Big plans aren’t necessarily senior living’s problem
By
John O'Connor
Jun 07, 2018
Daniel Hudson Burnham’s directive to “make no little plans” has inspired many an ambitious undertaking across our great country. Including, apparently, a plan by Brookdale Senior Living...
A labor-relations problem that usually gets overlooked
By
John O'Connor
May 31, 2018
The labor challenges that senior living operators discuss are part of a larger problem that generally is ignored.
Unapproved drugs for your terminal residents? An idea that is way overdue
By
John O'Connor
May 24, 2018
In any senior living community, there are usually a few residents who just want to die. But the rest certainly don’t. And the latter group just received a gift that potentially could help them live...
Is your senior living organization ready to crash and burn?
By
John O'Connor
May 17, 2018
A hope and a prayer is a questionable way to run a senior living organization.
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.
What’s in your company’s wallet? Unions suddenly are a lot more curious
By
John O'Connor
May 03, 2018
It would appear the next management-union standoff is about to begin. And both sides are loading up for bear.
Two new developments that might give senior living operators labor pains
By
John O'Connor
Apr 26, 2018
Two entities outside this sector just got seriously slapped for dubious labor practices. Wise senior living operators would do well to take a lesson or two here.
Pay no attention to senior living’s identity crisis
By
John O'Connor
Apr 19, 2018
The latest occupancy numbers for assisted living point to absorption issues. But they may reveal another issue as well.
Looking to expand your senior living business? All states are not created equal
By
John O'Connor
Apr 12, 2018
A new study on health across the states indirectly reveals something that might prove to be helpful to senior living operators.
For some of your senior living residents, fraud may be in the cards
By
John O'Connor
Apr 05, 2018
The new Medicare cards represent a huge opportunity for those with larceny in their hearts.