Baseball players move into senior living communities
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 13, 2016
Four players on a farm team for the Chicago Cubs are residing for free in senior living communities during this year’s baseball season.
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.
Idaho community appeals license revocation
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 08, 2016
An Idaho Department of Health and Welfare administrator is expected to rule later this month on whether a Boise assisted living community will be allowed to accept new residents again.
New ways to celebrate your achievements
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 20, 2024
The McKnight’s Women of Distinction Awards and Forum last week offered an energizing and insightful day of networking, learning and celebrating as we honored five dozen women for their contributions...
Want a positive workplace? Be a positive leader
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 30, 2017
Managers in flourishing organizations share optimism, hope and inspiration with employees, especially when things don’t go as planned, according to one expert.
Affordability is the missing piece of senior living recovery: experts
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 26, 2024
The state of the senior living sector is strong, having “weathered the black swan event of COVID,” but the real need lies in addressing the gap in affordable senior housing, according to one expert.
Planning through retirement an issue, but senior living may have an answer or two
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 14, 2018
Independent and assisted living communities may offer residents a benefit their community-dwelling peers don’t have.
HVAC systems must be adapted to lower risk of infectious diseases, EPA expert says
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 14, 2022
Building HVAC systems weren’t necessarily designed to help protect against infectious diseases, but senior living providers can adapt those systems to provide increased protections to occupants, according...
Make sure you’re giving employees reasons to want to go to work
By
Lois A. Bowers
Dec 05, 2022
Google searches by people looking for excuses to miss work are at a five-year high in the United States, according to the Frank Recruitment Group, which recently looked at search volumes for certain terms...
Assisted living as ‘host of the party’
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 06, 2024
With federal, state and local lawmakers and regulators increasingly scrutinizing assisted living operators individually and at the corporate and industry levels, it will be critical for providers and their...