if I were, my message would be simple and direct.
Some thoughts on Trump’s first 100 days
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 24, 2017
President Donald Trump will hit the 100-day mark of his presidency on Saturday. A new replacement for the Affordable Care Act, a new surgeon general and a new FDA commissioner are some of the changes for...
Don’t feel bad about Grandma’s new weed habit
By
John O'Connor
Apr 20, 2017
Dubious reactions to marijuana use among seniors speak to two truths.
Hollywood hints at real life
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 17, 2017
When some friends and I went to the movies the other night, they looked forward to escaping from the real world for 90 minutes, whereas I looked forward to seeing whether aging and older adults were portrayed...
You may not like what the NIC’s middle-market study reveals
By
John O'Connor
Apr 13, 2017
It’s very possible the real payoff of the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care study of middle-market demand for seniors housing may be the reality check it delivers. And here, I’m...
2017 a notable year for Parkinson’s disease
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 10, 2017
This year’s observances of World Parkinson’s Day and Parkinson’s Awareness Month are especially notable because 2017 is the 200th anniversary of the essay in which James Parkinson defined...
Too many senior living operators focused on the wrong benchmark
By
John O'Connor
Apr 06, 2017
Talk to any operator, and it won’t take long before you hear “quality” intoned in a highly reverential manner. Perhaps we should start using a different yardstick, however.
A move toward a more inclusive society
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 03, 2017
What do dementia and Parkinson’s disease have to do with professional basketball? Read on.
No need to trash this emerging senior living option
By
John O'Connor
Mar 30, 2017
I have seen the future of senior living. And it looks a lot like a trailer park. Come to think of it, it just might be a trailer park.
Payers ‘can’t ignore assisted living,’ former senators say
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 27, 2017
Former Sens. Tom Daschle and Bill Frist showed prescience at the NIC Spring Investment Forum when they said that any reform to the Affordable Care Act would need bipartisan support to be successful. They...