Providers likely to gain from immigration policy changes
By
John O'Connor
Nov 14, 2014
President Obama will be unveiling a multi-pronged plan to overhaul the nation’s immigration policy, possibly later today. Its most controversial component — a reprieve for the millions who face...
A better way to manage your most important assets?
By
John O'Connor
Jan 17, 2014
What is it that truly sets your community apart?
Labor help you can’t believe in
By
John O'Connor
Aug 23, 2021
Elon Musk is apparently not satisfied with disrupting the transportation, space exploration and telecommunications sectors. Now he is setting his sights on long-term care.
Nothing great about these resignations
By
John O'Connor
Jul 06, 2021
Thanks largely to a COVID-19 vaccine, more people are returning to their places of employment. But maybe not for long.
Beware the labor pains of March
By
John O'Connor
Mar 04, 2024
The latest piece being pulled from the Jenga tower that is long-term care comes in the form of a new labor rule that kicks in one week from today (on March 11).
About those rats at your facility …
By
James M. Berklan
May 31, 2011
I think we might have caught some of you sleeping not long ago. That’s the only way I can explain what happened – or should I say what did NOT happen.
Unions scowl, employers beam. Just what do employees need to know?
By
James M. Berklan
May 08, 2013
First of all, to all the pro-union and pro-management types: Thanks for reading. Too bad only one of you can be happy after Tuesday’s federal appeals court ruling that tossed a National Labor Relations...
A rare opportunity to address the sector’s labor woes
By
John O'Connor
Dec 14, 2015
It’s safe to say that the long-term care field could use lots of workers happy to take entry-level jobs. If only there were a sudden supply of willing people who would salivate at the prospect. As...
Victim blaming at its finest
By
John O'Connor
Apr 01, 2024
Mark Parkinson recently made an interesting observation about what might be called the current plight of many frontline workers in long-term care.
We now join our general strike in progress
By
John O'Connor
Oct 18, 2021
If it’s any consolation, you no longer walk alone. At least, not on the labor front.