If it seems like it’s silly season again in Washington, maybe that’s because it is. Congress can take a bow.
The Big Picture | LTC will never be the same
Feb 01, 2022
We were thrilled on the day our office tapped into the internet.
Not much of a surprise
By
John O'Connor
Jul 17, 2019
Here we go again. The long-term care sector recently experienced yet another terrible, horrible, no good, very bad week.
The Big Picture: PDPM lowdown
By
John O'Connor
May 01, 2019
Spring is in the air. So, too, is provider angst about Medicare’s looming Patient-Driven Payment Model, better known as PDPM.
Is Senior Care Centers a proverbial canary in the coal mine?
By
John O'Connor
Jan 04, 2019
When Senior Care Centers announced it would seek creditor protection, shockwaves quickly shot through the field.
The right prescription?
By
John O'Connor
Nov 02, 2018
If you want to know what skilled care will look like in five years, consider what hospitals look like today. The first time I heard that adage was in 1990. These days, it rings truer than ever. To be sure,...
Canaries in a coal mine
By
John O'Connor
Dec 06, 2016
When it comes to measuring how well a long-term care facility is doing, we all know the usual benchmarks: revenues, profits and census levels.
Seemed like good idea
By
John Hall
Aug 05, 2015
One of the more interesting new ways employers are helping employees is through wellness assistance.
Supreme indifference
By
John O'Connor
Aug 01, 2014
It has been said that we are the residue of our choices. If that’s true, what should we make of the Supreme Court these days?
Trouble with success
By
John O'Connor
Apr 01, 2014
As my dear mother used to say, it’s a rare cloud that doesn’t offer some kind of silver lining.