Hospital sends woman with dementia to locked senior living community
By
John O'Connor
Feb 01, 2019
Long Beach, CA-based College Medical Center dumped a woman with dementia outside the locked senior living community where she lived in the middle of the night, a daughter’s negligence complaint alleges.
Study unearths predictive features of Alzheimer’s disease
By
John O'Connor
Jan 31, 2019
Researchers at the University of California have used algorithms to identify potential blood-based markers of Alzheimer’s disease. The discovery could lead to earlier diagnoses and spur non-invasive...
‘Death with dignity’ measure re-introduced
By
John O'Connor
Jan 31, 2019
Doctors would be allowed to prescribe lethal medication to terminally ill people in Maryland under legislation that was introduced in the Maryland state legislature.
Thanks hospitals, for all that utterly useless information
By
John O'Connor
Jan 31, 2019
How do we go about untangling the hospital pricing practices mess? There are a few ways it could be done.
The high cost of free labor
By
John O'Connor
Jan 24, 2019
A story that broke this week took me back to my first brush with the injustice of unpaid hourly employment.
We’re all in this together? Well, maybe not quite
By
John O'Connor
Jan 17, 2019
Given the friendly interplay we often see between operators and capital providers, it might be easy to conclude the relationship is more fraternal than transactional. The facts suggest otherwise.
Senior living operators less than thrilled by this ‘good news’
By
John O'Connor
Jan 10, 2019
The December employment numbers are out. They reveal a story that should make most Americans giddy, but you’ll have to excuse senior living operators if they seem less than enthused.
Maybe not such a safe bet after all
By
John O'Connor
Jan 03, 2019
GE’s long-term care insurance experience has two takeaways for senior living operators.
When it comes to fire prevention, be sure to finish the job
By
John O'Connor
Dec 20, 2018
This is the part where I mention that every facility should have sprinklers, right? Sort of.