The next time one of your residents acts out in your home, or seems unusually grumpy, or is pressing on your last nerve, try to remember this: That person has been through it.
Long-term care operators, it’s time to get down to … well, you know
By
John O'Connor
Oct 05, 2018
With all due respect, I feel compelled to make a simple request: Can we stop pretending what long-term care professionals do for a living is not a business?
The Haddits have left the building
By
John O'Connor
Jul 12, 2021
We’re seeing some unusual developments as long-term care recovers.
Not much to be thankful for?
By
John O'Connor
Nov 19, 2023
It’s easy to take what we have here for granted. This is a land of unmatched freedom and opportunity. Not that it’s always crimson and clover. For example, consider what skilled care providers are...
Why the Obamacare repeal is being held up — at least for now
By
John O'Connor
May 22, 2017
There was a celebration at the White House earlier this month after the House narrowly voted to replace the nation’s health law. More than two weeks later, the House has still not advanced the American...
To mask or not to mask? That is the question
By
John O'Connor
Dec 11, 2022
Three highly contagious viruses have joined forces to create new health hazards. Is it time to mask all the time again?
‘We pretend to work and they pretend to pay’
By
John O'Connor
Mar 29, 2021
During the ‘70s, Soviet workers had a saying that revealed a fundamental flaw in their economic system: “We pretend to work and they pretend to pay.”
Is long-term care about to flip off old habits?
By
John O'Connor
Nov 02, 2020
When I hear about innovation in long-term care, I sometimes have to stifle a chuckle.
OSHA has your back – for now
By
John O'Connor
Jul 20, 2020
It’s no secret that most operators have been struggling lately. The coronavirus has hammered this field in almost every way possible. Thousands of residents and staff have perished, with the prospect...
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...