Insurance getting much more expensive, when it’s available
By
John O'Connor
Jul 10, 2020
Add standard liability insurance to the list of woes that seniors housing and care operators must address. Such coverage is not only getting more difficult to find, rates are climbing by as much as 300%,...
Pandemic undermines Medicaid block grant approach: report
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John O'Connor
Apr 17, 2020
Some policymakers have pushed Medicaid block grants as a way to reform and improve the federal-state program. But an ongoing pandemic reveals how such an approach could be harmful to states and those served,...
Survey finds – surprise – PPE is in short supply
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John O'Connor
Apr 16, 2020
If personal protective equipment is in short supply at your community, you’re hardly alone. At least, that’s what new findings by Premier strongly suggest.
Seniors more prepared for pandemic but also more lonely
By
John O'Connor
Apr 16, 2020
How are seniors nationwide faring one month into social distancing? The results paint a mixed picture, according to a survey by TheSeniorList.
For many residents, cabin fever persisting well into spring
By
John O'Connor
Apr 15, 2020
It’s not just working-from-home employees who are grappling with a late spring dose of cabin fever. Forced to stay inside and often in their own units, senior living residents must also deal with the...
3 ways you can make senior living better
By
John O'Connor
Aug 12, 2021
In some ways, COVID has become too convenient of a target.
Senate vote imminent on ‘skinny’ coronavirus relief plan
By
John O'Connor
Sep 10, 2020
Senate lawmakers are expected to vote Thursday on a coronavirus relief measure that could affect the home care field in several ways.
Can senior living breathe new life into struggling commercial real estate?
By
John O'Connor
Jul 13, 2020
Many parking garages, shopping malls and other commercial real estate structures were struggling before COVID-19. The pandemic’s spread has made things that much worse.
Occupancy numbers hit historic lows: NIC
By
John O'Connor
Jul 10, 2020
As the COVID-19 pandemic took hold in the second quarter, units in the senior living sector emptied out as never before. Occupancy levels declined by 2.8% to 84.9%, according to the National Investment...
As pressures for live union elections mount, NLRB lays out new protocols
By
John O'Connor
Jul 09, 2020
The National Labor Relations Board has created new measures that its regional agency officials should take when conducting in-person union elections. The notice comes amid pressure from many businesses...