The revised hospital payment system technically hasn’t begun yet. But that doesn’t mean senior living operators shouldn’t find a dark cloud around this silver lining.
A missed opportunity?
By
John O'Connor
Sep 01, 2012
One reason why the annual Dealmaker’s Handbook is so much fun to put together is that it never fails to reveal emerging market trends. And here, the news is quite good.
Approved sensor can reveal whether medicine is taken
By
John O'Connor
Sep 01, 2012
The U.S. Food & Drug Administration has given marketing approval to an ingestible pill that monitors medication adherence. Proteus Digital Health Inc. makes the Ingestion Event Marker (IEM), which was...
Operators must learn to fish where the fish are
By
John O'Connor
Aug 13, 2012
It’s encouraging to see capital and new construction returning to the field. And it’s a safe bet that both issues will be popular topics when the National Investment Center for the Seniors...
Antipsychotics report will have severe side effects
By
John O'Connor
Jul 13, 2012
Antipsychotic drugs are often used to calm residents with dementia. This reality is common knowledge among most people who have spent more than a few minutes in a nursing facility. But it is apparently...
It’s time to drop the lone wolf routine
By
John O'Connor
Jun 18, 2012
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.
The family secrets that hold back long-term care
By
John O'Connor
May 21, 2012
Several years ago I called some industry experts with a simple request. I asked if there was a place where I could find some basic benchmarks about industry spending. Didn’t think I was looking for...
New SNF business models and alligators
By
John O'Connor
Apr 02, 2012
There’s an old adage that goes something like this: It’s hard to remember that your objective was to drain the ditch when you are up to your waist in alligators.
Where to find funding?
By
John O'Connor
Mar 01, 2012
In many ways, 2011 was the year of the REIT, or real estate investment trust. Compared to alternative funding sources, REITs were flush with cash — and willing to spend.
Peace is hell
By
John O'Connor
Feb 03, 2012
On Thursday, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke delivered some tough-love testimony about rising healthcare costs and our shrinking Treasury. This would be very sobering news indeed — if an easy answer...