If you haven’t reviewed your human resources manual lately, now may be a good time to check your policies related to cellphone and social media use by employees during work hours — or to formulate...
You won’t want to hear this
By
John O'Connor
Feb 01, 2024
It would be wise for senior living’s thought leaders to take a proactive role in dealing with the inevitable regulatory environment ahead.
‘We need to tell our story much better’
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 29, 2024
“From our perspective, we need to tell our story much better.” That’s what Julie Simpkins, co-president and chief operating officer of Gardant Management Solutions, told the US Senate Special Committee...
From lay media to social media, people are questioning assisted living
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 22, 2024
TikTok is the latest medium generating attention for the assisted living industry, and not necessarily the good kind of attention.
So, senior living isn’t healthcare after all?
By
John O'Connor
Jan 04, 2024
The senior living industry’s reinvention as a healthcare player just received a notable setback. In a court room, of all places. As McKnight’s Senior Living recently reported, a circuit court judge...
A big lump of coal … and an opportunity
By
Lois A. Bowers
Dec 18, 2023
Christmas came early for the senior living field on Sunday, when providers collectively found a big lump of coal in the industry stocking. But that stocking also contains an opportunity.
5 prospect concerns and the opportunities they present
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 14, 2023
A new report details five “critical concerns” that could be keeping prospective senior living residents from moving in.
Seemed like a good idea at the time
By
John O'Connor
Apr 20, 2023
Accepting Medicaid and being considered a healthcare provider? Senior living will never be the same, and that’s not necessarily a good thing.
Good news on the assisted living employment front
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 06, 2023
Good news for assisted living operators is that, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data, employment in the sector has returned to pre-pandemic levels. But…
Senior living’s challenge of omission and commission
By
John O'Connor
Sep 22, 2022
Long-term care could be made better with funding from Congress. But for now, it appears we’ll have to settle for a congressional commission.