Admitting to mistakes may be good for your business
By
John O'Connor
Sep 14, 2012
When mistakes happen, many long-term care operators tend to flip out.
The Silent Generation: Long-term care is a landmine for LGBT seniors
By
Mary Gustafson
Aug 09, 2012
Filmmaker Stu Maddux was driven to make a documentary about gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender nursing home residents because he felt that, as a gay man, he did not have many role models who demonstrated...
A tip of the cowboy hat to a fictional assisted living portrayal
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jul 31, 2012
I have found a positive portrayal of long-term care, and it’s in Dallas. Specifically, it’s in Dallas — in the pilot plot arc of J.R. Ewing.
CMS wants to know how you make things better
By
John O'Connor
Jul 06, 2012
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services may be asking you for help this summer. It might behoove you to sit up and take notice.
Sorry, that’s not the full recipe for fixing nursing homes
By
John O'Connor
Jun 04, 2012
The Atlantic’s recent article called ‘How to Fix Nursing Homes’ is a well-written and thoughtful piece. My only gripe is that the headline is a bit of a reach.
Sprinkler mandate fails to soak in
By
John O'Connor
May 25, 2012
Ben Franklin warned us that death and taxes are life’s only certainties. But if you run a long-term care facility, feel free to add regulations to that list. And it looks like a doozy of a looming...
Will nursing homes be subcontractors to the stars?
By
John O'Connor
Apr 16, 2012
Nursing homes take care of 1.5 million residents each year. They pump more than $100 billion into the nation’s economy. In many communities, they are the largest source of jobs. But as far as the...
The new merry pranksters
By
Mary Gustafson
Apr 12, 2012
I was prepared for the worst — yes, I was prepared to have a strong negative reaction to the new Betty White-hosted prank show “Betty White’s Off Their Rockers.”
Their generation
By
John O'Connor
Feb 12, 2012
To hear some rock and rollers sneer it, you’d think that living long is a terrible fate. But is that really the case?
Days of whine and roses
By
John O'Connor
Jan 16, 2012
We’ve heard much lately about the so-called 99 Percenters. Many in this crowd have made the startling discovery that the nation’s wealthiest people seem to have more money and options.