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No Way To Sugarcoat This
By
John O'Connor
Nov 02, 2007
As bombshells go, this one is pretty bad. The New York Times recently ran a front-page story detailing the unseemly ways many private equity firms appear to treat newly purchased nursing homes.
Analysis: Dementia care — following the money
By
John O'Connor
Mar 11, 2006
Demographies and revenues make Alzheimer’s care a growth industry with varied models.
Twenty-five years in the making
By
John O'Connor
Dec 17, 2005
For the past quarter century, we have been keeping readers informed about the events shaping and changing the long-term care field. Here’s an intriguing year-by-year look at some of the major figures...
The big picture: What goes around comes around
By
John O'Connor
Jun 13, 2005
Bill Gleeson was my first boss. He was classic “old school.” Tough, gruff and a hard drinker, Bill was a stickler for getting stories first and getting them right. He also gave me some of the...
The Big Picture–Dealing with smoke and mirrors
By
John O'Connor
May 09, 2005
I grew up in a house full of ashtrays.
There was always one on the dining room table. There were more in almost every room. You could even find a couple on the front porch. Five or six more were usually...
OPINION — THE BIG PICTURE: To be or not to be: Who picks?
By
John O'Connor
Apr 18, 2005
As this issue went to press, the Supreme Court had just decided not to intervene in the case involving Terri Schiavo. She has spent the past decade and a half in a Florida nursing home. There, she has...
This is a man on a mission: William L. Minnix, Jr., D.Min., President and CEO, AAHSA
By
John O'Connor
Jan 10, 2005
When you talk to some of the people who know Larry Minnix, it’s not long before you hear the following refrain: he was born to lead AAHSA.