I have seen the future of Medicare. Here’s what you can expect: Demand will grow the program; fiscal realities will shrink your share.
October seems to be shaping up as Mixed-Message Month
By
John O'Connor
Oct 22, 2018
Despite the negative numbers, capital providers are lining up to make senior care and long-term care deals, often at inflated prices that seem to be at odds with the available evidence.
The power of the viral post
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Aug 09, 2016
For as tricky as the medium of online reviews can be for the consumer, they must be even trickier to navigate for the business owner on the receiving end. Especially when a scathing review goes viral....
25 years later, this plague is still among us
By
James M. Berklan
Apr 07, 2016
Somewhere Dr. Bill must have been smiling. That was my conclusion when I read a recent dazzling article from Pulitzer Prize winner Amy Ellis Nutt.
Cloudy with chance of flu
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Jan 19, 2016
For many parts of the United States, this winter has been a weird one — if you can call it a winter at all. Consider it a bonus if you’re a long-term care provider.
Are glowing acquisition reports a cause for optimism, or concern?
By
John O'Connor
Mar 13, 2015
Taken collectively, two recent reports show that last year was a great time to sell a property in this field — and this year may be even better. That may be good news for the movers and shakers. But...
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.
Penn State’s unwell approach
By
Elizabeth Newman
Sep 26, 2013
Of the many questions you hopefully know you can’t ask during a hiring interview, a big one is whether the candidate is pregnant or planning to become pregnant. So why is it okay for Pennsylvania...
The Girl Scout Law, a gem for the ages
By
Mary Gustafson
Mar 15, 2012
I suspect there’s one task that unites us all: ordering, distributing and systematically demolishing a box (or two, or three …) of Girl Scout cookies.
Looking for LTC leaders in all the wrong places
By
James M. Berklan
Jun 16, 2023
I hold in high esteem many of the long-term care leaders I’ve come across during more than 22 years covering the sector. But they’ve all got it wrong.