This victory might be less satisfying than you think
By
John O'Connor
Jul 05, 2024
Talk about Christmas coming early. It sure looks like the Supreme Court just gave long-term care operators a really swell gift.
Improving long-term care, with laser precision
By
John O'Connor
Jun 30, 2024
The cutting-edge uses for laser weeding’s innovative technology are almost endless, and extend into long-term care.
Private equity: boon or bane?
By
John O'Connor
Jun 14, 2024
Go to any investment conference, and you are likely to hear about the many benefits private equity brings to long-term care.
Is long-term care evolving or devolving?
By
John O'Connor
Jun 09, 2024
With the midyear mark rapidly approaching, this might be a good time to consider the current state of long-term care.
Victim blaming at its finest, unfortunately
By
John O'Connor
Jun 07, 2024
The nation’s leading spokesman for the US nursing home sector recently made an interesting observation about what might be called the current plight of many frontline workers in long-term care.
It’s your data. Or is it?
By
John O'Connor
May 31, 2024
Here’s some good news, of sorts: St. Louis-based Ascension has finally restored access to its electronic health records, more than three weeks after a May 8 ransomware attack.
Holding the regulators in check
By
John O'Connor
May 27, 2024
By now you have probably heard the American Health Care Association plans to take industry regulators to court.
Look who’s putting the muscle on skilled care
By
John O'Connor
May 17, 2024
Remember the familiar old weigh stations along the aging care progression?
A waste of time? Hardly
By
John O'Connor
May 10, 2024
Some might think it unnecessary or perhaps even unfair to honor women for the exceptional work they do in this field. To that, I have a simple question: What rock have you been living under?
An overdue double-dose of good news
By
John O'Connor
May 06, 2024
You hardly need to be reminded that this has been a tough year for long-term care providers — and we’re barely into May.