Exit interviews with departing staff members can reveal changes that managers can make to potentially entice more employees to stay in the future, but a new article shares other actions that could prevent...
Assisted living’s current and future importance in serving older adults
By
Lois A. Bowers
Sep 11, 2023
As I was writing this week about Newsweek’s first-ever ranking of US continuing care retirement communities, coming Nov. 29, it struck me again how much senior living operators, collectively, are in...
Hollywood hints at real life
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 17, 2017
When some friends and I went to the movies the other night, they looked forward to escaping from the real world for 90 minutes, whereas I looked forward to seeing whether aging and older adults were portrayed...
Your favorite columns of 2015
By
Lois A. Bowers
Dec 22, 2015
The chance to learn secrets to success drew McKnight’s Senior Living website visitors, newsletter readers and social media followers and friends to columns posted on the site in 2015, reveals an...
A chance for a fresh start, now or later
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 08, 2024
If you were hoping to make some New Year’s resolutions for 2024, don’t fret that it’s the second week of January already.
This decline could be good news
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 21, 2023
Good news for older adults and those who care about them: The prevalence of disabilities among Americans aged 65 or more years is “much lower” than it was for the same age group a decade earlier.
Positive aging messages are everywhere
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 01, 2022
Positive aging messages are everywhere if we choose to see them. And we always have opportunities to learn and adjust our thinking as needed.
Attracting baby boomers and beyond
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 09, 2016
If you’re trying to attract baby boomers and the generation before them to your communities, then you’ll be interested in the results of a survey conducted by the National Association of Home...
Medicaid and transparency in the ‘Wild West’
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 10, 2023
As more older adults start to age into senior living, more scrutiny will be on providers, and we’ll see more articles like the one in the Washington Post on Thursday.
See you soon?
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 01, 2023
It’s hard to believe that in three weeks, we’ll be gathering in Chicago to honor the 60 McKnight’s Women of Distinction named for 2023. Will you be joining us? You still have time to buy tickets...