Strategic grant initiatives: How to elevate diversity and inclusion in senior living communities
By
Diane Massey
May 13, 2024
A feeling of belonging should define every resident’s experience in a senior living community, and it helps with recruiting and retaining staff members, too. Here are four steps to making that happen.
New ways to celebrate your achievements
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 20, 2024
The McKnight’s Women of Distinction Awards and Forum last week offered an energizing and insightful day of networking, learning and celebrating as we honored five dozen women for their contributions...
Senior living operators often overlook this source of innovation
By
John O'Connor
May 09, 2024
Senior living excelled in pioneering dementia care and spearheading initiatives such as concierge-based services and community integration. Despite those strides, the industry largely has overlooked a...
AI’s impact is just beginning — for better or worse
By
John O'Connor
May 02, 2024
Several senior living operators touted the new ways artificial intelligence is helping the field during a Tuesday session at Argentum’s Senior Living Executive Conference in Phoenix.
DOL rule will hurt many senior living workers over time
By
John O'Connor
Apr 25, 2024
It’s a bit exhausting to keep writing about ways good intentions from our regulatory agencies keep fueling disastrous outcomes.
Philanthropy is a team sport
By
Z. Allen Abbott, PhD
Marianna Calabrese
Cheryl Franceschi
Sarah Malchow
Lisa Woletz
Apr 22, 2024
The most essential characteristic for philanthropic success is teamwork. When all understand their vested interest in philanthropy’s success, and they understand the role they play, everyone wins.
Who could have seen this correction coming?
By
John O'Connor
Apr 17, 2024
When it comes to the bottom line, more than a few senior living operators now find themselves hitting rock bottom.
We have met the enemy …
By
John O'Connor
Apr 11, 2024
How can senior living communities reduce defections? There may not be one silver bullet, but there are lots of good bullets to be found.
More trouble for Brookdale
By
John O'Connor
Apr 04, 2024
Just when it seemed that Brookdale Senior Living finally was regaining post-COVID occupancy and fiscal traction, more bad news arrived this week.
Senior living’s grand illusion needs a reality check
By
John O'Connor
Dec 02, 2021
Senior living suffers from a grand illusion problem. Even in 2021, many of its practitioners insist it is primarily in the hospitality — rather than the healthcare — sector.