Ohio Living CEO: Why it is vital to innovate, grow and appreciate employees
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 11, 2022
As Westerville, OH-based Ohio Living celebrates its 100th anniversary this year, President and CEO Larry Gumina recently spent a few minutes with McKnight’s Senior Living Editor Lois A. Bowers talking...
People in the news, April 5
By
Caroline Szachnowski
Apr 05, 2022
Appointments and promotions at Carroll Lutheran Village, Diversified Healthcare Trust, HMP Senior Solutions, The Harborside, Jewish HomeLife, Juniper Communities and Masonic Villages.
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...
$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...
Improving diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging in senior living ‘not a quick fix’
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 24, 2022
Senior living companies will have their first opportunity to share information about their diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging efforts with the Senior Living DEIB Coalition when a survey goes out...
People in the news, March 1
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 01, 2022
Appointments and promotions at Anthem Memory Care, Discovery Senior Living, Erickson Senior Living, Ginger Cove, J&M Family Management, Juniper Communities, Retirement Unlimited Inc., SantaFe Senior Living,...
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....
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.