Little innovation in the long-term care sector? Really?
By
John O'Connor
Nov 02, 2012
Conventional wisdom holds that the long-term care sector is short on innovation. But there’s one little problem with this view. It happens to be dead wrong.
Is Senior Care Centers a proverbial canary in the coal mine?
By
John O'Connor
Jan 04, 2019
When Senior Care Centers announced it would seek creditor protection, shockwaves quickly shot through the field.
The Big Picture: LTC’s angels and devils
By
John O'Connor
Sep 06, 2019
Many things make long-term care unique. For one, you’d be hard pressed to find a sector where angels and devils intermingle so regularly. The angels in our midst are easy to spot, as their effervescence...
Stars aligned for shift
By
John O'Connor
Oct 01, 2014
The Five Star rating system is about to get retooled, thanks to a scathing report in The New York Times. The only real question is how extensive the changes will be.
They’re not all ingrates
By
John O'Connor
Sep 01, 2014
It’s no surprise that staff turnover remains alarmingly high at many long-term care communities.
Lest we forget, it’s hardly all bad
By
John O'Connor
Nov 03, 2023
Skilled care operators now find themselves on the bad business end of many a pointed finger.
Plan to cut funding gets strong rebuke
By
John O'Connor
Sep 01, 2011
Long-term care officials excoriated a federal proposal to trim Medicare payments by more than 11%.
Making a big difference
By
John O'Connor
Feb 01, 2012
About a decade ago, Monster.com unveiled a brilliant ad campaign. The spots were black and white vignettes in which children talked about their aspirations. But these kids were already jaded.
Who stole the cheese?
By
John O'Connor
Apr 01, 2021
Some liken relations between long-term care operators and the government to a game of cat-and-mouse.
Hospitals of the future
By
John O'Connor
May 01, 2020
The coronavirus pandemic is taking center court in our professional lives lately.