How older adults — perhaps surprisingly — have fared during the pandemic
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 11, 2022
Results of a Kaiser Family Foundation poll released this week reveal the perhaps surprising resilience of older adults during the pandemic.
No joke: Assisted living operators ‘twist in the wind’ while others are prioritized
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 04, 2022
Assisted living providers are being left to “twist in the wind” and possibly close facilities due to uncompensated COVID-19-related costs, while billions of dollars in relief are being earmarked for...
2022 Workforce Development Guide
Apr 01, 2022
2022 Workforce Development Guide
$88.2B proposed for pandemic preparedness while we await the fate of $22.5B request
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 28, 2022
The administration is calling for Congress to provide $22.5 billion in emergency funding so the federal government can carry out its plan to continue to fight COVID-19. It’s a message the senior living...
McKnight’s Senior Living Newsmakers Podcast: What’s new in the middle market?
Mar 28, 2022
NIC Chief Economist Beth Mace and NIC Principal Ryan Brooks discuss the senior living industry’s latest efforts to reach middle-income older adults with McKnight’s Senior Living Editor Lois...
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...
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...
One on One with McKnight’s
Feb 28, 2022
[Partner Content] Providers always must be striving to create better healthcare spaces and solutions. That requires the pursuit of top infection prevention and hygiene practices, as well as the best durable...
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...
Romance is in the air
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 14, 2022
Think of a busy senior living community in the time of the coronavirus and “office romance” may not be the first thought to come to your mind. At workplaces in general, however, romance is in the air....