I was hoping to get clear answers about the sector’s future at the National Investment Center for the Seniors Housing & Care Industry’s regional meeting last month in San Diego. I did, but...
Staffing is long-term care’s new fault line
By
John O'Connor
Jun 26, 2022
There are many reasons for labor shortage problems, but one can’t be escaped: You better be prepared to pay market-rate wages.
The best is yet to come. But you might not like it.
By
John O'Connor
Aug 16, 2021
So I went outside this morning and there they were. Three teenage boys. Waiting for the school bus. That was one quick summer.
Teaching old dogs new tricks
By
John O'Connor
Sep 01, 2008
I have to admit that my first visit to a nursing home was less than inspiring…
Can’t figure out how to pay $15 an hour? How does $25 sound?
By
John O'Connor
Sep 29, 2019
A new Priceonomics report strongly suggests that if keeping the employees worth keeping is a priority, it may take closer to $25 an hour to get the job done.
In long-term care, the choice is simple. Maybe too simple.
By
John O'Connor
Jan 27, 2020
Many skilled care operators are in Model T mode. Unfortunately.
A field too often framed by innuendo and cheap shots
By
John O'Connor
Jan 13, 2014
Ever hear the one about what nursing homes have in common with lawyers and policemen? All three are awful – until you need them.
It’s easy to forget how quickly things have improved for LTC
By
John O'Connor
Apr 01, 2013
This publication and this sector were facing some very troubled times in 1990. That’s when I joined McKnight’s Long-Term Care News. The experts have a technical term for where the field and...
The ‘fake news’ problem is all too real. But probably not as you imagine.
By
John O'Connor
Jul 16, 2018
We seem to breeding unprecedented numbers of self-righteous experts armed with warped perspectives. That’s where “fake news” is doing its real damage. And by all accounts, things are...
How not to learn from a nursing home tragedy
By
John O'Connor
Jul 09, 2018
Let’s be clear: A tragedy last year wasn’t a once-in-a-century outlier. It was a disaster waiting to happen.