Critics scoff that this sector lacks the prestige, competence and dedication other settings and players can offer. What a crock!
A waste of time? Hardly
By
John O'Connor
May 10, 2024
Some might think it unnecessary or perhaps even unfair to honor women for the exceptional work they do in this field. To that, I have a simple question: What rock have you been living under?
Where will patients go when nursing homes close? Consider this uncomfortable possibility
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jan 30, 2024
Licensed practical nurse Kim Neuhalfen is scared about what the future holds. Mostly for her patients, sure, but also for the setting that she’s come to love in some ways more than all the others.
You call this good news?
By
John O'Connor
Apr 08, 2024
There was much rejoicing on Wall Street and elsewhere Friday, when new Labor Department figures showed the nation’s employers continue to add new jobs.
No ‘level playing field’ for rural nursing home: Diakonos Group’s Kimberly Green
Jan 30, 2024
After an “excruciating” experience closing a rural skilled nursing facility, Kimberly Green, chief operating officer for the Diakonos Group, is warning that more providers will face a cascade of similar...
Ha ha ha, nursing homes suck. Isn’t that hilarious?
By
John O'Connor
Nov 12, 2022
Nursing homes have long been the target of animus, ridicule and easy laughs. Last week’s Onion illustrates this well.
Taking aim at private equity
By
John O'Connor
Aug 27, 2022
“When private equity takes over a nursing home” is the name of a suspiciously timed story in the New Yorker.
Fatal contraction or flexible adaptation: Can we ‘flex’ the LTC sector?
By
Irving Stackpole
Oct 24, 2022
The contraction of both supply and demand of long-term care in the United States is becoming acute, especially given the flexibility needed for what lies ahead. The sector was in very serious shape...
Fishing for regulatory relief
By
John O'Connor
Jan 22, 2024
What happens when providers and regulators disagree about how best to interpret a vague regulation?
The positive wake-up call
By
Gary Tetz
Nov 03, 2022
Generally, I’m a law-abiding citizen. If I have a good reason, I’ll occasionally violate a minor rule or two, but nothing significant. I don’t do much murder, for instance,