Who to blame for the job-hopping epidemic in long-term care
By
John O'Connor
Jul 14, 2014
Too many long-term care operators let potential “noble” payoffs get in the way of basic marketplace realities when it comes to pondering why staff turnover is so high.
For anyone in long-term care, these are uncertain times
By
John O'Connor
Dec 16, 2013
Two questions give senior living leaders countless hours of lost sleep. The first seems fairly objective: What does it take to be successful in this field? The second is about as personal as it gets: Do...
Long-term care providers ready to deal with ‘doc fix’
By
James M. Berklan
May 15, 2013
If you hang around long enough, you learn there are only two things long-term care providers fear after Republicans and Democrats. That would be hospitals and doctors.
Here’s what I predict
By
John O'Connor
Jan 08, 2024
What’s the problem with forecasting the days ahead for long-term care? I think Warren Buffet aptly summed up all you really need to know. “Forecasts may tell you a great deal about the forecaster;...
It’s not easy being the designated villain
By
John O'Connor
Feb 20, 2023
Let’s face it, you have one mega-sized target on your back if you run a nursing home. One that people in most other fields never have to worry much about.
Sound advice for the year ahead – and beyond
By
John O'Connor
Dec 18, 2022
I’d like to share some undeniably sound advice for the year ahead, courtesy of others.
A vision for long-term care
By
Liza Berger
Sep 22, 2020
Many milestones come and go — a birthday perhaps, the start of the new year, even. Then there are some that seem to be meaningful. Today, the first day of autumn, seems to fall into that category. We...
What PDPM really stands for
By
James M. Berklan
Apr 17, 2019
If you’ve toiled around the skilled nursing field and been awake at the same time over the last year, you might have noticed there’s this PDPM thing that seems to be grabbing a lot of attention.
About those can’t-miss strategies we’ll soon be hearing about …
By
John O'Connor
Aug 20, 2018
The fall convention season is fast approaching. That means many of us will soon find ourselves jammed into educational sessions, taking in must-do advice from the smarty-pants crowd.
Time to praise Medicaid and more regulations?
By
John O'Connor
Jul 31, 2017
If you see two providers having a pleasant conversation, it’s unlikely they are discussing the joys of Medicaid — or new regulations.