How do you discuss a speech or swallow-care plan with someone who might not be able to communicate well?
Solution to workforce woes in providers’ own hands
By
James M. Berklan
Feb 04, 2016
Former baseball executive Branch Rickey is famous for bringing Jackie Robinson to the Major Leagues to break the color barrier in 1947. It is especially noteworthy since this is Black History Month, but...
Don’t fear the millennials
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Feb 02, 2016
When you’re a young person who began mulling career choices in the midst of the Great Recession, and then went on to pick a profession lovingly referred to as “dying,” odds are you’ll...
Just when you think Medicaid payments couldn’t get worse …
By
John O'Connor
Feb 01, 2016
Providers have long-enjoyed a like-hate relationship with Medicaid. Many operators view the program much as a circus trainer might eye a recently acquired wild animal: There’s lots of potential,...
Interviewing — and hiring — millennials
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jan 29, 2016
There’s a running joke at McKnight’s about an interview I conducted with a millennial last year in which the candidate, on a Skype interview, wore a suit. This was notable given how most Skype...
When blinding conditions open the eyes
By
James M. Berklan
Jan 27, 2016
It would be reasonable to think that a storm that caused dozens of deaths and the shutdown of federal government offices is a bad thing, a very bad thing. But you would be only half right.
A potential lawsuit in every worker’s pockets?
By
John O'Connor
Jan 25, 2016
Here’s a pop quiz: Guess which camera now takes the most photos? If you chose Canon, Nikon, Pentax, Olympus or Sony, try again.
Adding life to end-of-life care
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jan 22, 2016
As I suspect of most journalists, I’m an eavesdropper. Recently I heard a pizza shop employee say to another employee, “No one was being honest with her,” and the other employee said,...
Study reminds providers about the tough prospect of putting up or stepping aside
By
James M. Berklan
Jan 20, 2016
My friend Rich admittedly didn’t know much about the group of school kids he was about to oversee. But as a business manager, he told me he had his own favorite method of ironing out disagreements...
Cloudy with chance of flu
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Jan 19, 2016
For many parts of the United States, this winter has been a weird one — if you can call it a winter at all. Consider it a bonus if you’re a long-term care provider.