For much of the pandemic, skilled nursing providers have leaned on storytelling to paint a picture of their daily battle for patients’ lives and for the industry’s own livelihood. But as we approach...
No country for old nursing homes
By
John O'Connor
Mar 03, 2023
Many nursing home operators attending last week’s NIC Spring Conference probably returned home in a foul mood.
On immigration, are these two unicorns or realists?
By
Kimberly Marselas
Mar 02, 2023
Govs. Eric Holcomb (IN) and Spencer Cox (UT), two Republican leaders in decidedly Republican states, swear they’re not unicorns.
With a tip of the hat, nursing homes’ most high-profile defender heads into the sunset
By
James M. Berklan
Feb 28, 2023
Jim Cobb had to wait longer than he had planned, but he got to take a final victory lap Monday, and nursing home operators around the country should be tipping their hat to him.
Battle over Alzheimer’s drug coverage is hardly a no-brainer
By
John O'Connor
Feb 26, 2023
Well, it looks like we have a good old fashioned war of words developing over Alzheimer’s drug coverage. It’s a battle well worth watching.
Tough news — and providers should have it no other way
By
James M. Berklan
Feb 23, 2023
Above all, I crave candor. That’s what made one particular exchange during the McKnight’s executive Power Panel discussion I moderated Wednesday make me bolt upright in my chair.
It’s not easy being the designated villain
By
John O'Connor
Feb 20, 2023
Let’s face it, you have one mega-sized target on your back if you run a nursing home. One that people in most other fields never have to worry much about.
And the Oscar goes to … not this cockeyed production
By
James M. Berklan
Feb 16, 2023
I recently woke up in a fog to the middle of some movie where innocent villagers were being accused by the sheriff of crimes they were certain they hadn’t committed.
Is this job demeaning? That’s up for a judge to decide
By
Kimberly Marselas
Feb 15, 2023
An appellate judge in Illinois is in a position to right a very old wrong, to elevate the status of nursing home caregivers — and do so with legal authority.
The companies we keep
By
John O'Connor
Feb 12, 2023
McDonald’s is in the selling hamburgers business, right? Similarly, nursing home companies exist to take care of seniors.