In a world of shifting priorities, one constant remains in long-term care: money talks.
So, senior living isn’t healthcare after all?
By
John O'Connor
Jan 04, 2024
The senior living industry’s reinvention as a healthcare player just received a notable setback. In a court room, of all places. As McKnight’s Senior Living recently reported, a circuit court judge...
They’re targeting nursing homes, for now
By
John O'Connor
Nov 16, 2023
To believe the feds will never be interested in taking a closer look under your hood is not merely wishful thinking. It’s dangerous thinking.
May we recommend the chicken, or perhaps the fish?
By
John O'Connor
Nov 09, 2023
Few things are causing more provider angst than the federal government’s newly hatched plan to implement minimum staffing requirements for nursing homes.
So, you want to call yourself a healthcare provider?
By
John O'Connor
Oct 19, 2023
Transitioning to healthcare holds the promise of portfolio expansion and new revenues for senior living, but new challenges will arise, too.
With friends like these …
By
John O'Connor
Aug 03, 2023
Senior living operators might be excused for feeling as if there is a big ol’ target on their backs these days.
A real reason to be upset
By
John O'Connor
Feb 09, 2023
Instead of screaming at each other and pointing fingers, perhaps lawmakers should do something that actually will help the senior voting block they covet: start making long-term care better.
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.
So you want to manage more payment risk?
By
John O'Connor
Apr 28, 2022
Always remember this about risk management: the first word.
Senior care funding is inadequate? Who’d have guessed?
By
John O'Connor
Apr 07, 2022
It appears the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine has confirmed what most of us have long known: The way long-term care is generally delivered and funded bears a striking resemblance...