Some types of tech use by older adults, brought on by the pandemic, may surprise you.
The mental health toll of COVID-19 — and what you can do about it
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jul 13, 2020
It should come as no surprise to anyone reading this column that the pandemic has had mental health effects on workers. Recent research on the topic may surprise you, however.
Carrot or stick?
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 17, 2021
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine’s incentive to encourage COVID vaccination may be the biggest, but he’s not the only state or city official trying to entice residents to get the shot. And government...
Pining for the workforce challenges of 2019
By
Lois A. Bowers
Dec 07, 2020
As we pass the nine-month mark since the first known case of coronavirus arrived in a U.S. long-term care facility, a new survey provides more evidence that the pandemic has exacerbated long-standing workforce...
‘It doesn’t have to be this way,’ owner says of COVID deaths in senior living
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 27, 2020
Tyson Belanger served three tours of duty in Iraq as a Marine. Now, as the owner of the assisted living home his parents built 44 years ago, he thinks he has the solution to winning the war on COVID-19....
Pandemic is ‘pie in our face’ and opportunity for change, speakers say
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 23, 2020
With many legislators and members of the lay media focusing their attention on long-term care due to the coronavirus pandemic, now may be an opportune time to educate these audiences about the industry...
New research could help attract residents, but a to-do list remains
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 07, 2021
Senior living operators received some good news last week with the publication of the results of a long-awaited study of COVID mortality rates in the United States in residential senior housing and care...
A special week during an unusual time
By
Lois A. Bowers
Sep 14, 2020
If ever there was a year that “Caring is Essential,” it is 2020. Indeed, the theme of this year’s National Assisted Living Week (with an emphasis on the AL in essential), which began Sunday, is very...
Parkinson ponders post-election landscape
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 02, 2020
Regardless of how long we need to wait after Election Day until we know the results, they will have “enormous implications on everything, including long-term care,” American Health Care Association...
3 ways COVID-19 will change senior living forever
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 04, 2020
One senior living expert recently shared with me three ways senior living surely will change, and another way it will change at least temporarily, due to the coronavirus pandemic.