As you may know, 64-year-old Diana Nyad became the first person to complete a 110-mile swim between Cuba and Florida without a shark cage Monday. Let’s remember that she’s not the oldest woman...
Let’s not overlook economy’s impact on seniors
By
Jack West
Jan 05, 2009
It’s important to consider how older Americans are coping with the economic downturn–and what we are doing to care for them.
How to get prepared for the next Sandy
By
Bruce Baron
Nov 26, 2012
A big part of a disaster management plan is asking how your facility will communicate with families, residents and staff.
Nursing homes pass test of Hurricane Gustav
By
Liza Berger
Sep 03, 2008
Nursing homes deserve a Category 5 round of applause. Three years after two major hurricanes walloped the Gulf Coast and exposed a disjointed evacuation system, nursing homes and government agencies proved...
Reversal of fortune revitalizes LTC funding source
By
John O'Connor
Mar 24, 2014
For many long-term care operators, shrinking demand is not likely be a problem in the decades ahead. After all, about 10,000 baby boomers turn 65 every day, and the pace is just heating up. But there can...
When the world spun out of control, they stepped up for residents
By
Kimberly Marselas
Dec 14, 2021
The heroes were everywhere late Friday in Arkansas and Kentucky, as savage tornadoes bore down directly on at least four nursing homes. As McKnight’s shared yesterday, one of the storm system’s most...
Study’s amazing discovery: COVID-19 was not very good for long-term care
By
John O'Connor
Aug 05, 2023
Mama used to say the only good thing about being sick is that you’ll feel better later — if you live.
The overlooked elephant in the room
By
John O'Connor
Jan 11, 2021
Almost lost amid the chaos and carnage depicted when an angry mob descended on the U.S. Capitol last week was a development that may affect long-term care more directly.
Three things you need to know about COVID-19
By
John O'Connor
Mar 22, 2020
We look to be heading into even more challenging times ahead. But we must look beyond them.
Long-term care reform may have to wait
By
Liza Berger
Jun 04, 2009
There was no battle cry. No calls to storm the halls of Congress. Instead the message at the American Health Care Association’s two-day Congressional Briefing was subtle: You can ask lawmakers...