Forget all the bad news of late. It doesn’t matter. Not now that pig bladder has been found to hold healing promise for diabetic foot ulcers.
Spring up, down or sideways
By
Gary Tetz
Mar 10, 2016
Benjamin Franklin didn’t work in long-term care. Look it up. It’s a historical fact. If he had, his hair-brained daylight saving scheme never would have seen the light of day.
Three strikes is good for baseball but bad for nursing homes
By
John O'Connor
Jan 26, 2015
Even if you are not a baseball fan, you are probably familiar with the concept of three-strikes-and-you’re-out. There’s a certain elegance to the phrase, but it doesn’t belong in the...
If this guy succeeds, every nursing home might be put out of business
By
John O'Connor
Sep 29, 2014
What if people could remain sound of body and mind into ages of, well, biblical proportions? That elusive goal has captured the imagination of windmill chasers and serious thinkers for time immemorial....
The boss at CMS has some nice things to say about regulations
By
John O'Connor
Jan 22, 2018
It appears there may be some good news ahead, courtesy of the boss at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
LTC’s latest big worry: Who’s getting and who’s giving?
By
James M. Berklan
Jul 28, 2022
Of all the issues spooking long-term care providers lately, one might seem to be a bouquet of sunshine to the unsuspecting.
Breaking down the binaries
By
Shannon McIntyre Hooper
May 03, 2013
We have a tendency to think of someone as either healthy – and therefore without an urgent need for our healthcare or senior care system – or sick – and therefore high-cost and in a state...
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.
The next 4 years might not be much to laugh about
By
John O'Connor
Nov 16, 2020
I must admit I am going to miss Donald Trump being our president.
Kindred bid shows that not all the fishing will be taking place upstream
By
John O'Connor
May 19, 2014
Some might wonder why a skilled care giant like Kindred Healthcare would launch a $533 million hostile takeover bid of home-health provider Gentiva. The real question should be why such efforts haven’t...