It’s probably safe to say that the number of operators who will look back at 2020 as the good old days will be low indeed. The How-Did-We-Survive? days might be more like it. And yet, cause for optimism remains.
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, my sense is that we are going to see operators generally following one of three paths.
There’s no doubting that senior living is a male-dominated field, at least at the top. But that is beginning to change.
This insidious virus has been harsh on the elderly among us – especially your residents – who are getting sick and dying in disproportionate numbers. As bad as that reality is – and it is terrible – it hardly accounts for all the pain in our midst.
The McKnight’s brand may be familiar to many in the field today. That’s somewhat ironic, as the man behind it never expected to be a publisher.
The latest about TekTone, CarePredict and Kisco Senior Living.
The latest about National Rehabilitation Awareness Week, high-intensity interval training, EMR provider Casamba, telehealth research and cardiac rehab for people with chronic kidney disease.
The latest about AmeriPride Services and Alliance Laundry Systems.
For my money, what the field could really use – perhaps even more so than targeted retooling – is a person along the lines of a John C. Bogle. Or better yet, more than one.
We are hearing much about how the future of senior living will be different. Buildings will be less virus friendly, ventilation systems will improve, infection control practices will get better and marketing messages will change, according to the experts. But there are two looming challenges that we’re not hearing much about: labor and lawsuits.
