As we’re nearing an anniversary of sorts, this may be a good time to offer an assessment and some observations about senior living survival.
These medical innovations are good news for aging adults
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 07, 2022
Sepsis, prostate cancer, high cholesterol, type 2 diabetes, hypertension. These are some of the conditions that will benefit from medical advancements noted on the Cleveland Clinic’s recently announced...
What the CDC’s new masking guidance means for long-term care
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 28, 2022
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Friday that it is “updating its framework to monitor the level of COVID-19 in communities,” which it uses to make recommendations on masking...
How to improve senior living? Don’t just count the ways
By
John O'Connor
Feb 10, 2022
A new report offers so many specific ways assisted living can be improved. Any single item by itself can help. Collectively, they could significantly change the face of senior living — for the better.
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.
This shouldn’t be his decision to make
By
John O'Connor
Jan 20, 2022
This is one time when a governor’s decision to ignore the Supreme Court will come at a high cost. For others, that is.
5 items for senior living’s 2022 to-do list
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 10, 2022
The leaders of five organizations active in the senior living space recently shared with me their insights on the biggest challenges facing the industry. Culled from their comments is a list of action...
Defenseless spending
By
John O'Connor
Dec 16, 2021
The hurdles to getting coronavirus relief stand in sharp contrast to the way lawmakers are tossing billions at defense contractors and other makers of industrial-grade weaponry.
Senior living’s grand illusion needs a reality check
By
John O'Connor
Dec 02, 2021
Senior living suffers from a grand illusion problem. Even in 2021, many of its practitioners insist it is primarily in the hospitality — rather than the healthcare — sector.
An active way to reduce staffing headaches?
By
John O'Connor
Nov 04, 2021
Pandemic, shmandemic. Senior living operators have found a whole new crisis to lose sleep over: staffing nightmares. It turns out the very people needed to keep communities up and running aren’t just...