Three signs of the Apocalypse (for traditional senior living)
By
John O'Connor
Jun 23, 2014
It’s a rare day when we don’t get a new press release touting the latest property merger or acquisition. Virtually all of them tend to memorialize participants who are trying to move up or...
The BIG Picture: compartmentalization of ideas is no way to expand a world view
By
John O'Connor
Aug 01, 2009
The marketplace of ideas remains a worthy goal, but there doesn’t appear to be too many shoppers.
For long-term care operators, every day is Labor Day
By
John O'Connor
Sep 04, 2018
Hope you had a nice Labor Day. For most of the country, it comes around once a year. But if you are leading a long-term care organization, it’s pretty much an everyday event.
Our new health secretary is making big plans, at your expense
By
John O'Connor
Feb 13, 2017
On Friday, Dr. Tom Price was sworn in as Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services. Long-term care operators should cast a wary eye toward the new HHS boss for two reasons: Medicaid and...
The nursing home survey system is about to get a much closer look
By
John O'Connor
Aug 29, 2014
You had to know this was coming. Earlier this week, the New York Times reported that many nursing homes are submitting massaged staffing and quality indicator data to the feds. The alleged reason? So facilities...
OPINION — THE BIG PICTURE: To be or not to be: Who picks?
By
John O'Connor
Apr 18, 2005
As this issue went to press, the Supreme Court had just decided not to intervene in the case involving Terri Schiavo. She has spent the past decade and a half in a Florida nursing home. There, she has...
SNFs enjoy more fruits from Trump’s labors
By
John O'Connor
May 06, 2019
When I began covering this field nearly three decades ago, administrators were more afraid of employee unionization than just about anything else. But times have changed.
Sizing up a major skilled-care bankruptcy: Prelude or a comeuppance?
By
John O'Connor
Dec 10, 2018
When Senior Care Centers announced last week it would seek creditor protection, shockwaves quickly shot through the field. After all, this was no mom-and-pop operator.
Teaching old dogs new tricks
By
John O'Connor
Sep 01, 2008
I have to admit that my first visit to a nursing home was less than inspiring…
Hospitals gobbling up nursing homes? Maybe it will be different this time.