Always remember this about risk management: the first word.
Need more funds? Here’s how to make a killing
By
John O'Connor
Apr 14, 2022
These days, senior living operators in just about every state are tapping into Medicaid payments. And more than a few players are not content to stop there.
Senior living can and must do better
By
John O'Connor
Sep 09, 2021
If senior living wants to avoid the poor reputation so prevalent across skilled care, it must get serious about keeping its house in order. The most obvious way to do this is a two-step approach.
The COVID-19 turn of the screw
By
Liza Berger
Aug 27, 2021
This move toward mandates no doubt is a bitter pill for providers to swallow.
What will home care look like post-COVID-19? Brooks-LaSure will help guide us
By
Liza Berger
May 27, 2021
Chiquita Brooks-LaSure is taking the reins of CMS at a time when Congress and regulators are making key decisions about healthcare in the post-pandemic world.
They play games, you pay the price
By
John O'Connor
Apr 22, 2021
Last week, the Biden administration withdrew Texas’s Medicaid waiver. This week, Republican Sen. John Cornyn responded in, well, unkind.
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.
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.
Focus On: Feds consider reopenings, but some are urging caution
By
Danielle Brown
Jun 01, 2020
Concerns are growing about resident loneliness and other coronavirus challenges, but infection risks still loom large.
Have they lost their minds?
By
John O'Connor
May 14, 2020
We are seeing some pandemic responses that are real jaw-droppers.