For long-term care, a time of confirmation — and revelation
By
John O'Connor
Sep 21, 2020
Among other things, COVID-19 has helped confirm what we know about long-term care and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. The pandemic has also revealed a few new things about both. Let’s address...
CMS two-day flurry gives nursing homes what they want, or does it?
By
James M. Berklan
Sep 18, 2020
Anybody who has ever said nursing homes don’t get much attention can dial back that rhetoric after the last couple of days.
The lockdown’s ill effects
By
Liza Berger
Sep 15, 2020
We all know that human contact is important. But when you are talking about vulnerable people who rely on human interaction to maintain their quality of life, interacting with loved ones is not a benefit,...
The problem with home care
By
John O'Connor
Sep 14, 2020
I have a suggestion for skilled care operators who aren’t losing enough sleep due to COVID-19. Consider home care. As in, consider home care as your next big competitor.
First the police, now it’s long-term care’s turn to face ‘defunding’ calls
By
James M. Berklan
Sep 10, 2020
With the coronavirus wreaking havoc on the public in general, and nursing homes in particular, provider critics are coming out of the woodwork. Often with Ph.D. in hand.
A road trip to remember
By
Liza Berger
Sep 09, 2020
A recent road trip made me think we may beat this pandemic yet. But we do have a ways to go still.
LTC leaders’ motto: Bring it on
By
James M. Berklan
Sep 03, 2020
One would think that 70,000 extra deaths in their midst and a constant fear of deadly contamination would seal the deal. Nope.
If you care, say a prayer, for these pretenders
By
John O'Connor
Aug 31, 2020
The incident happened when I was about 10 years old, playing touch football in front of my parents’ home. After dropping a pass that should have been caught, I dropped an s-bomb.
Too good to be true? A kinder, gentler survey process at hand
By
James M. Berklan
Aug 28, 2020
California is promoting a kinder and gentler surveying corps, and some people are going crazy over it.
Can we leave New York alone now?
By
Liza Berger
Aug 26, 2020
New York’s governor has been a bit of a whipping boy for the high number of COVID-19 deaths in long-term care facilities in the state.