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Ready for some positive recognition?
Ready for some positive recognition?
By
John O'Connor
Jun 30, 2022

Some positive recognition sure would help. And we have just the tonic you need. I’m humbly inviting you to participate in the 2022 McKnight’s Excellence in Technology Awards.

Worse than a bad plan for senior living
Worse than a bad plan for senior living
By
John O'Connor
Jun 23, 2022

The results of a new survey might scare senior living providers, but they also represent an opportunity.

Why aren’t we hearing more about this payment source?
Why aren’t we hearing more about this payment source?
By
John O'Connor
Jun 16, 2022

When it comes to senior living payments, private long-term care insurance has been exiled to the children’s table.

Palliative care deserves more respect – and a larger presence in senior living
Palliative care deserves more respect – and a larger presence in senior living
By
John O'Connor
Jun 09, 2022

We should see more of palliative care in senior living. Many residents never receive such care or only get it during the final phase of an illness.

Focus On briefs: Design
Focus On briefs: Design
Jun 06, 2022

Furniture costs, Baxter’s acquisition of Hillrom, Uline news, Samuelson Furniture news

Is senior living’s recession-resistant reputation in for another test?
Is senior living’s recession-resistant reputation in for another test?
By
John O'Connor
Jun 02, 2022

A recession this year would not be a death blow, but it may be the final straw for some operators who were struggling when the pandemic began.

Why calls for reform aren’t reasonable
Why calls for reform aren’t reasonable
By
John O'Connor
May 26, 2022

Differing constituencies have different priorities. What’s reasonable to one side might be fighting words to the other.

A million tragedies
A million tragedies
By
John O'Connor
May 19, 2022

More than one million people have died from COVID-19 in the U.S. And what was our nation’s general reaction? In a word: meh.

Need more residents? Don’t forget the Vulcan salute
Need more residents? Don’t forget the Vulcan salute
By
John O'Connor
May 12, 2022

The Vulcan salute means “live long and prosper,” and that’s exactly what respondents to a recent survey would like to do.

Do you really want to know you have Alzheimer’s?
Do you really want to know you have Alzheimer’s?
By
John O'Connor
May 05, 2022

Would you want to know if Alzheimer’s disease is starting to feast on your brain? It turns out the answer soon might be in your hands.