In all our lives, there are things that happen. And then there are events that are so profound they become the pillars of our collective memory. For the senior living sector, COVID-19 has the potential...
Uncle Sam, protector of senior living?
By
John O'Connor
Oct 01, 2020
As bad as this year has been, observant operators have learned an important lesson: the government considers senior living too important to fail.
Misreading future and current events
By
John O'Connor
Dec 10, 2020
As more experts weigh in on senior living, two distinct trends are emerging. Both could use a tweak.
It shouldn’t be a license to kill
By
John O'Connor
Nov 18, 2021
Introducing the Dumber Than A Box of Rocks Award. This ignoble prize recognizes leaders who flagrantly ignore the fact they are supposed to be in the caregiving field.
Buckle up, buttercup
By
John O'Connor
Jan 07, 2021
If the Democrats manage to run the table, it’s a whole new ball game. Here’s what senior living operators soon might see.
Operators may soon perk up to vaccine challenge
By
John O'Connor
Feb 25, 2021
Most senior living operators soon will need to confront the issue of COVID vaccination, one way or the other.
Many operators got relief. Some may soon get the hammer.
By
John O'Connor
May 13, 2021
The feds plan to use data analytics and specialized task forces to uncover anything that even remotely smells like fraud or abuse.
Down and out in senior living
By
John O'Connor
Aug 19, 2021
We soon could find ourselves dealing with a whole new kind of lost generation. One that’s made up of the very workers your organization will presumably need to dig out.
DEA: Extend COVID telehealth prescribing rules – for now
By
John O'Connor
May 05, 2023
With the end of the public health emergency for the outbreak rapidly approaching, the Drug Enforcement Administration has submitted plans to continue prescription flexibilities for telemedicine that were...
As coronavirus spreads, operators gird for additional cases
By
John O'Connor
Mar 04, 2020
The number of coronavirus cases nationwide surged past the 100 mark Tuesday, while contributing to at least a half dozen deaths. Federal officials are urging calm as industry groups scramble to give members...