More than 201,000 in long-term care have died from COVID, but just how many more?
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 07, 2022
A full accounting of COVID deaths among long-term care residents and staff members is not available because the federal government only collects data from Medicare and Medicaid-certified nursing facilities.
The recruiting and retention strategy you’re probably not using
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 07, 2022
A word that starts with W may represent an untapped opportunity for senior living operators to help recruit and retain workers, industry experts say. It’s not wages.
Are you making mental health a priority?
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 09, 2023
A recently published survey of 1,005 US adults by Forbes Health/OnePoll found that most plan to try to improve their mental health in 2023. “Improve mental health” was the most-cited new year’s resolution...
Coronavirus has reached long-term care. Prepare, don’t panic
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 02, 2020
The first reported possible outbreak of COVID-19 in a long-term care facility, and the first reported case of COVID-19 in a healthcare worker — a caregiver in that facility, were announced by the Centers...
An unofficial employee appreciation day
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 22, 2024
Tuesday was the day US News & World Report released its Best Senior Living ratings for 2024, and it also was an employee appreciation day of sorts.
COVID, one year later
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 01, 2021
At this time a year ago, we still were unsure what the coronavirus would mean for the industry, for the country or for us personally. Now, effects are clear, even if we still don’t know all of the answers.
Just the beginning for middle market push
By
Lois A. Bowers
Sep 16, 2019
We’ve read — and McKnight’s Senior Living has written — much about the growing need for senior housing for middle-income older adults since April. Interest has not abated.
A new day in the battle against COVID
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 20, 2021
We all can agree that we’d like to see an end to the illness and death caused by the coronavirus. We’d like families and residents to be able to hug one another again. We’d like to stop having to...
How to stay competitive in a time of oversupply
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 10, 2019
Eric Mendelsohn on Thursday provided a peek into National Health Investors’ playbook for helping its operators stay competitive when a new senior living community is opening nearby.
Whole lotta stress
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 24, 2022
What would you give to have less stress? A new survey gives employers something to consider.