Heard around the table: Provider execs listening to the right people
By
James M. Berklan
Oct 02, 2013
Captains of the long-term care profession get to their lofty positions by using their intellect and superior vision skills, as a gathering of minds recently re-emphasized.
A Father’s Day gift — from a father
By
James M. Berklan
May 16, 2012
Now that Mother’s Day has passed, it’s on to the next best thing, Father’s Day. This year, one long-term care professional has created an extra special twist to it, even though it’s...
Meet Cynthia Morton, Hall of Honor inductee
By
James M. Berklan
Jul 20, 2020
Editor’s Note: We are profiling the McKnight’s 2020 Women of Distinction honorees daily through the program’s July 28 online awards ceremony. To register or learn more about this digital celebration,...
New rule puts nursing homes’ concept of ‘family’ to test
By
James M. Berklan
Apr 02, 2020
The new coronavirus family leave provisions are a hot potato for senior care providers.
Long-term care insurance: Time to yell ‘Run!’ yet?
By
James M. Berklan
Nov 12, 2014
There is a memorable scene in the movie “Forrest Gump” when Lt. Dan chews out the well-intentioned title soldier for saluting him while the enemy is likely watching. The implication is that...
Private equity investment ‘powder keg’ should be banned in nursing homes, Congress advised
By
James M. Berklan
May 03, 2021
A “worrisome trend” of private equity investment in nursing homes should be scrutinized and halted altogether within five years, asserts a left-leaning think tank in an issue brief released Friday.
White House creates national nursing home safety panel, will deliver 2 weeks’ worth of PPE to every...
By
James M. Berklan
Apr 30, 2020
President Trump and Seema Verma (left) announced the formation of a nursing home task force Thursday afternoon.
A plea to long-term care providers: complain. Seriously.
By
James M. Berklan
Oct 31, 2018
Long-term care operators have a unique opportunity, and I’m encouraging everyone to take advantage of it. Here’s how: Complain.
You already know the LTC story to watch this year (and so do they)
By
James M. Berklan
Jan 12, 2018
Look into the crystal balls out there to speculate about the rest of 2018. But remember, too, that examining the past is also a very good way to know the road ahead.
Mostly negative media coverage of nursing homes? Maybe, and here’s why
By
James M. Berklan
Dec 20, 2012
At first it looked like just another round of whining about the media. Nothing gets more tedious than long-term care providers making off-base comments about their portrayal in the popular press.