The leaders of five organizations active in the senior living space recently shared with me their insights on the biggest challenges facing the industry. Culled from their comments is a list of action...
Uncle Sam, protector of senior living?
By
John O'Connor
Oct 01, 2020
As bad as this year has been, observant operators have learned an important lesson: the government considers senior living too important to fail.
A likely union defeat that’s no longer likely
By
John O'Connor
Feb 18, 2016
Supreme Court Justice Anton Scalia’s recent death will certainly make things far less predictable when it comes to several major pending matters — including one that was all-but-certain to weaken...
A shift comes to senior living’s great divide
By
John O'Connor
Sep 28, 2017
Sooner or later, all discussions about the nature of senior living come down to this: Is this a real estate business with a healthcare component, or vice versa?
An answer to staffing woes?
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 13, 2015
As the race for the presidency continues, we’ve been hearing a lot about immigrants and immigration reform. Off the campaign trail, in senior living, the topic frequently comes up, too.
Consumer education important
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 28, 2016
A conversation with a reader last week got me thinking some more about the importance of being accurate and precise in the language we use. In fact, the health of the senior living industry depends on...
An expensive way to offer career advice
By
John O'Connor
Nov 07, 2019
Having a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day? John Saracino probably has you beat.
Is long-term care on the Build Back Better chopping block?
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 25, 2021
If you’ve ever felt that older adults and programs that serve them have been missing from conversations in Congress and the media about Build Back Better plan negotiations, LeadingAge has the depressing...
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.”
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.