OPINION — THE BIG PICTURE: To be or not to be: Who picks?
By
John O'Connor
Apr 18, 2005
As this issue went to press, the Supreme Court had just decided not to intervene in the case involving Terri Schiavo. She has spent the past decade and a half in a Florida nursing home. There, she has...
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.
Future shock
By
John O'Connor
Oct 01, 2008
Historically, those in need of seniors housing and care options had but one real choice: nursing homes. But market changes and policy shifts have collectively reduced the role of nursing care as the nation’s...
Threat to Medicare pay
By
John O'Connor
Feb 01, 2015
Believe it or not, there exists a tiny sliver of skilled care facilities that do not receive Medicare funds. And a few other operators have never encountered billing issues with Uncle Sam. Members of this...
IT feature: Communication breakdown
By
John O'Connor
Jan 05, 2005
As more operators develop information management networks, technology problems are also on the rise for more facilities.