“Every single one of us needs to be sure we have at least 10 people who stand on our shoulders,” Bob Kramer said Tuesday in accepting the inaugural Career Achievement Award of the McKnight’s...
$200,000 plus overtime? Don’t laugh
By
John O'Connor
Mar 02, 2023
Would your senior living organization like to deal with yet another compliance hurdle? Well then, here you go: The nation’s highest court just ruled that workers pulling down C-suite compensation may...
Beware the healthcare-industrial complex?
By
John O'Connor
Jan 05, 2023
At the risk of biting the hand that feeds me, maybe we should also ask about the inherent dangers in a growing healthcare-industrial complex?
How to predict the future of senior living
By
John O'Connor
Dec 15, 2022
How to predict the future of senior living
Is being groped supposed to be part of the job?
By
John O'Connor
Dec 08, 2022
If you’re a senior living caregiver and don’t want to get spitting mad, stop reading now. For the tale that follows is probably won’t do your blood pressure levels any favors.
This could be the start of something bad
By
John O'Connor
Nov 17, 2022
An amendment to a state constitution could help ignite unionization efforts in the Land of Lincoln, and perhaps your state as well.
Maybe it’s time for senior living to slow down
By
John O'Connor
Oct 06, 2022
Before you rip up and revise your 2023 strategic plan, here’s something you should seriously consider doing: nothing.
Senior living’s challenge of omission and commission
By
John O'Connor
Sep 22, 2022
Long-term care could be made better with funding from Congress. But for now, it appears we’ll have to settle for a congressional commission.
Doing good by doing wellness
By
John O'Connor
Sep 15, 2022
Senior living operators would be remiss if they didn’t pay attention to wellness. This concept also has plenty to offer.
Senior living operators are not all in this together
By
John O'Connor
Aug 18, 2022
Is the senior living field about to blossom, or mired in trouble? The obvious answer: Yes and yes. But celebrate good times? Come on.