Having a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day? John Saracino probably has you beat.
Let’s get real about what’s driving staffing shortages
By
John O'Connor
Feb 29, 2024
Senior living is recovering from COVID’s darkest days, but one nagging problem persists and might even be getting worse.
They play games, you pay the price
By
John O'Connor
Apr 22, 2021
Last week, the Biden administration withdrew Texas’s Medicaid waiver. This week, Republican Sen. John Cornyn responded in, well, unkind.
Senior living could use a traitor like this
By
John O'Connor
Oct 15, 2020
For my money, what the field could really use – perhaps even more so than targeted retooling – is a person along the lines of a John C. Bogle. Or better yet, more than one.
$200,000 plus overtime? Don’t laugh
By
John O'Connor
Mar 02, 2023
Would your senior living organization like to deal with yet another compliance hurdle? Well then, here you go: The nation’s highest court just ruled that workers pulling down C-suite compensation may...
Why reality is often relative in senior living
By
John O'Connor
Feb 22, 2024
As post-COVID occupancy levels recover from precipitous lows — and the nation’s overall economy shows renewed vigor — it’s easy to conclude that senior living is in for an across-the board rebound....
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.
Many senior living organizations are paying a high price for cutting corners
By
John O'Connor
May 10, 2018
Does a senior living community’s reputation rest with its worst aide? Judging by the way many aides are trained and treated, not everyone thinks so.
A justified firing? Depends on what you believe
By
John O'Connor
Oct 15, 2015
The law allows religious exemption. But the caveat has very limited reach: Organizations can only refuse to hire those of a different religion.
Nothing magical about Disney’s wage ruling
By
John O'Connor
Mar 23, 2017
What does a recent Labor Department ruling against the Walt Disney Co. have to do with your senior living organization? Hopefully, not a thing.