Why skilled care’s pain could be senior living’s gain
By
John O'Connor
Feb 15, 2018
If you can deliver post-acute care at a lower cost than the skilled care joint down the street, you just might find yourself swimming in a very nice new revenue stream.
Medicaid, the Trojan horse of senior living
By
John O'Connor
Feb 08, 2018
Like the citizens of Troy who failed to realize a hollow wooden horse contained something terrible, senior living operators have ignored the real threat Medicaid might unleash: federal rules and regulations.
Attention senior living operators: Analytics will not solve all your problems
By
John O'Connor
Feb 01, 2018
When it comes to senior living, technology arguably is the most disruptive force in play. And within the technology sphere, no tool is making a bigger impact than analytics.
If this were an Olympic event, senior living would not medal
By
John O'Connor
Jan 25, 2018
It’s no secret that finding and keeping qualified employees can be a real challenge in the senior living field. But things may be even worse than many operators realize.
For senior living, a time bomb dressed as a good deed
By
John O'Connor
Jan 18, 2018
We’re learning that the folks over at the Department of Health and Human Services are cooking up new rules for caregivers. It might not take much for this apparent good deed to go completely haywire,...
Senior living might want to reconsider its superiority complex
By
John O'Connor
Jan 11, 2018
More operators are doing things that would have been heavily frowned upon in the past.
A teaching moment for senior living operators
By
John O'Connor
Jan 04, 2018
Don’t make the same mistake your skilled-care brethren are now making.
New signs that insurance companies might control senior living’s destiny
By
John O'Connor
Dec 21, 2017
It’s starting to look like assisted living communities and skilled nursing facilities simply may become spokes connected to a hub controlled by somebody else.
Want to be happier at work? Socialize more
By
John O'Connor
Dec 14, 2017
One of the odd quirks of senior living is that it is full of happy workers and unhappy residents.
Why is senior living overlooking this golden opportunity?
By
John O'Connor
Dec 07, 2017
To judge by many of the marketing materials the senior living field produces, a major benefit is not being touted.