Come for the flu shot, stay for the cognitive screening
By
John O'Connor
Mar 07, 2019
Less than a third of older adults have ever been assessed for cognitive problems, and only 16% undergo routine cognitive assessments during normal health checkups. So how do we go about the difficult task...
Senior living operators, ready for some small ball?
By
John O'Connor
May 23, 2019
A landmark report is calling on senior living operators to consider reducing prices.
Getting that elephant in the room to start dancing
By
John O'Connor
May 05, 2016
While some senior living operators are cursing the darkness, other innovative ones are trying to light a candle to address the biggest challenge facing the industry.
You may not like what the NIC’s middle-market study reveals
By
John O'Connor
Apr 13, 2017
It’s very possible the real payoff of the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care study of middle-market demand for seniors housing may be the reality check it delivers. And here, I’m...
The great divide appears to be narrowing
By
John O'Connor
Oct 20, 2016
Like aging children who look more like their parents, many assisted living communities are beginning to resemble the operators who once spawned them.
Can worker retention really be this easy?
By
John O'Connor
Apr 28, 2016
There’s no getting around the fact that keeping your community fully staffed is a never-ending challenge, but there are some very simple and obvious things you can do.
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.
‘What we’ve got here is failure to communicate’
By
John O'Connor
Apr 07, 2016
Wondering why it’s so difficult getting prospects to move in? Here’s my advice: Watch “Cool Hand Luke.”
What you need to know about senior living’s future
By
John O'Connor
Oct 11, 2018
This piece is a must-read for anyone who wants to be well-informed.
They’ll pardon your dust. But don’t you dare ignore the things that matter
By
John O'Connor
Sep 20, 2018
Have operators bent on change become a bit tone deaf about what really matters?