Little things can add up when prospective residents and their families visit a senior living community. And they can mean much to residents living in a community as well. Here are some of the things Senior...
Assisted living operators need PPE and testing, should report COVID-19 data to federal government, House...
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 26, 2020
Congress should take “immediate steps” to get needed personal protective equipment to assisted living communities, nursing homes, home- and community-based settings and other places where older adults...
Women of Distinction 2020: Amy Silva-Magalhaes
Feb 18, 2021
Continuing our interview series with 2020 McKnight’s Women of Distinction honorees, Amy Silva-Magalhaes, senior vice president of operations at Maplewood Senior Living, shares when she knew the eldercare...
Active adult communities growing in demand for many reasons: panelists
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 02, 2021
HOUSTON—As operators wrestle with determining a firm definition of active adult housing and related questions, the sector is experiencing growth in development and resident demand, said panelists participating...
Supreme Court: Unions can still collect dues from nonmembers
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 29, 2016
Public employee unions can continue to collect membership fees from nonmembers following a 4-4 split in a U.S. Supreme Court vote March 29.
Effects of Supreme Court ruling on OSHA mandate linger
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 24, 2022
Regardless of how anyone personally feels about the vaccination-and-testing emergency temporary standard recently stayed by the U.S. Supreme Court, its effects, and the effects of the High Court ruling,...
CDC: More than 20% of 85+ adults need ADL assistance
By
Lois A. Bowers
Dec 20, 2017
More than 20% (21.7%) of adults aged 85 or more years need help with activities of daily living, according to the latest data released Tuesday by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s National...
CCRC consolidation is a ‘clear trend’
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 11, 2019
Consolidation is “one of the clear trends” among continuing care retirement communities, according to specialty bank Ziegler.
Assisted living law stirs controversy in North Carolina
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jul 14, 2016
Legislation signed into law in North Carolina June 30 has upset some advocates for assisted living residents, but the leader of an association representing providers said that those who are unhappy misunderstand...
McKnight’s Women of Distinction 2021: Amanda Elliott
Dec 16, 2021
Amanda Elliott, corporate operations director for Life Care Services, Savannah, GA, shares what it means to be named a McKnight’s Women of Distinction inductee, who her mentors have been, the biggest...