Administrator ‘not shocked’ that NY woman missing for 42 years was found at his MA facility
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 30, 2017
The administrator of a Massachusetts long-term care facility tells McKnight’s Senior Living that he is “not shocked at all” that a New York woman missing for more than 42 years was found...
New process aids employee retention, performance, morale
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 06, 2016
A new recruitment, interviewing and selection process for employees at a Florida senior living community has resulted in improved retention and performance among new hires and improved morale among existing...
$1.15 billion Vintage deal improves Welltower’s position in ‘sexy six’ markets, CEO...
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 02, 2016
Welltower’s $1.15 billion acquisition of 19 communities from Vintage Senior Living will improve the real estate investment trust’s position in some of the “sexy six” seniors housing...
AARP: 70% of adults on dementia drugs take them longer than appropriate
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 21, 2018
Seventy percent of adults who take medication for dementia are taking the drugs longer than deemed appropriate by clinical evidence, increasing the potential for adverse health outcomes and generating...
CDC data confirm: Flu season set records
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 08, 2018
Newly released data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirm what senior living operators have been reporting anecdotally: The 2017-2018 flu season was severe and, in some ways, record-setting.
Employers cannot use past salary as reason to pay women less, court says
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 12, 2018
Employers cannot use salary histories as justification for paying female employees less than male ones who perform the same work, a federal court ruled on Monday.
A Feb. 11 event at Harvard had many take-home messages for senior living communities and their residents.
Siemens to acquire Brightly Software, formerly Dude Solutions, in $1.6 billion deal
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 28, 2022
Cary, NC-based Brightly Software, formerly known as Dude Solutions, will be acquired by Zug, Switzerland-based Siemens Smart Infrastructure in a $1.575 billion deal, plus earn-out, Siemens announced Monday.
‘Misuse’ and ‘physical’ data breaches are most common in senior living, report...
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 02, 2018
The most common types of data breaches in nursing and residential care facilities are related to misuse or paper copies of records, according to a new report. The good news is that there are steps the...
Ecumen will ‘stay the course’ under new CEO Shelley Kendrick
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 10, 2019
Don’t expect extreme changes when Shelley Kendrick assumes the role of president and CEO at one of the country’s largest nonprofit senior housing and services providers, Ecumen, effective Feb. 4.