The biggest announcement during Sunday’s opening session of the LeadingAge annual meeting involved the new name put forth for continuing care retirement community—life plan community—but the...
Meet Wendy Schrag, 2022 Hall of Honor inductee
By
Nicole Blanchard
Aug 08, 2022
Learn more about Wendy Schrag, vice president of clinical services, Touchmark, Beaverton, OR.
Robots’ surprising nonfans — and how to win them over
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 31, 2020
As the use of social/personal robots increases in senior living communities, a new study has uncovered a surprising group of nonfans – grandchildren — and suggests ways to win them over.
Argentum conference to feature ‘Insights from the C-suite’
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 12, 2017
Multiple sessions featuring panels of senior living leaders and a change to the Hero Awards presentation will be among the noticeable differences at this year’s Argentum Senior Living Executive Conference...
Meet your new foe, same as the old foe
By
John O'Connor
Jul 28, 2016
Assisted living got where it is today largely by promising to do a better job than nursing homes. That same strategy — under admittedly different circumstances — also may be the key to future success.
Words matter
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 09, 2015
Those working in the senior living field may have conflicting opinions as to the appropriateness of evolving terminology such as life plan community, but it makes good business sense to consider language...
Minorities affected most by COVID-19 in assisted living: study
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 22, 2020
Newly published research, which the authors tout as the “first ever” empirical study involving the incidence of COVID-19 in U.S. assisted living communities, showed a four-fold higher case fatality...
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.
Meet Karen Devaney, 2022 Veteran VIP honoree
By
Nicole Blanchard
Jul 06, 2022
Learn more about Karen Devaney, national care director for Atria Senior Living, Louisville, KY.
Video of nude resident leads to felony for assisted living worker
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 19, 2016
A former nursing assistant has been charged with a felony for taking video of a partially clad resident at the assisted living and memory care community where she worked and then posting it on Snapchat.