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Editors’ Columns
Senior living is a pawn in the game of partisan politics
The current winner-takes-all mood may be giving you a condition that might be described as labor management whiplash.
Diversity ‘even more critical’ in senior living
Companies operating in senior living increasingly are taking steps to make their boards and C-suites look more like the customers they serve and the workers who serve them. It’s a smart and welcome approach.
These no-shows are enough to make you sick
We’re hearing a lot these days about how difficult it is to find enough workers. But the discussion often overlooks a related problem.
John O'Connor's Columns
Senior living operators may soon have a new BFF
Some find it controversial that President Trump has nominated Eugene Scalia to head the Labor Department. But if you are running a senior living organization, the announcement is anything but.
Think you’re financially stressed? What about your employees?
Some things catch your attention. Others can make you gasp.
You are making a difference every day — and it’s time for some recognition
Three reasons to enter the free McKnight’s Excellence in Technology awards. The deadline is July 24.
Looking for leaders? Open your eyes, man!
Giving wrongheaded tropes a decent burial surely must be one of life’s great pleasures. Particularly when they are the spawn of misguided judgment.
Forget the fluff: Here are the perks your staff really craves
Trendy perks are popping up, but are they really the little extras your workers crave?
Foolproof advice for senior living success, unless I’m wrong
Follow those three directives and you’ll probably end up just fine. Which sure beats ending up behind bars.
Care to Google the future of senior living?
The senior living field likes to think of itself as high-touch, not high-tech. But it appears that one tech company is offering a labor management blueprint many operators soon may emulate.
Latest job perk: work a shift, get paid
Think offering same-day or next-day paychecks would be impossible to execute? Some of the competition is about to start doing exactly that.
Senior living operators, ready for some small ball?
A landmark report is calling on senior living operators to consider reducing prices.
When it comes to labor relations, maybe we can’t handle the truth
From a labor relations standpoint, the past few years have been extremely kind to senior living operators. But a new bill in Congress might turn things around.
For senior living operators, this could be the start of something bad
Tennessee’s embracing of Medicaid block grants could become a catastrophe for senior living operators and the beneficiaries they serve.
How future workers might find a gig in senior living
Imagine a future where senior living organizations have only a few frontline employees, maybe none.
Senior living’s biggest challenge officially has been revealed
A landmark study released this week paints a sobering portrait of senior living affordability for many older Americans. It also should send this strong message to many operators: Change or else.
Is senior living ready for an adult conversation?
This might be a good time to ask whether the sector actually is growing up or if it remains mired in a purgatorial state between accountability and immaturity.
Did she really leave because the work was too hard? Maybe she was she just bored
A new study from Peakon makes it clear: workers often send flight-risk signals long before they take off.
Assisted living finds itself at troubling crossroads
It’s no secret that more assisted living communities are competing with skilled care operators for high-need residents. But a recent piece in the New York Times is sure to raise troubling questions about this emerging strategy.
A needed change in Washington, inspired by a most unlikely source
When you consider all the iffy committees in the House of Representative, it’s hard to believe the chamber no longer has one dedicated to aging issues. But that soon might change.
When the whistle blows both ways
Whistleblowers stand to gain a ZIP code upgrade and lots of other prizes, but it’s not a risk-free gambit.
Why you should fear Medicaid block grants
Well gang, it’s that special time of the year when the president delivers a wish-list budget that gives red meat to the base — and heartburn to just about everyone else.
Come for the flu shot, stay for the cognitive screening
Less than a third of older adults have ever been assessed for cognitive problems, and only 16% undergo routine cognitive assessments during normal health checkups. So how do we go about the difficult task of getting more people checked out?
Lois Bowers' Columns
The wave after the silver one
The “silver wave” of baby boomers hasn’t even hit yet — the oldest boomers won’t even turn 80 for another seven years — and yet one company is looking past that wave to the next one.
Have a workplace wellness plan? Pay attention
If your organization has a wellness plan for employees, then you’ll be interested in a class action lawsuit the AARP Foundation filed Tuesday.
Long-term care gets candidate Klobuchar’s attention
As Louisiana braced for the rains of Tropical Storm Barry on Friday, Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) was preparing for another kind of wave — a silver one.
A daily dose of inspiration
Starting today, we’re providing a closer look at the 40 Hall of Honor and Rising Star inductees of the McKnight’s Women of Distinction awards program in 2019.
How to care for the unpaid caregivers in your workforce
Given that recruiting and retaining workers are two of the biggest challenges facing senior living operators, it’s worth listening to what these researchers have to say.
Where the Democratic presidential candidates stand on health insurance and long-term care
Should health insurers be required to cover long-term care? A New York Times survey of the Democratic candidates for president uncovers their views.
Your opportunity to share and learn about technology in senior living
Has your community used technology to improve care or operations in the past year? If yes, the 2019 McKnight’s Excellence in Technology Awards program is here to give your organization the opportunity to obtain the recognition it deserves. And a free webinar this week will help you learn about technology while earning a continuing education credit.
How to stay competitive in a time of oversupply
Eric Mendelsohn on Thursday provided a peek into National Health Investors’ playbook for helping its operators stay competitive when a new senior living community is opening nearby.
A tiny mention of a big federal effort that will affect assisted living
It received only three sentences in a federal government report released Friday, but a new CMS effort could have lasting effects on assisted living communities.
Your Women of Distinction questions answered
Here are the answers to the most frequently asked questions about the McKnight’s Women of Distinction Awards program.
Nailing motherhood
Whether or not our mothers are still with us, whether or not we have children of our own, we all can celebrate our nurturing qualities.
How to make senior living more appealing
A new study projects that at least 54% of middle-income adults in 2029 won’t be able to afford senior living. But even if people can afford it, will they want it?
Wellness plans ‘a work in progress’
If you’re looking for your organization’s employee wellness plan to pay dividends in the form of lower healthcare costs and absenteeism rates as well as higher job tenure and performance, then a new study by Harvard researchers will give you pause.
Inaugural McKnight’s Women of Distinction event tickets going fast
Hurry if you’d like to join us in honoring the first class of McKnight’s Women of Distinction award winners May 16 in Chicago. The event is almost at sell-out status.
Blood tests and phone apps: The future of diagnosing Alzheimer’s?
Last week in a blog post, Bill Gates shared some exciting ways that Alzheimer’s disease might be diagnosed in the future.
The forgotten generation of workers?
Members of Generation X, now aged 38 to 53, account for one-third of the U.S. workforce yet often are overlooked, according to a new survey.
Another rant about language
It’s been a while since I’ve written about marketing or media messages that mischaracterize senior living or aging adults (and we’re all aging). A few uses of language caught my attention this past week.
This industry has a wealth of talent
McKnight’s Senior Living and McKnight’s Long-Term Care News will be announcing the recipients of our inaugural Women of Distinction awards this week.
Another change to serve long-term care providers and consumers
A recent move by LeadingAge and the Visiting Nurse Associations of America / ElevatingHOME is another example of how the aging services field is adapting to meet the needs of those served.
Remembering the middle market
Mark your calendars. A release date for the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care’s highly anticipated middle-market study has been announced.
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