There’s simply no better time to appear interested in shoring up a crumbling segment of the healthcare system, especially one so depended upon by America’s seniors.
For long-term care, the storm before the calm
By
John O'Connor
Sep 16, 2022
It wasn’t all doom-and-gloom when a financial futurist weighed in last week at NIC’s Fall Convention. More like a rude awakening.
It’s time for long-term care to do more with more
By
James M. Berklan
Sep 15, 2022
Like a schoolyard bully who’s yet to meet his comeuppance, COVID-19 has forced us to put our dukes up and figure out better ways to survive.
Hello, CMS? This is desperation calling
By
Kimberly Marselas
Aug 30, 2022
There was a stark, though not at all unexpected, dichotomy between participants in Monday’s listening session to gather input on coming nursing home staff minimums. On the one hand, you had consumer...
No fooling with this CMS pandemic study
By
James M. Berklan
Aug 25, 2022
When it comes to public health emergencies, it’s clear federal regulators don’t want to be considered fooled. This is good for skilled nursing providers.
Light emerging at the end of nursing homes’ pandemic tunnel
By
James M. Berklan
Aug 18, 2022
Life as a nursing home operator in the United States can sometimes be a masochistic undertaking.
Now that the picture’s clear, more transparency, please
By
Kimberly Marselas
Aug 16, 2022
It’s been nearly a year since skilled nursing providers first raised the alarm about the financial crisis being created by agency staffing. This week, Illinois decided to do something about it.
When good things come to long-term care from unexpected sources
By
James M. Berklan
Aug 04, 2022
Some people and things just aren’t going to get along. But on occasion, form breaks.
Want to improve Medicare Advantage? Deliver some real advantages
By
Kimberly Marselas
Aug 02, 2022
Last week, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services put out a request for feedback on the Medicare Advantage program, which is rapidly becoming the nation’s preferred healthcare insurer provider...
LTC’s latest big worry: Who’s getting and who’s giving?
By
James M. Berklan
Jul 28, 2022
Of all the issues spooking long-term care providers lately, one might seem to be a bouquet of sunshine to the unsuspecting.