Lois Bowers

Cleveland

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McKnight’s Women of Distinction Forum to highlight hot topics May 13

1 week ago | mcknightsseniorliving.com | Lois Bowers

Staffing, technology and medication management will be the focus of the three educational sessions of the 2025 McKnight’s Women of Distinction Forum on Tuesday, May 13, during which McKnight’s Women of Distinction honorees and others will share pearls of wisdom. The event is part of a day of festivities that will culminate in a cocktail reception, dinner and awards ceremony, all at the JW Marriott Chicago.
You might be ready for new residents, but are they ready for you?

1 week ago | mcknightsseniorliving.com | Lois Bowers

Senior living operators have been preparing for a historic influx of residents due to the growing population of aging adults, but the results of yet another study indicate that many of those older adults have not been preparing for senior living.
McKnight’s Women of Distinction Forum to highlight hot topics May 13

1 week ago | mcknightshomecare.com | Lois Bowers

Staffing, technology and medication management will be the focus of the three educational sessions of the 2025 McKnight’s Women of Distinction Forum on Tuesday, May 13, during which McKnight’s Women of Distinction honorees and others will share pearls of wisdom. The event is part of a day of festivities that will culminate in a cocktail reception, dinner and awards ceremony, all at the JW Marriott Chicago.
McKnight’s Women of Distinction Forum to highlight hot topics May 13

1 week ago | mcknights.com | Lois Bowers

Staffing, technology and medication management will be the focus of the three educational sessions at the 2025 McKnight’s Women of Distinction Forum on May 13. This year’s McKnight’s Women of Distinction honorees and others will be featured speakers sharing thoughts on best practices and career success. The event is part of a day of festivities that will culminate in a cocktail reception, dinner and awards ceremony, all at the JW Marriott Chicago.
Feds accuse insurance companies, brokers of steering older adults to certain MA plans regardless of suitability

1 week ago | mcknightsseniorliving.com | Lois Bowers

Three of the largest health insurance companies in the United States “knowingly and willfully paid hundreds of millions of dollars in kickbacks” to three large insurance brokers for at least five years in exchange for their steering people to or away from the insurers’ Medicare Advantage plans, the federal government alleged in a 217-page complaint filed Thursday under the False Claims Act.
BREAKING NEWS: Long-term care pharmacy Omnicare sees ‘one of the largest damages verdicts’ in False Claims Act case, plans appeal

2 weeks ago | mcknightsseniorliving.com | Lois Bowers

A federal jury has returned “one of the largest damages verdicts rendered by a jury in a False Claims Act case” —almost $136 million, which could grow to more than $406 million — against long-term care pharmacy Omnicare, the Department of Justice announced Tuesday. An Omnicare spokeswoman told McKnight’s Senior Living that the company is “disappointed” with the verdict and plans to appeal the decision.
CCRCs help offset ‘weakness’ elsewhere in portfolio in times of ‘instability,’ Healthpeak Properties says

2 weeks ago | mcknightsseniorliving.com | Lois Bowers

Having a diversified portfolio that includes senior living communities and outpatient medical buildings is helping Healthpeak Properties offset “weakness” in the laboratory segment of its portfolio being “caused by actions and comments from Washington that impacted biotech capital-raising” in the first quarter, President and CEO Scott Brinker said Friday. “Obviously there’s a lot of instability and uncertainty in certain sectors right now, if not most sectors.
Caregiving: Going it alone is harder

2 weeks ago | mcknightsseniorliving.com | Lois Bowers

I was the primary family caregiver for my father for the more than eight years he lived in a skilled nursing facility, and I can’t imagine what that time would’ve been like had my three siblings not been part of the equation. Now a new study has found that, yes, when it comes to caring for aging parents, people who have siblings probably have a better time of it than people who are only children. The findings may help you in your interactions with residents’ loved ones.
AgeTech trends designed to enhance senior care and well-being

3 weeks ago | mcknightsseniorliving.com | Roland Mattern |Lois Bowers

In the United States today, 62.7 million Americans are aged 65 or more years, representing 18.6% of the population. By 2030, this number is expected to grow to more than 20.7% of the population, or to 71.6 million Americans. As the population ages, the tech sector is increasingly developing solutions tailored to meet the needs of older adults.
Survey reveals thoughts on Americans’ ideal retirement age

3 weeks ago | mcknightsseniorliving.com | Lois Bowers

When is the best time to retire? It depends on who is answering the question, but that answer gives food for thought for senior housing developers and providers creating and renovating spaces for older adults.