Ask skilled care or senior living operators about their biggest operational challenge, and the answer is almost always the same: keeping the place full. A new investigation of the way many operators deal...
When we talk about providing good care, what do we really mean?
By
John O'Connor
Dec 20, 2013
In case you haven’t noticed, “quality” is quite the buzzword in long-term care these days.
A bedbug problem that really bites
By
John O'Connor
Aug 10, 2012
Bedbugs are small, reddish brown creatures. In addition to beds, these smaller-scale vampires can live in picture frames, doormats or almost any crevice they can crawl into. And by all accounts, their...
Let’s not shop ’til we drop
By
John O'Connor
Dec 01, 2008
Our elected officials appear to have embraced the notion that you have to spend money to make money. Or at least that you have to spend money.
New president soon? Big deal
By
John O'Connor
Oct 01, 2008
With less than a month before Election Day, the fight to determine our next president has hit a fever pitch. By that, I mean both sides are working as never before to smear the other guy.
The bottom line on administrator retention
By
John O'Connor
Feb 12, 2024
It’s no secret that finding and retaining talent is a huge challenge across long-term care these days. Nor is it much of a mystery why keeping the keepers among them is a good idea
Addressing long-term care’s union challenge
By
John O'Connor
Oct 12, 2020
When it comes to labor unions, life has afforded me a somewhat unique perspective.
Your Medicare future: Bigger pie, smaller slice
By
John O'Connor
Nov 12, 2018
I have seen the future of Medicare. Here’s what you can expect: Demand will grow the program; fiscal realities will shrink your share.
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...
Making sure our stuff matters
By
John O'Connor
Aug 01, 2008
Whenever I talk with long-term care professionals, I like to ask why they have chosen to do this work. Let’s face it, this is not a field for sissies.