If this were an Olympic event, senior living would not medal
By
John O'Connor
Jan 25, 2018
It’s no secret that finding and keeping qualified employees can be a real challenge in the senior living field. But things may be even worse than many operators realize.
Friendships help inoculate residents against mental decline
By
John O'Connor
Dec 15, 2017
Healthy interpersonal relationships help keep aging brains healthy, suggests a new study by Northwestern University researchers.
Professor: Elderly segregation may not be so bad
By
John O'Connor
Oct 15, 2015
Many analysts predict that future senior living communities need to focus more on intergenerational living. Stephen Golant is not one of them.
Home care: Senior living’s frenemy?
By
John O'Connor
Jun 10, 2021
These days, more operators are wondering whether home care is likely to become a friend or foe. Here’s the answer.
Why is senior living overlooking this golden opportunity?
By
John O'Connor
Dec 07, 2017
To judge by many of the marketing materials the senior living field produces, a major benefit is not being touted.
Hospital sends woman with dementia to locked senior living community
By
John O'Connor
Feb 01, 2019
Long Beach, CA-based College Medical Center dumped a woman with dementia outside the locked senior living community where she lived in the middle of the night, a daughter’s negligence complaint alleges.
Another college expands online offerings for senior care
By
John O'Connor
Oct 14, 2015
Rutgers University has joined the growing ranks of colleges offering senior living-related educational programs.
Brace for a catastrophic seniors housing shortage, group warns
By
John O'Connor
May 23, 2016
Unless major infrastructure and policy changes are made, the nation’s supply of affordable housing for seniors will become woefully inadequate in the decades to come.
A spending plan that just might put you out of business
By
John O'Connor
May 25, 2017
With the Trump administration’s proposed budget for fiscal year 2018, it’s guns versus butter, and guns are now in the lead, right? Not exactly.
Home care briefs for Friday, Sept. 25
Sep 25, 2020
DOL to propose new FLSA independent contractor test … Home Health Care of North Central Texas is now GoJo Home Health …Care Dimensions HomeMD expands its service area … Montachusett Home Care takes...