With COVID-19 variants still punching long-term care staff in the face every day, it’s understandable for us to sometimes lose the ability to get our arms around the sheer scope of collective sadness...
One incontestable pandemic truth
By
Gary Tetz
Dec 02, 2021
Though I strongly support the concept of gratefulness, I’m not much for delivering public speeches about it, even to close friends or family around the Thanksgiving table. Truth be told, I generally...
Wyden is right on emergency prep regs
By
Elizabeth Newman
Nov 26, 2018
For years, the industry has been saying “we are over-regulated.” The subtext is really, “trust us. We know what we’re doing.”
Positive attitudes in aging lead to resilience
By
Elizabeth Newman
Aug 05, 2016
Having a positive attitude in aging makes seniors more resilient under stress, according to new research. This means more than you probably think.
Illustrating how to double your flu vaccination rate
By
James M. Berklan
Nov 26, 2014
Take whichever side of the argument you want, but you can’t disagree that New York state’s new flu-vaccine mandate has had a profound effect. By declaring health workers have to wear a facemask...
This group has a lock on aging in place
By
Kimberly Marselas
May 04, 2022
There’s one rapidly aging in place population that not many pundits are thinking of in their equations. And it’s growing explosively.
Measure what matters
By
Charles de Vilmorin
Meaghan McMahon
Apr 26, 2019
Although entrepreneurs and investors are quickly entering the senior care industry as they see opportunities grow as the population rapidly ages, many claim that technology innovations alone will be the...
Andy Rooney and Grandpa Gus
By
Mary Gustafson
Nov 07, 2011
When I found out Andy Rooney died over the weekend, I was unexpectedly saddened. For me, Andy Rooney represents my fondest thoughts about my own grandfather. He died from congestive heart failure, after...
The waiting is the hardest part
By
John O'Connor
May 03, 2021
Our ride on the pandemic Tilt-A-Whirl won’t last indefinitely but it’s not over yet.
Alone again, naturally
By
John O'Connor
Apr 20, 2020
Until nursing homes remedy both of their big issue-related problems, they will probably never get the respect or credit they deserve.