Our nation’s response to COVID-19 provides a definitive answer about what more can be done for Alzheimer’s disease.
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.
For many in senior living, this year has been a slow burn
By
John O'Connor
Dec 17, 2020
Counting the days until this year is over? Consider yourself in good company.
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.
For senior living, is it too early to pick up the pieces?
By
John O'Connor
Dec 03, 2020
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.
‘That’s what we should sell: peace of mind’
By
John O'Connor
Nov 19, 2020
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...
For senior living, it will be the best of times – and the worst
By
John O'Connor
Nov 12, 2020
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, my sense is that we are going to see operators generally following one of three paths.
It’s not just residents who are suffering
By
John O'Connor
Oct 29, 2020
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...
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.
For senior living operators, two new problems might soon emerge
By
John O'Connor
Oct 08, 2020
We are hearing much about how the future of senior living will be different. Buildings will be less virus friendly, ventilation systems will improve, infection control practices will get better and marketing...