DOL rule will hurt many senior living workers over time
By
John O'Connor
Apr 25, 2024
It’s a bit exhausting to keep writing about ways good intentions from our regulatory agencies keep fueling disastrous outcomes.
We have met the enemy …
By
John O'Connor
Apr 11, 2024
How can senior living communities reduce defections? There may not be one silver bullet, but there are lots of good bullets to be found.
More trouble for Brookdale
By
John O'Connor
Apr 04, 2024
Just when it seemed that Brookdale Senior Living finally was regaining post-COVID occupancy and fiscal traction, more bad news arrived this week.
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.
Why your severance agreements may be breaking the law
By
John O'Connor
Feb 23, 2023
Earlier this week, the National Labor Relations Board determined that employers insisting on certain conditions in severance agreements is against the law.
$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...
Big things matter. Just like little things.
By
John O'Connor
Mar 30, 2023
No harm in making big plans. But that day job still has to get done.
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.
Psst, did you hear what she’s making?
By
John O'Connor
Jul 21, 2022
The National Labor Relations Act guarantees employees “the right to self-organization, to form, join, or assist labor organizations, to bargain collectively through representatives of their own choosing,...
A modest staffing proposal
By
John O'Connor
Jan 25, 2024
Our nation is struggling to address two significant challenges. One concerns too few people. The other, too many.