Parkinson to testify Tuesday at Senate hearing on elder justice
By
James M. Berklan
Jul 19, 2019
Providers are bracing for another Senate Finance Committee hearing on elder abuse Tuesday, hoping for a better reception than after one held by the same group in March.
CMS proposes 2.3% Medicare raise for nursing homes
By
James M. Berklan
Apr 13, 2020
Nursing home operators are in line to receive an aggregate $784 million Medicare boost next year, if a federal proposal released Friday remains unchanged. It would amount to a 2.3% net increase starting...
What will your record be after the storm clears?
By
James M. Berklan
Feb 01, 2009
Even unusually snowy, bitter days, or torrential rains, or choking drought conditions will end eventually. That is how I feel about current economic conditions.
Pay-for-performance test run yields mixed results: report
By
James M. Berklan
Sep 01, 2012
An Affordable Care Act provision testing pay-for-performance incentives faces an uncertain future after a federal demonstration program testing it has so far brought “disconcerting” results.
Restraint alternatives: Balancing act
By
James M. Berklan
Jan 05, 2005
Providers are cautiously finding ways to treat residents who have been untethered by nursing home reform, bringing new challenges.
Grabowski to keynote NASL annual meeting
By
James M. Berklan
Oct 09, 2020
The National Association for the Support of Long-Term Care (NASL) is offering stakeholders a triple bonus of weekly offerings in November to form its annual meeting and symposium online this year.
Changes revealed in nursing home COVID-19 reporting demands; states are cautioned about reopening
By
James M. Berklan
Danielle Brown
May 01, 2020
Federal regulators on Thursday finally released details of an interim rule that mandates nursing homes report COVID-19-related infections directly to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Editor’s Desk: It’s been a big year (even without healthcare system reform)
By
James M. Berklan
Dec 01, 2009
You better believe healthcare reform would be important to the long-term care community, no matter how many or few times the phrase “long-term care” might actually appear in any Congressional...
Pinnacle Awards: In home stretch to honor your top performers
By
James M. Berklan
Oct 14, 2022
The first, and some might say most important, deadline for the McKnight’s Pinnacle Awards arrives Thursday, and with it the best opportunity to effectively nominate a long-term care veteran in your life...
State top court rules against enforcing arbitration clauses
By
James M. Berklan
Nov 05, 2015
The Kentucky Supreme Court has added a significant decision to the body of rulings concerning nursing home pre-dispute arbitration agreements.