APIC creates provider ‘playbooks’ for emerging infectious diseases, New national infection prevention forum aims to foster collaboration in LTC
The problem with ‘bad apples’
By
John O'Connor
Sep 14, 2023
The long-term care sector received some troubling news this week, courtesy of Gallup Inc. As long as the industry remains passive about unscrupulous operators, there is little reason to expect such unflattering...
Sleepless in senior living
By
John O'Connor
Aug 10, 2023
Things are looking up for senior living operators, but they are anything but out of the woods. In fact, three challenges remain very much in the picture.
DEA: Extend COVID telehealth prescribing rules – for now
By
John O'Connor
May 05, 2023
With the end of the public health emergency for the outbreak rapidly approaching, the Drug Enforcement Administration has submitted plans to continue prescription flexibilities for telemedicine that were...
What COVID-19 has taught senior living operators
By
John O'Connor
Mar 16, 2023
This might be a good time to size up COVID’s key lessons for senior living operators. Three clearly stick out.
How to predict the future of senior living
By
John O'Connor
Dec 15, 2022
How to predict the future of senior living
When the sky really is falling
By
John O'Connor
Aug 25, 2022
Maybe it’s time to give the Chicken Littles among us some credit.
Is senior living’s recession-resistant reputation in for another test?
By
John O'Connor
Jun 02, 2022
A recession this year would not be a death blow, but it may be the final straw for some operators who were struggling when the pandemic began.
Do you really want to know you have Alzheimer’s?
By
John O'Connor
May 05, 2022
Would you want to know if Alzheimer’s disease is starting to feast on your brain? It turns out the answer soon might be in your hands.
Why high inflation may give senior living an unexpected benefit
By
John O'Connor
Apr 21, 2022
The mix of available jobs and rising inflation is luring many recent retirees back to the workplace, which could be good for senior living.