The need for long-term care to swarm the nation’s capital
Jun 06, 2013
Observation stay legislation and preventing more reimbursement cuts are at the top of the list of those visiting lawmakers.
Something to hand everyone who admits a loved one to your nursing home
By
James M. Berklan
Jun 05, 2013
Raise your hand if you’ve ever had a family that just didn’t “get it” when dealing with the staff at your nursing home or long-term care facility. OK, everybody put their hand down...
The key to preventing whistleblower lawsuits
By
Tim Mullaney
Jun 04, 2013
Recent research suggests nursing home leaders, especially those who hire workers, may need to think more deeply about how whistleblower lawsuits come about.
Things heating up in case of the runny eggs
By
John O'Connor
Jun 03, 2013
Looks like CMS and nursing home inspectors have more than a little egg on their face, thanks to a recent circuit court ruling in favor of a wrongly accused operator.
We’re all in this together
By
Elizabeth Newman
May 31, 2013
Most people around my age have relatively little experience with long-term care. Still, how many times has someone said to you something to the effect of, “Ugh, I could never do what you do. How...
Nursing home lobbying merger was a long time in coming
By
James M. Berklan
May 30, 2013
Almost immediately after the 2006 schism that threatened to fully tear them fully apart, some stakeholders wanted to see the Alliance for Quality Nursing Home Care remain united with the American Health...
Lines blur on long-term care for vets, non-vets
By
Tim Mullaney
May 29, 2013
Flags are flown at half-mast only until noon on Memorial Day. I’m guessing this is common knowledge that somehow escaped me until this year. There’s some nice symbolism here. First, the flag...
Sequestration 2.0 likely to take another bite out of provider payments
By
John O'Connor
May 24, 2013
For many long-term care providers, dealing with funding cuts that began in March has amounted to making the best of a bad situation. Automatic sequestration cuts are trimming Medicare payments by 2%, while...
Engaging ER physicians the way to go for long-term care
By
Elizabeth Newman
May 23, 2013
Healthcare journalists may have fallen inadvertently into triggering a Pavlovian response in our readers: We write “hospital readmissions” and you click.
Catching the wave: It’s becoming easier to get a professional band at your nursing home
By
James M. Berklan
May 22, 2013
Less than a year ago, Gary Gamponia and his benevolent bandmates broke onto the national scene with a McKnight’s blog entry about the way they play concerts at nursing homes for free. Boy, is it...