Granger Cobb Institute Director Nancy Swanger, PhD, discusses building bridges to the future
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 27, 2023
Nancy Swanger, PhD, is the founding director of the Granger Cobb Institute for Senior Living and an associate professor in the School of Hospitality Business Management in the Carson College of Business...
Provider groups decry ‘chronic underfunding’ as CMS introduces HCBS quality measures
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jul 22, 2022
The federal government’s introduction Thursday of quality measures for the home- and community-based services offered by assisted living and other providers comes in the midst of “longstanding, chronic...
Assisted living affordability, access remain top concerns of older adults
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 15, 2024
The cost of assisted living, home care and nursing home care is the top health-related concern of older adults leading up to the 2024 election, according to the results of a new poll.
Kendal CEO Vassar Byrd discusses Kendal, her previous position and ‘some really fun things’
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 24, 2024
New Kendal Corp. CEO Vassar Byrd recently spent a few minutes with McKnight’s Senior Living discussing her professional roles, her love of dragon boat racing, and how the those two worlds could overlap.
Caregiver says he was shot when police mistook toy for gun
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jul 21, 2016
A Florida caregiver who was outdoors helping a resident of the facility where he works says he was shot by a police officer who thought the toy truck in the resident’s hands was a gun, according...
Shaping up
By
John Hall
Apr 01, 2017
Transformative technology is changing the look and feel of senior living in the United States. The real beneficiaries are residents.
Wound care artistry
By
Amy Novotney
Aug 01, 2014
As the science of wound care develops, eldercare clinicians are faced with both a myriad of options and cost constraints when it comes to treatments
A different way to support the senior living industry
By
Lois A. Bowers
Dec 06, 2021
Scott Tittle joined VIUM Capital as a managing director and the national lender’s first head of government relations and external affairs in September after serving as executive director of the National...
Maintaining memory
By
John Andrews
Feb 01, 2016
With demand escalating for memory support services in the senior living sector, operators
have a full plate of factors they must consider as they improve care and services for residents
Assisted living operators’ ‘surprise’ COVID fees being investigated
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Nov 10, 2020
The New York Times said it is investigating the “surprise charges” that some assisted living operators are passing along to residents via one-time fees meant to help cover the costs of testing, preventing...