I was hoping to get clear answers about the sector’s future at the National Investment Center for the Seniors Housing & Care Industry’s regional meeting last month in San Diego. I did, but...
A thought leader who’s in on the joke
By
John O'Connor
Jul 17, 2022
Many long-term care organizations now find themselves entering the strategic planning season. They’d do well to listen to Bob Kramer.
Sizing up a major skilled-care bankruptcy: Prelude or a comeuppance?
By
John O'Connor
Dec 10, 2018
When Senior Care Centers announced last week it would seek creditor protection, shockwaves quickly shot through the field. After all, this was no mom-and-pop operator.
Your most important staffing challenge? It’s probably not what you think
By
John O'Connor
Dec 12, 2016
If you’re focusing on the so-called worker bees in your organization, you’re ignoring a larger challenge: the importance of finding the best future leaders.
Who wants to be a billionaire?
By
John O'Connor
Apr 04, 2016
The March 21 issue of Forbes, which lists the richest people on the planet, is as much fun as the Sears Christmas Wish Book.
They told us everything we need to know about the future — except what to do
By
John O'Connor
Apr 03, 2015
What should long-term care operators be doing to prepare for the future? Take your pick of these three things.
Are we entering skilled care’s Golden Age? The answer might surprise you.
By
John O'Connor
Mar 05, 2018
It’s very possible historians may look back at 2018 as a kind of Golden Age for skilled care. No, I have not been drinking.
This sneak peek is worth a look
By
John O'Connor
Sep 12, 2016
Has it ever been more difficult to run a long-term care organization? Probably not. That’s why you ought to know about this group and its big meeting.
3 bold predictions for the coming year in long-term care
By
John O'Connor
Jan 02, 2018
There’s nothing like a budding new year to awaken that urge in scribes to warn better-informed readers what to expect. It must be some kind of occupational hazard. So in the spirit of not always...
A payment program that should be fixed, not nixed
By
John O'Connor
Nov 22, 2021
Look, Washington state’s public insurance program is far from perfect. But if some opponents have their way, it’ll never even get started. And that would be a real loss.