Given the response to last week’s post about the Affordable Care Act and the Supreme Court, I’ve decided there’s only one way to make this week’s blog as successful in terms of...
Book on eldercare is ‘Nasty, Brutish’ and … excellent
By
James M. Berklan
May 20, 2009
I have to admit that sometimes when I find something I really like, I keep quiet about it. There’s no sense in giving away the location of a prime fishing hole after all. But when it comes to good reading,...
Transformational leadership: Why you matter!
By
Martie Moore
Sep 04, 2019
Is transformational leadership trendy or a radical change in leadership styles for today’s environment? Long-term care managers need to know.
Heritage Hills to open in 2016
Aug 05, 2015
Integral Senior Living announced it has broken ground on the development of Heritage Hills of Oceanside, a memory care community in California.
Also in the News for Thursday, Jan. 31
By
Marty Stempniak
Jan 31, 2019
CMS proposes Medicare Advantage changes … Skip the dentist: Walgreens tries offering seniors dental services in stores … Senior advocates renew push for aid-in-dying law … Hot air balloons took off...
Genesis nursing home helps immortalize resident as an author
By
Marty Stempniak
Mar 27, 2019
Employees at one Delaware nursing home went well out of their way to help capture the life of an “extraordinary resident” who says she is technically 25 years old.
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...
Medicaid underpayments soar to an average $22.34 per resident day, report finds
By
Elizabeth Newman
Dec 19, 2012
The cumulative effect of cuts has been “devastating,” AHCA President and CEO Mark Parkinson said.
Medicare defends power wheelchair pre-authorization policy
By
McKnight's Staff
Sep 20, 2012
Federal health officials defended a demonstration program that requires Medicare pre-authorization for power wheelchairs in a Senate hearing on Wednesday.
Spectrum Health completes construction on Michigan center
Nov 16, 2016
Spectrum Health has completed construction on a $22.5 million renovation and expansion of its rehab and nursing center in Grand Rapids, MI.