For many, it appears that finding their own answers to long-term care’s challenges and opportunities is the first and only default option. But the future means finding some dance partners.
Bridges over people?
By
John O'Connor
May 01, 2021
In case you are wondering what $2 trillion buys these days, here’s one apparent answer from President Joe Biden: An infrastructure and climate change package, plus various sweeteners. The latter includes...
For frontline workers, not much to look forward to
By
John O'Connor
Jun 02, 2019
Frontline workers in long-term care already have it plenty tough. But the worst may be yet to come, if one predicted scenario plays out.
A lesson in long-term care management
By
John O'Connor
Oct 05, 2020
If you are an administrator who is about to take a job, you do have some leverage. And you might want to do what a certain incredibly successful football coach did.
The right prescription?
By
John O'Connor
Nov 02, 2018
If you want to know what skilled care will look like in five years, consider what hospitals look like today. The first time I heard that adage was in 1990. These days, it rings truer than ever. To be sure,...
The BIG Picture: What’s in a (new) ‘name’?
By
John O'Connor
Jul 01, 2010
When the American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging meets in Los Angeles this fall, a major announcement will be made: The organization will officially unveil a new identity.
The nursing home industry is forced to play defense, yet again
By
John O'Connor
Jun 10, 2019
Here we go again. The long-term care sector just experienced yet another terrible, horrible, no good, very bad week.
Trouble with success
By
John O'Connor
Apr 01, 2014
As my dear mother used to say, it’s a rare cloud that doesn’t offer some kind of silver lining.
The Big Picture: Tough times? Adjust!
By
John O'Connor
May 08, 2018
It’s hardly news that many skilled care operators are now struggling. The rehab-switcheroo windfall has apparently played itself out at many properties. Meanwhile, occupancy levels generally remain...
Sky’s falling? No biggie
By
John O'Connor
Nov 01, 2011
When I joined this magazine 21 years ago, one of my first assignments was to cover a state convention. It was a real eye-opener.