John O'Connor

Ben Franklin famously assured us life has two guarantees. They are higher taxes and death. If Ben were alive today and owned a nursing home, he’d probably add a third: Unions will ruin everything.

Don’t be fooled by the public civility. The relationship between long-term care providers and regulators is, by nature, one of shared mistrust.

With the AHCA’s 74th convention taking place this week in Denver, you can be sure many attendees will be commiserating about the unfavorable relationship this sector often seems to have with the...

It’s probably safe to say Texas Governor Greg Abbott (R) won’t be nominated for any humanitarian of the year awards in the near future.

As we’ve come to understand, bad things can happen through no fault of our own. Sometimes, it’s a matter of someone else being victimized by fate’s fickle finger – and playing the misfortune forward.

When we launched the McKnight’s Mood of the Market surveys four years ago, the goal was to find out how long-term care providers truly felt about their daily roles.

The National Labor Relations Board gave skilled care operators another kick to the gut Friday.

If your facility requires employees to clock in, you’ll probably want to pay attention to a recent ruling with the potential to cost you plenty.

This is probably a good time to address a rather ticklish staffing-related issue in long-term care: overtime pay.

Mama used to say the only good thing about being sick is that you’ll feel better later — if you live.