John O'Connor

Counting the days until this year is over? Consider yourself in good company.

As more experts weigh in on senior living, two distinct trends are emerging. Both could use a tweak.

So the good news is that we’re inching a bit closer to harnessing the Great Pandemic of 2020. Yet overall, 2020 is sort of shaping up as the year our world stood still.

It’s probably safe to say that the number of operators who will look back at 2020 as the good old days will be low indeed. The How-Did-We-Survive? days might be more like it. And yet, cause for optimism remains.

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, my sense is that we are going to see operators generally following one of three paths.

This insidious virus has been harsh on the elderly among us – especially your residents – who are getting sick and dying in disproportionate numbers. As bad as that reality is – and it is terrible – it hardly accounts for all the pain in our midst.