What a week for New Jersey. It started with the pro football team that has its roots there winning the Super Bowl, and it’s going to end with a first-in-the-nation effort by the state’s assisted...
It’s time to put up or shut up on vaccine mandates
By
James M. Berklan
Aug 20, 2021
Will Wednesday’s White House announcement that COVID-19 vaccinations will be mandated for nursing home employees be a dealbreaker? It depends.
LTC truths you just can’t ignore
By
James M. Berklan
Nov 07, 2018
I bring you some of the striking tidbits from frantically filed notes on the road that might or might not have already seen the light of day. Some of this is just too good not to share, or share again.
This long-term care legal trend is liable to upset you
By
James M. Berklan
Dec 08, 2016
Liability costs are expected to rise 6% in 2017 for skilled nursing operators, according to a new report. But there’s a more disturbing stat than that to be reckoned with.
You’re too good for your own good
By
James M. Berklan
Oct 02, 2020
In this pandemic year of profound challenges, we discovered innovation and creativity like no other.
A perfect time to learn what is truly expected of providers
By
James M. Berklan
Sep 04, 2019
I fear that we may be in the midst of a damaging cycle driven by unrealistic expectations, and Hurricane Dorian is going to show us why.
A big threat gone, but bigger threat looms
By
James M. Berklan
Jun 08, 2017
Providers are thrilled with the administration’s decision to rescind an order to ban pre-dispute arbitration agreements. But they also know they can’t let their guard down.
Research those CMS dinner invitations thoroughly
By
James M. Berklan
Aug 13, 2021
I don’t know what was more shocking this week: A warning that federal regulators might actually double the amount they could trim from nursing home reimbursement rates next year or the way some veteran...
‘Omni-mom’ Barbara Bush gives providers a gift
By
James M. Berklan
Apr 18, 2018
The tributes to former First Lady Barbara Bush will wash over the media landscape for at least a few news cycles, as well they should. But then, unfortunately, the world will go back to its twisted ways...
Government funding showdown includes special LTC drama
By
James M. Berklan
Jan 19, 2018
As drama rages over whether Congress will allow the federal government to grind to a halt Friday night due to a funding tug-of-war, long-term care providers will anxiously watch to see if a repeal of Medicare...