And the beat down goes on
Barely a week into the New Year, many operators are already waist-deep in that old, familiar dread. If only the months ahead held the promise of relief. Not so, according to readers.
Dealmaker’s Handbook 2021
Digital version of Dealmaker’s Handbook 2021 Download the Dealmaker’s Handbook 2021 Among the articles: Q&A: NIC’s Brian Jurutka on how the sector has evolved Strategic shifts: Some pandemic...
My twitching right eyelid
My right eyelid started twitching about six months ago. Although it’s not constant, it is a daily, unwelcome annoyance. It distracts me when I’m trying to sleep; it draws me out of the moment and into...
Rolling with the punches, long-term care style
It’s amazing how perspectives can change over time. Here we all think we know, and have known, what life with COVID has been like after all these months.
New Year’s resolution or rehab bucket list? What is your 2022 approach?
2022 is here. Can you believe it? Just today I had a colleague ask me, with a smile, “What is your resolution?” I thought and tried to come up with something clever… “Honestly, I have got nothing,...
Pandemic highlights opportunity to improve gender equity in the workplace
One of the silver linings of the pandemic has been the attention it has brought to long-standing gender disparity in the workplace. That heightened awareness, however, came at a steep cost as pandemic...
Curious much?
Of all the leadership traits, the one I find most intriguing has to be curiosity. It’s a characteristic I believe takes focused effort to strengthen. For some, this might be a stretch. Aren’t we...
Christmas vacation or no, these ‘gifts’ kept on coming
There’s a pit of desperation of sorts that normally envelops most journalists around holiday periods. With few folks working in government or corporate offices, important decisions and developments sometimes...
2022 – time for a do-over
If ever there were a time for a do-over, it’s now. I mean, every time we think we are coming down the hill, we have to climb the fiery heights of Mount Doom* once again. (*fictional volcano in J. R....
Steps for SNFs to improve their bottom lines and bounce back from the pandemic
As residents and staff depart in unprecedented numbers in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the flow of emergency federal funding has been a lifeline for skilled nursing facilities. But while many operators...
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