Arizona senior living event highlights importance of active shooter preparedness
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 01, 2016
An incident at an Arizona senior living community last week holds lessons for other providers regarding the importance of having an emergency preparedness plan in place that includes what to do in case...
Atul Gawande: Senior living vital to person-centered care
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Lois A. Bowers
Jun 23, 2016
Senior living must be part of the effort to ensure that Americans with serious illnesses receive person-centered care that honors their goals, values and preferences, Atul Gawande, M.D., M.P.H., testified...
Fire death prompts lawsuit
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 19, 2016
The daughter of a Georgia senior living community resident who died in a fire there a year ago filed a lawsuit Thursday against the community and its parent company, builder, property manager and night...
OSHA must do more to protect workers from violence, GAO says
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 24, 2016
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration should take three steps to better protect healthcare workers, including those who work in residential care settings, from workplace violence, recommends...
Survey: 17% of older adults are victims of financial abuse
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 22, 2016
Seventeen percent of Americans aged at least 65 years have been taken advantage of financially, according to a new survey. But you can take steps to help.
Hidden camera leads to resident assault charges for assisted living CNA
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Lois A. Bowers
Feb 25, 2016
A Minnesota certified nursing assistant is scheduled to be arraigned on assault charges March 14 after a hidden camera reportedly caught her repeatedly abusing a memory care resident of the senior living...
McKnight’s Senior Living honored for news coverage, webinar, print publication
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 18, 2022
McKnight’s Senior Living captured four awards recognizing editorial excellence Thursday as part of the 2022 American Society of Business Publication Editors’ Azbee Awards.
McKnight’s Senior Living wins 4 awards for editorial excellence
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 15, 2024
Excellence in coverage of news of importance to senior living providers resulted in four awards from the American Society for Business Publication Editors for McKnight’s Senior Living editors and contributors...
Your favorite columns of 2016
By
Lois A. Bowers
Dec 27, 2016
An examination of analytics reveals which business challenges were top topics of interest for McKnight’s Senior Living website visitors, newsletter readers and social media followers and friends...
Court tells EEOC to reconsider workplace wellness plan incentives
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 24, 2017
The AARP is calling a federal court’s decision Tuesday to have the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission reconsider workplace wellness plan incentives “a tremendous victory for workers,”...