How senior living can avoid skilled care’s nightmare
By
John O'Connor
Mar 22, 2018
Nursing homes are the proverbial canary in the coal mine. They are chirping, but are you listening?
A justified firing? Depends on what you believe
By
John O'Connor
Oct 15, 2015
The law allows religious exemption. But the caveat has very limited reach: Organizations can only refuse to hire those of a different religion.
Senior living operators may be worried about the wrong enforcer
By
John O'Connor
Mar 01, 2018
Nobody in the senior living industry wants federal standards and regulations, but signs increasingly suggest that states eventually might have to hand over the keys.
A teaching moment for senior living operators
By
John O'Connor
Jan 04, 2018
Don’t make the same mistake your skilled-care brethren are now making.
For many operators, an old adversary may soon be a good friend
By
John O'Connor
Jul 20, 2017
If you run a senior living organization and are beset by labor-related challenges, Wednesday was a good day.
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.
Makes you wonder what the governors might be smoking
By
John O'Connor
Mar 02, 2017
What if your boss made the following offer: Many of the resources you need to do your job will be reduced or removed. But in exchange, you can play a more central role in making the cuts.
Rising drug costs get a gut check
By
John O'Connor
Jun 23, 2016
One of the biggest drivers of drug costs may be something you’re not likely to see on a direct-to-consumer advertisement any time soon.
No longer growing? The problem’s probably not what you think
By
John O'Connor
Mar 17, 2016
For years, your organization’s growth has been steady if not spectacular. Then one day, you seem to have hit a wall.
Big plans aren’t necessarily senior living’s problem
By
John O'Connor
Jun 07, 2018
Daniel Hudson Burnham’s directive to “make no little plans” has inspired many an ambitious undertaking across our great country. Including, apparently, a plan by Brookdale Senior Living...