A tough retirement nest egg, the whistle-blowing way
By
James M. Berklan
Nov 07, 2013
Two big reactions hit me when news of Johnson & Johnson’s $2.2 billion Risperdal settlement with the government landed this week. First, J&J probably made a lot more than it’s paying out and,...
Opinions that matter most
By
Liza Berger
May 05, 2009
Every once in a while it’s nice to toot your own horn, so to speak. McKnight’s took that liberty today, announcing that we won a record seven awards in a contest sponsored by the American Society of...
The calm before the antipsychotics storm
By
James M. Berklan
May 30, 2012
If you’re a Daily McKnight’s reader, it’s a good thing. Otherwise, you might have never known that a federal measure calling for closer monitoring of antipsychotic drug use in nursing...
When CMS turns carrots into sticks
By
John O'Connor
Sep 17, 2012
The revised hospital payment system technically hasn’t begun yet. But that doesn’t mean senior living operators shouldn’t find a dark cloud around this silver lining.
Wish I was there — Myda’s nursing home parade through the heart of town
By
James M. Berklan
Jul 05, 2018
I don’t care how grand your area’s Fourth of July parade or festivites might have been. The best parade I’ve heard about lately took place last month due to the efforts of a creative...
Nursing homes touched by gun violence
By
Liza Berger
Mar 30, 2009
It is hard enough to read about random acts of violence. It is another story altogether when those incidents occur in your own community. That is how long-term care providers likely feel after learning...
What the VA is doing to our veterans is an absolute disgrace
By
John O'Connor
Apr 08, 2019
For the life of me, I can’t understand why there are not people protesting at the Department of Veterans Affairs office right now.
A $1 billion verdict sends a pretty strong message
By
John O'Connor
Aug 02, 2013
It’s a fact of life that people tend to have more balance problems as they age. As a result, falling is a real risk that many of our oldest citizens routinely face. Providing the kind of care that...
Antipsychotics report will have severe side effects
By
John O'Connor
Jul 13, 2012
Antipsychotic drugs are often used to calm residents with dementia. This reality is common knowledge among most people who have spent more than a few minutes in a nursing facility. But it is apparently...
A pro-union move that will put ‘democracy’ to the test
By
John O'Connor
May 14, 2018
A newly proposed bill could give unions quite a boost. At your expense. Called the “Workplace Democracy Act,” don’t let the name fool you. From an operator’s perspective, there’s...