Wondering why it’s so difficult getting prospects to move in? Here’s my advice: Watch “Cool Hand Luke.”
Fitbits can be used to determine residents’ physical activity levels
By
John O'Connor
Apr 01, 2016
A Fitbit activity monitoring device can be used to measure how physically active your residents are, a new study suggests.
Program trims visits to the ER
By
John O'Connor
Apr 01, 2016
A pilot program involving Brookdale Senior Living shows that non-skilled operators can improve care quality while beating nursing homes on price.
Can we please quit calling them Alzheimer’s patients?
By
John O'Connor
Mar 31, 2016
With all due respect to Alzheimer’s, the brand needs an overhaul.
Getting the pink slip from Miss Daisy
By
John O'Connor
Mar 24, 2016
One emerging technology could affect admissions and force your community to rethink how it handles one amenity.
No longer growing? The problem’s probably not what you think
By
John O'Connor
Mar 17, 2016
For years, your organization’s growth has been steady if not spectacular. Then one day, you seem to have hit a wall.
OSHA meeting gets testy when talk turns to injury incentive programs
By
John O'Connor
Mar 17, 2016
Pending Occupational Safety and Health Administration regulations that are likely to discourage the use of injury incentive programs were both blasted and defended at a March 10 public meeting.
House budget takes aim at health spending
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John O'Connor
Mar 17, 2016
House Republicans unveiled a 2017 spending blueprint Tuesday that dramatically trims outlays for Medicare, Medicaid and other other health services by more than $1 trillion over the next decade.
Use opioids for chronic pain with caution, CDC warns
By
John O'Connor
Mar 17, 2016
Opioids used to treat chronic pain should be prescribed at the lowest possible effective dose so that possible problems can be avoided, according to new guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and...
NIC speakers: Good fit is key going forward
By
John O'Connor
Mar 10, 2016
The secret to success in senior living may be as simple and as difficult as finding the right fit, according to speakers at the 2016 NIC Spring Investment Forum.