Providers could be headed for a wild, ‘wet’ summer
By
James M. Berklan
Apr 23, 2021
We’re going to see more investors venturing from the sidelines this summer, and they’re going to be willing to get far more than just a toe wet.
Time to forgive those impossible choices
By
Kimberly Marselas
Apr 21, 2021
For anyone who thinks classic literature and caregiving have no overlap, I present for your consideration that 1866 great, “Crime and Punishment.” Back in high school, the book’s 700 or so pages...
The future of long-term care is clear: Adapt or else
By
John O'Connor
Apr 19, 2021
COVID-19 is the best thing that happened to long-term care, said no operator, ever.
A vaccine pause and an impending crack
By
Kimberly Marselas
Apr 14, 2021
I’ve been thinking quite a bit about trust over the last week or so, especially after reading a real pick-me-up in the Washington Post about how the pandemic will lead to the splintering of societies....
Want to know where your employees go at shift’s end? This map may tell you.
By
Kimberly Marselas
Apr 07, 2021
Never has it been so important for skilled nursing providers to know what their employees are doing when they leave the building. Amid a pandemic, it appears, one of the most dangerous places an employee...
When we value bridges more than people
By
John O'Connor
Apr 05, 2021
It’s self-evident that both Democrats and Republicans like to wear the Santa suit. And who can blame them?
Out of ketchup and into skilled nursing
By
Kimberly Marselas
Mar 31, 2021
I’m a dream senior living customer.
‘We pretend to work and they pretend to pay’
By
John O'Connor
Mar 29, 2021
During the ‘70s, Soviet workers had a saying that revealed a fundamental flaw in their economic system: “We pretend to work and they pretend to pay.”
Even a fifth-grader knows a great thing when he sees it
By
James M. Berklan
Mar 26, 2021
J.C. Teeple was 25 years short of his goal to make it to 110, but he had hit the mark with just about everything else, I figure.
No way you’re multitasking your way out of this one
By
Kimberly Marselas
Mar 24, 2021
What company do you know in any industry that could operate for 10 to 14 days without a third of its staff? It’s not an unrealistic scenario, unfortunately.