The 20-year-old identified as the shooter who nearly killed former President Donald Trump Saturday evening was a dietary aide at a Pittsburgh-area nursing and rehab facility, authorities said Sunday.
McKnight’s Workforce Development webinars slated for Aug. 13
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James M. Berklan
Jul 12, 2024
Registration is ongoing for the Aug. 13 McKnight’s Workforce Development Forum, a must-attend for any long-term care provider with employees.
How the feds can pay for the nursing home staffing mandate
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James M. Berklan
Jul 11, 2024
Long-term care providers are being indoctrinated yet again to a harsh life lesson that goes something like this: He with the biggest stick usually wins. Sub in “deepest pockets” for “biggest stick”...
Grand Health Care settles with DOJ for $21M in rehab upcoding case
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James M. Berklan
Jul 10, 2024
The Grand Health Care System and its 12 affiliated skilled nursing facilities will pay more than $21.3 million to settle allegations of therapy upcoding that involved a quota system for keeping billing...
This is really it! Tuesday is final deadline to enter McKnight’s Tech Awards
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James M. Berklan
Jul 06, 2024
Entrants have until midnight Tuesday (July 9) to get their submissions in for the 2024 McKnight’s Excellence in Technology Awards.
CMS to post more nursing home ownership data, facility health data for first time when it unfreezes star...
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James M. Berklan
Jul 01, 2024
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced Monday that it will begin posting certain nursing home ownership information, as well as aggregated MDS data for all residents at a facility, both...
Glory and pride await LTC teams: McKnight’s Tech Awards next deadline is Monday
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James M. Berklan
Jun 28, 2024
Long-term care providers have until Monday’s standard deadline to submit their entries for the 2024 McKnight’s Excellence in Technology Awards.
Another encouraging courtroom lesson for nursing homes
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James M. Berklan
Jun 27, 2024
The next time somebody trots out that old adage about the road to hell being paved with good intentions, tell them to … stick it in their ear.
‘Next generation’ of long-term care leaders fuels hopes for providers, academics
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James M. Berklan
Jun 25, 2024
Long-term care operators looking to attract new leaders to their organizations, and the profession in general, should emphasize the personal nature of work, and the fact that it is a great way to make...
Final speakers added for Thursday’s inaugural ‘Meeting of the Minds’ webinars
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James M. Berklan
Jun 21, 2024
Long-term care stakeholders will not want to miss the inaugural McKnight’s “Meeting of the Minds” event Thursday (June 27), which features expert-laden webinars on two of the hottest issues in long-term...