From strictly a policy perspective, President Trump was more of a business person’s ally. But he was defeated by a man who promised to bring a lot of change. And this week we got a real taste of how...
For senior living, is it too early to pick up the pieces?
By
John O'Connor
Dec 03, 2020
So the good news is that we’re inching a bit closer to harnessing the Great Pandemic of 2020. Yet overall, 2020 is sort of shaping up as the year our world stood still.
‘That’s what we should sell: peace of mind’
By
John O'Connor
Nov 19, 2020
It’s probably safe to say that the number of operators who will look back at 2020 as the good old days will be low indeed. The How-Did-We-Survive? days might be more like it. And yet, cause for optimism...
Focus On briefs: Resident security
Oct 20, 2020
The latest about TekTone, CarePredict and Kisco Senior Living.
For senior living operators, two new problems might soon emerge
By
John O'Connor
Oct 08, 2020
We are hearing much about how the future of senior living will be different. Buildings will be less virus friendly, ventilation systems will improve, infection control practices will get better and marketing...
Senior living operators, the ball’s in your court
By
John O'Connor
Sep 17, 2020
It’s a bit troubling to watch bad moves made by skilled care operators repeated in senior living. Yet it continues to happen.
Two ways home care can address racial inequality?
By
John O'Connor
Sep 11, 2020
George Floyd’s murder in Minneapolis and the resulting national uprisings have raised awareness of racial inequality in America. A Health Affairs blog appearing Thursday suggests two ways home care operators...
Senior living’s slide into the welfare class
By
John O'Connor
Sep 03, 2020
The push for support for assisted living from Uncle Sam is intensifying. But as any skilled care operator will remind you, Uncle Sam tends to be a very demanding business partner.
The lighter side of unprecedented carnage
By
John O'Connor
Aug 20, 2020
We’re barely into the third quarter, yet it’s already clear this will be a year unlike any other.
Senior living operators should get familiar with these two words
By
John O'Connor
Aug 13, 2020
This is probably a good time to get comfortable with a term economists like to throw around: creative destruction.