Program helps those with dementia regain ‘lost’ words
By
John O'Connor
Oct 25, 2016
An innovative online speech therapy program is helping seniors with dementia recall words that seemed lost, including the names of their grandchildren.
Check-kiting leads to jail time for former owner
By
John O'Connor
Dec 12, 2017
The former owner of a Colorado senior living community may get to keep his day job. But his nights and weekends will be spent in jail, following a check-kiting conviction.
Here’s one way to make visits more rewarding
By
John O'Connor
Dec 08, 2016
A senior living center in China’s Jiangsu province has found a rather unique way to increase visitors.
A high-fiber diet may reduce dementia risks later in life
By
John O'Connor
Apr 01, 2022
The mechanisms still remain unknown but could involve interactions taking place between the gut and brain.
Fast forward: More senior living operators embrace rehab
By
John O'Connor
Oct 01, 2023
Communities are reimagining their place in long-term care, and
rehab care is emerging as an obvious portfolio-expanding opportunity.
Do you know what it feels like to get hit by a board?
By
John O'Connor
Feb 18, 2021
Operators had best prepare for a new reality at the NLRB. Barring an unforeseen development, there’s going to be a yet another new sheriff in town.
Why is senior living overlooking this golden opportunity?
By
John O'Connor
Dec 07, 2017
To judge by many of the marketing materials the senior living field produces, a major benefit is not being touted.
Bad roads and resident falls: what’s the holdup?
By
John O'Connor
Mar 15, 2018
We should have made more progress on falls among the elderly by now, yet this problem not only persists, it may be getting worse.
An unjust employment ban is finally removed
By
John O'Connor
Jan 21, 2016
It’s one thing to pay for youthful indiscretions right after they happen. It’s quite another to have to wear the modern-day equivalent of a Scarlet letter for the rest of one’s working...
Retention keys: great bosses and a positive company culture
By
John O'Connor
Aug 29, 2018
Perhaps senior living organizations should focus more on proving better bosses than better pay?