Think offering same-day or next-day paychecks would be impossible to execute? Some of the competition is about to start doing exactly that.
Staffing shortage is more than an HR headache, speakers say
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 22, 2018
The staffing challenges facing senior living communities are not just human resources headaches. They also represent the biggest operational risk in the industry, according to experts participating in...
Health was focus of activities around RNC
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jul 25, 2016
Despite the Republican National Committee’s release of a platform that contained some healthcare policy ideas last week, healthcare seemed more of a focus at events timed to coincide with the Republican...
Regulatory update: ‘If it’s not one thing, it’s another’
By
John O'Connor
Mar 16, 2017
President Trump already has issued an executive order mandating that two regulations must be removed for every new one that is introduced. But just as one door may be closing, others are beginning to open.
Wage pressure continues
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 07, 2016
Two events that occurred in the past week are helping to ensure that staffing issues remain a top challenge for the senior living industry.
Balancing safety, quality of life in the COVID-19 era
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 01, 2020
Pavlo Kononenko doesn’t think his company’s approach to battling the effects of COVID-19 is unique, but what he described in a recent blog certainly is different from media reports that portray senior...
Four takeaways from the NIC meeting
By
John O'Connor
Oct 05, 2017
While I have been attending NIC conferences for more than two decades, I marvel at how relevant and informative they continue to be. The 2017 event was no exception. Here are but four takeaways from last...
Many mergers unlikely to deliver as promised
By
John O'Connor
Dec 03, 2015
Many deals simply won’t do much good for the people who didn’t help orchestrate them.
Inaugural McKnight’s Women of Distinction event tickets going fast
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 15, 2019
Hurry if you’d like to join us in honoring the first class of McKnight’s Women of Distinction award winners May 16 in Chicago. The event is almost at sell-out status.
Innovation, customer experience and the ‘yuck factor’
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 08, 2017
Two general session speakers at Argentum’s Senior Living Executive Conference shared a message that creative thinking is necessary to address customer needs and realize long-term business success.