Senior living operators continue to make costly decisions
Going forward, the great unmet need for senior living is not going to be among people who can afford to keep paying more.
Editors’ Columns
What you need to know about senior living’s future
This piece is a must-read for anyone who wants to be well-informed.
The factor more important than occupancy
NCAL Day speakers think something other than occupancy should be operators’ top priority.
Ready for some additional staffing headaches?
As if staffing weren’t enough of a senior living challenge, two fresh developments show it might soon get worse.
John O'Connor's Columns
They are starting to like you. They are starting to really, really like you
As sea changes go, this is an important one – especially for those who make their living in the senior living sector.
They’ll pardon your dust. But don’t you dare ignore the things that matter
Have operators bent on change become a bit tone deaf about what really matters?
Senior living has way too many Marias
I met Maria in a coffee line. We both work in senior living, but our day jobs hardly could be more different.
NIC prequel: Here’s what you ‘missed’ about the future of aging
Here’s a look at the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care’s Fall Conference.
Sizing up the state of labor in senior living
Monday will be Labor Day. This may be as good a time as any to size up the state of labor in senior living.
You want better workers? Maybe it’s time to rethink a few things
If your monetary options are limited, then how do you sweeten the proverbial pot?
When it comes to recruitment and retention, these guys school the competition
So what’s to be done when you need employees who are better trained and more loyal?
Why more senior living leaders need to take a hike
While you are hammering away at spreadsheets, emails and other matters that just can’t wait, you may be slowly, but surely, becoming less connected.
Actually, it’s a breakthrough senior living operators would cheer as well
Many people in the senior living sector found my most recent column offensive and off the mark. On further review, I must agree.
A breakthrough everyone would cheer, except for maybe senior living operators
From a bottom-line perspective, it’s hard to argue that removing one’s largest income stream is going to help the future of this sector.
Staffing options can get downright creative when you ‘give a damn’
A new strategy could result in a “motivated, energized, stimulated, loyal” senior living workforce. And it’s pretty simple to implement.
Coming soon to your senior living organization: Explosive, unexpected changes
I can’t tell you what changes are coming to your senior living organization. But I can tell you this: They are coming.
Quitters never win? Your staff might beg to disagree
What do the latest numbers from the Labor Department mean for you as a senior living operator? Perhaps the least painful answer is that this is a time of challenge and opportunity.
A subtle staffing challenge that can undermine your senior living organization
You might want to consider keeping your trustworthy workers as far away as possible from those with bad intent.
A remarkably great time to be in the senior living business
Perhaps it’s too soon to call 2018 the Golden Age of Senior Living. Then again, maybe it’s not.
Senior living might want to take a new look at an old friend
Will a new twist help revitalize the private long-term care insurance market?
Is your senior living organization ready to make some good news?
You are in a position to not only read some good news, but to make some of your own.
Big plans aren’t necessarily senior living’s problem
Daniel Hudson Burnham’s directive to “make no little plans” has inspired many an ambitious undertaking across our great country. Including, apparently, a plan by Brookdale Senior Living to establish the sector’s first national brand.
A labor-relations problem that usually gets overlooked
The labor challenges that senior living operators discuss are part of a larger problem that generally is ignored.
Unapproved drugs for your terminal residents? An idea that is way overdue
In any senior living community, there are usually a few residents who just want to die. But the rest certainly don’t. And the latter group just received a gift that potentially could help them live longer.
Lois Bowers' Columns
Meet me in San Diego … or Chicago … or Philadelphia
October will be packed with annual gatherings of members of organizations doing important work on behalf of aging services providers.
Three studies you can feel good about
A new study in seven senior living communities is trying to determine whether well-being can be cultivated in older adults through group sessions and activities. Other recent research has shown the power of positive thinking.
Sometimes being a good neighbor is simple
As peak hurricane season loomed, one senior living organization shared hurricane preparedness tips with local older adults who still live at home, their families and first responders.
Taking time to celebrate assisted living
National Assisted Living Week began Sunday and continues through Saturday.
Your homework assignment: Help extend the benefits of vacation
Employees believe that time away from work has positive effects for them, according to a new survey, but those effects can be short-lived without employer support.
4 ways to value experience in the workplace
Recent AARP survey results suggest ways that employers can look to workers aged 45 or more years to address their staffing needs.
It’s not just residents at risk of being lonely and isolated
Much has been written about the benefits that senior living communities can offer older adults who may be at risk of loneliness and isolation. A recent national survey puts more data behind the argument, but some results may surprise you.
2.4 million reasons to be nice
We’re supposed to be nice because it’s the right thing to do, not because we expect something in return. It sure is heartwarming, though, when people are rewarded for their good deeds.
Survey makes a case for going soft on new employees
New research from a surprising source may change the way you approach employee training and development.
CEO who fired himself has advice, predictions for you
Chances are good that you or someone you know will be in the same position as a Virginia senior living CEO who recently decided to fire himself to try to help the community survive. That CEO has some advice for you.
Recognizing senior living tech success
The hard part was implementing technology to improve care and operations. The easy part is entering the McKnight’s Excellence in Technology Awards to try to get recognized for it. The deadline is this Friday.
Assisted living’s image problem
An Arizona sheriff’s office is taking time for introspection after a 92-year-old woman reportedly shot and killed her 72-year-old son because he wanted her to move to an assisted living community. The incident is an opportunity for introspection for the senior living industry, too.
Relationship advice for senior living leaders
These two tips could help senior living leaders establish positive relationships with employees. In fact, it’s good advice for any relationship inside or outside the workplace.
Seniors benefiting seniors — and the rest of us
Six residents of Meridian Senior Living shared life lessons for graduating students in a video. Video figures into another way that the company is choosing to help students, too.
Several ways exist to increase your organization’s LGBT cultural competency
Senior living communities can express or strengthen their support for issues of importance to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender older adults through training and other means. A new ad will be a conversation starter for those who see it.
Intergenerational programming: A growing differentiator
A new poll sheds light on public perceptions of efforts to foster intergenerational collaboration, and it presents opportunities for senior living operators.
10 tips for recruiting and retaining employees
A new guide that focuses on recruiting and retaining direct care workers offers advice that applies to many types of senior living employees.
What the growing wealth gap could mean for senior living
Could the future success of the senior living industry depend on actions that might affect near-term success?
Planning through retirement an issue, but senior living may have an answer or two
Independent and assisted living communities may offer residents a benefit their community-dwelling peers don’t have.
Sense of community, control may be a few clicks away for residents
Senior living residents may be deriving a sense of empowerment and community from a source that may surprise you.
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