COVID death rates are way down. Now comes the hard part
By
James M. Berklan
Feb 26, 2021
Answering pleas to open up facility visitation policies is going to be trickier than many realize.
Time to roll up those sleeves and mandate vaccines
By
Kimberly Marselas
Feb 24, 2021
For the last month or so, we’ve spotlighted successes from the COVID-19 vaccine front, trying to understand which strategies truly help providers drive up acceptance rates. Even the smallest details...
Yes, the immigration bill has a partisan flavor. Here’s why you should still support it.
By
John O'Connor
Feb 22, 2021
As a child of immigrants who had to jump through a remarkable series of hoops to enter this country and become naturalized citizens, I view a new immigration bill in a special light.
Feeling besieged? Good news is here
By
James M. Berklan
Feb 19, 2021
Some incredibly heart-warming good has occurred for everyone in the profession this week. There’s more ahead, too.
Send a strike team while the fire is hot? Maybe not
By
Kimberly Marselas
Feb 17, 2021
Over the last few months, one phrase seems to have fallen out of favor when it comes to the virus that causes COVID-19. When was the last time you heard someone refer to it as the “novel coronavirus”?...
Long-term care could use a new vanguard
By
John O'Connor
Feb 15, 2021
Much has improved since I began covering this field in 1990. But, sadly, one discomforting reality remains. And if anything, it’s gotten worse.
Judged by the company we keep Part 2
By
James M. Berklan
Feb 12, 2021
With vaccinations taking hold, and infection and death rates gloriously tumbling it is no time for nursing home operators to lose awareness of their surroundings.
A new perspective on age-old, old-age issues
By
Kimberly Marselas
Feb 10, 2021
For nearly a decade, my freelance writing career included plenty of articles about chronic wounds, payment reform and pretty much anything else skilled-nursing related. Surely, I thought, I’d mastered...
Not really much of a ‘victory’
By
John O'Connor
Feb 08, 2021
Operators can breathe a temporary sigh of relief. It looks like President Biden’s call for a $15 minimum wage won’t be happening soon.
The heart of it all and the birth of redeeming ideas
By
James M. Berklan
Feb 05, 2021
You had to look only in one place for a pair of fascinating long-term care stories this week.