The federal government’s proposed staffing mandate for nursing homes ultimately would affect assisted living providers, too. But CMS is accepting comments through Nov. 6.
What the growing wealth gap could mean for senior living
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 21, 2018
Could the future success of the senior living industry depend on actions that might affect near-term success?
Culture and cancer: A delicate balance
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 20, 2016
Ongoing research reminds us that not everyone will feel the same way we do when it comes to medical decisions.
Jonesing for separate recognition
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 15, 2024
How is it that in my 11 years of writing about the long-term care profession, which has been talking about the coming “silver wave” of baby boomers all that time (and more), I don’t recall ever hearing...
This decline could be good news
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 21, 2023
Good news for older adults and those who care about them: The prevalence of disabilities among Americans aged 65 or more years is “much lower” than it was for the same age group a decade earlier.
When the going gets tough, the tough do something
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 16, 2017
Senior living operators can learn a lesson from the communication efforts of Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino and the American Health Care Association / National Center for Assisted Living in advance of...
Choice: senior living’s past and future
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 23, 2022
It was the concept of consumer choice that led to the formation of the senior living industry, and it will be choice that drives the industry’s success in the future. That was part of the message that...
Paying it forward
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 31, 2015
Residents of a New Jersey continuing care retirement community recently gave some employees the ultimate school supplies.
Beyond the ‘silver wave,’ another trend awaits senior living
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 16, 2024
The senior living field has been preparing for the “silver wave” to hit for many years. But newly released research shows another coming demographic trend that operators will want to get ready for.
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.