Making a difference just got a little more rewarding
By
John O'Connor
Jul 13, 2019
As long as your organization is undoubtedly harnessing at least several tech tools to make life better for those you serve, why not get rewarded for it?
This new budget doesn’t pass the smell test
By
John O'Connor
Nov 16, 2015
For many operators, the new federal budget is beginning to smell like a rotten onion. And as more of its layers get exposed, the stench keeps getting worse.
It’s time to screw up that courage and take the plunge
By
John O'Connor
May 05, 2014
I’ll never forget my first encounter with the high diving board at Sherman Park pool.
Job one: More workers
By
John O'Connor
Sep 01, 2011
Much of the recent economic news has been fairly grim. Rating agencies downgraded our nation’s credit score — and the value of some of the industry’s top chains.
The waiting is the hardest part
By
John O'Connor
May 03, 2021
Our ride on the pandemic Tilt-A-Whirl won’t last indefinitely but it’s not over yet.
What’s happening in the Senate is no thing of beauty
By
John O'Connor
Jul 17, 2017
When it comes to the Senate’s latest healthcare bill, providers have unloaded many valid criticisms of it. Sadly, they may be irrelevant. It’s easy to get so caught up in this legislation’s...
You call this a plan to reduce nursing homes?
By
John O'Connor
Dec 12, 2014
It appears that a federal effort to downsize nursing homes might end up doing just the opposite.
Time for long-term care to take a lesson from the NRA?
By
John O'Connor
Jan 27, 2014
It’s funny, most of the time, Congress gets along about as well as the Hatfields and the McCoys. But if there is one thought that seems to unify our elected officials, it’s this: Nursing homes...
Will 29-hour workweeks be the new normal in long-term care?
By
John O'Connor
Oct 21, 2013
We’ve been hearing a lot lately about problems uninsured people are having with health exchanges. But not much is being reported about a different kind of exchange many long-term care managers might...
Senior living operators can choose happiness — which really annoys some economists
By
John O'Connor
May 17, 2013
In recent times, federal deficit spending has only gotten worse. But now that it appears there are some bright spots, it’s a bad thing? Depends on whom you talk to.