McKnight’s Women of Distinction 2022: Carol Silver Elliott
May 26, 2022
Jewish Home Family President and CEO Carol Silver Elliott shares what it means to her to be a 2022 McKnight’s Women of Distinction Hall of Honor inductee, what her words to live by are, and what...
Are ‘hugs and kisses’ a new email hazard?
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 04, 2016
Women increasingly are using a particular email salutation, according to business coaches, but the trend just sounds strange to my friends and me.
What hospitals can do for you
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 06, 2016
Some senior living operators have been focused on communicating what they can offer to hospitals, but a new study provides an example of something that hospitals can do for senior living.
McKnight’s Women of Distinction 2021: Tana Gall
Mar 24, 2022
McKnight’s Women of Distinction 2021 Hall of Fame inductee Tana Gall, president of Merrill Gardens, shares what it means to her to be an inductee, when she knew senior living was the right career...
Together, we can address loneliness in senior living
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 13, 2020
Eighty-five percent of independent living residents interviewed for a recent small study reported moderate to severe levels of loneliness. The residents also shared some techniques to manage it that may...
Women of Distinction 2020: Amy Silva-Magalhaes
Feb 18, 2021
Continuing our interview series with 2020 McKnight’s Women of Distinction honorees, Amy Silva-Magalhaes, senior vice president of operations at Maplewood Senior Living, shares when she knew the eldercare...
Effects of Supreme Court ruling on OSHA mandate linger
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 24, 2022
Regardless of how anyone personally feels about the vaccination-and-testing emergency temporary standard recently stayed by the U.S. Supreme Court, its effects, and the effects of the High Court ruling,...
McKnight’s Women of Distinction 2021: Amanda Elliott
Dec 16, 2021
Amanda Elliott, corporate operations director for Life Care Services, Savannah, GA, shares what it means to be named a McKnight’s Women of Distinction inductee, who her mentors have been, the biggest...
The secret to reaching potential residents
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 03, 2016
Ten thousand Americans turn 65 every day, and if the senior living industry wants to attract them sooner rather than later, communities need to start doing things differently, Cornerstone Affiliates President...
Older adults’ top priorities for the government may surprise you
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 28, 2019
We’ve heard older voters called “healthcare voters,” but the results of a new survey don’t corroborate that view.