We all can agree that we’d like to see an end to the illness and death caused by the coronavirus. We’d like families and residents to be able to hug one another again. We’d like to stop having to...
Just the beginning for middle market push
By
Lois A. Bowers
Sep 16, 2019
We’ve read — and McKnight’s Senior Living has written — much about the growing need for senior housing for middle-income older adults since April. Interest has not abated.
Living the good life in active adult communities
By
Michael Mendillo
Jul 18, 2024
The increasing popularity of active adult communities is being driven by older adults’ desire to find new ways to stay active, engaged and healthy.
An unsung benefit of CCRCs
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 23, 2017
Many continuing care retirement / life plan communities offer a benefit that is not mentioned explicitly on their websites but could be a source of comfort to prospective residents.
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.
Emergency planning: Prepare for the potential consequences of adverse incidents in senior living
By
Stan Szpytek
Mar 04, 2024
As assisted living communities and other senior living communities continue to refine their emergency planning protocols, a critical step in the process is to consider the consequences resulting from the...
The threat of lithium battery fires is real!
By
Stan Szpytek
Jan 09, 2023
As power sources for electronic equipment, appliances and devices used in senior living communities and nursing homes become more sophisticated and battery technology advances, the threat of a lithium...
No debate about it — long-term care deserves attention during pandemic
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 05, 2020
A debate, a tweet and a planned national moment of silence are keeping COVID in the spotlight.
Say it loud, say it proud
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 02, 2021
Let’s celebrate those workplaces where a high level of vaccination has been achieved and those employees who have taken this step to protect themselves and those they serve.
2023 outlook: Katie Smith Sloan
Jan 12, 2023
Katie Smith Sloan, president and CEO of LeadingAge, discusses the biggest challenges facing senior living and how the field will be changed permanently by the pandemic.