Why small operators might soon offer better retirement options
By
John O'Connor
Jul 26, 2019
If you are trying to do right while doing good when it comes to your employees, an extremely valuable tool might soon be coming your way.
A SNF-hospital marriage that appears likely to last
By
John O'Connor
Jan 30, 2015
Partnerships linking skilled care operators and hospitals have been touted as all but inevitable. Yet good examples are few and far between. It turns out Dallas might be a pretty good place to look for...
A team for all ages
By
Michael McCann, MS
Sep 23, 2011
When working at a continuing care retirement community, or for that matter any type of organization that services the aging population, one hears the term “Intergenerational programming” from...
Medicare cuts bad for business
By
Liza Berger
May 06, 2008
You might have noticed that several nursing home stocks received a boost last Friday off of the latest Medicare regulatory news. While that might be good for the companies’ shareholders, it doesn’t...
Where did person-directed care go?
By
Penny Cook
Mar 15, 2021
As we mark the one-year anniversary of life-altering changes brought about by COVID-19, I think about those aspects of life that left me, and those that have arrived. What has left me? Air travel,...
‘Okie El’ rocks out, and then veges out
By
Eleanor Feldman Barbera, Ph.D.
Apr 28, 2015
My first-ever trip to Oklahoma for a speaking engagement recently included no fringed surries. But there was a bustling, well-run long-term conference, animated conversations with attendees, life-altering...
It’s hard to hire the right people, especially when you’re not very good at it
By
John O'Connor
Jun 16, 2019
Skilled care operators are hiring as never before, but many of them are not very good at hiring the right candidates.
From athletes to residents, a journey of passion
By
Jack York
Jul 09, 2018
Over the years I find myself gravitating towards writing about the the people that makes senior living communities tick.
Pressures to mount on long-term care; Seizing solutions will matter
By
Pete Reilly
Jan 27, 2022
The senior care industry in the U.S. was under pressure before the pandemic. As 2022 and the third year of COVID’s influence approaches, it’s not easing up. A host of trends say the industry’s battering...
No way you’re multitasking your way out of this one
By
Kimberly Marselas
Mar 24, 2021
What company do you know in any industry that could operate for 10 to 14 days without a third of its staff? It’s not an unrealistic scenario, unfortunately.