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...
Taking time to celebrate assisted living
By
Lois A. Bowers
Sep 10, 2018
National Assisted Living Week began Sunday and continues through Saturday.
Singing the praises of industry advocates
By
Lois A. Bowers
Dec 06, 2021
AHCA/NCAL CEO Mark Parkinson recently was expressing appreciation for two leaders of other associations.
The factor more important than occupancy
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 08, 2018
NCAL Day speakers think something other than occupancy should be operators’ top priority.
How many assisted living facilities exist?
Jan 01, 2008
More than 28,000 assisted living residences operate in the United States, housing more than one million people, according to the National Center for Assisted Living.
When the going gets tough, the tough do something
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 16, 2017
Senior living operators can learn a lesson from the communication efforts of Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino and the American Health Care Association / National Center for Assisted Living in advance of...
Is all of senior living embracing a medical model?
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 14, 2019
“How many of you still believe you only provide hospitality?” When Juniper Communities founder and CEO Lynne Katzmann posed that question to the approximately 260 people attending NCAL Day on Sunday,...
Should residents have a bigger role in senior living conferences?
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 11, 2016
End users of healthcare organizations have much to contribute to them through industry conferences, maintain the authors of a recently published paper. And yes, their assertion applies to senior living.
The great divide appears to be narrowing
By
John O'Connor
Oct 20, 2016
Like aging children who look more like their parents, many assisted living communities are beginning to resemble the operators who once spawned them.
Assisted living: Not so hidden anymore
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 19, 2020
Scott Tittle used to say that assisted living was hiding in plain sight, but “the reality is, more people have begun to actually see us amidst COVID,” the National Center for Assisted Living executive...