Critics scoff that this sector lacks the prestige, competence and dedication other settings and players can offer. What a crock!
Opportunity may be knocking, but many operators don’t want to answer the door
By
John O'Connor
Nov 07, 2014
If you are a long-term care operator, the latest report from the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization should leave you with mixed feelings.
This ‘crackdown’ should really melt your cheese
By
John O'Connor
Oct 05, 2015
Can someone please tell me exactly what “melty cheese” is? The product exists in commercials but is apparently not to be found elsewhere. And as far as I can tell, no state regulators are cracking...
These people are robbing nursing homes
By
John O'Connor
Feb 06, 2022
Running a nursing home is tough enough without being ripped off. Yet that is exactly what is happening to many operators. In broad daylight.
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 waste of time? Hardly
By
John O'Connor
May 10, 2024
Some might think it unnecessary or perhaps even unfair to honor women for the exceptional work they do in this field. To that, I have a simple question: What rock have you been living under?
Don’t like the new ratings system? Welcome to our world
By
John O'Connor
Jun 19, 2017
The content in the angry letter sounded all-too familiar. “Flawed methodology” and “substantive errors” in CMS’s “chosen methodology.” Another nursing home organization...
Feeling threatened at work? You’re probably a woman
By
John O'Connor
Sep 28, 2015
Who has the most dangerous jobs in America? Police officers? Fire fighters? Loggers?
You call this good news?
By
John O'Connor
Apr 08, 2024
There was much rejoicing on Wall Street and elsewhere Friday, when new Labor Department figures showed the nation’s employers continue to add new jobs.
Labor help you can’t believe in
By
John O'Connor
Aug 23, 2021
Elon Musk is apparently not satisfied with disrupting the transportation, space exploration and telecommunications sectors. Now he is setting his sights on long-term care.