How technology is helping senior living centers combat omicron
By
Danielle Myers
Mar 31, 2022
Over the course of the pandemic, senior living communities have upgraded their safety plans to better protect their residents and staff from new threats. One of the most impactful ways that senior living...
What employers need to know about long-haul COVID
By
Cathy R. Benfer MS, PHR, NHA
Feb 03, 2022
Employers are responsible for protecting employees who exhibit long-haul symptoms after COVID-19.
Senior living trends, challenges to watch in 2022
By
Lynne Moore
Feb 07, 2022
After two years, the pandemic still is with us, and operators continue to deal with challenges, including availability of staffing/turnover, higher labor costs, increased operating expenses and inflation.
How filtration can make senior-living communities as risk-free as possible
By
Marshal Sterio
Aug 12, 2021
Companies in this industry need to go the extra mile not only to make sure that their communities are safe but also to make sure their communities are perceived as safe.
Vigilance must continue
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jul 19, 2021
Those working in senior living know that the pandemic is not over. You live with the ramifications every day as you take precautions to try to keep staff members, residents and their families healthy and...
Get reacquainted with 51 fabulous women
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jul 06, 2021
Thanks to the McKnight’s summer interns, you have the opportunity to learn more about the 2021 McKnight’s Women of Distinction beginning today.
The good that came from COVID
By
Lynne Katzmann, Ph.D.
Jan 06, 2022
Mutual support and constructive dialog and, most important, common mission to protect and provide wellbeing for America’s older adults, is what we need as an industry and as leaders.
Health habits’ connection to dementia in the spotlight as new year begins
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 04, 2022
An update to the National Plan to Address Alzheimer’s Disease, as well as news of potential treatments and a finding that “astonished” researchers add up to promising news to start the new...
Senior living healthcare workers: Not gone, but definitely forgotten
By
Gail Matillo, MPA
Jan 04, 2022
Some healthcare workers have been celebrated over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic. But others, such as those working in senior living, have been overlooked or blamed for not doing enough.
The long-term care staffing crisis is about more than job vacancies
By
Brian Evans
Dec 16, 2021
The time is now for meaningful reform that improves the daily experiences of workers — and keeps long-term care safe for the seniors of the future.