Read all about it: Journalists writing residents’ stories leads to success
By
Jan 10, 2017
There’s a question that’s key to the long-term care industry but all too often — for a variety of reasons — goes unanswered: Who were your residents before they became your residents?
A long-term care success story you have to wonder about
By
James M. Berklan
Jun 18, 2021
I had known Joe for a couple of years before visiting him at home. It was an unfortunate set of circumstances that caused it, but they planted the first seeds for my infatuation with an often unappreciated...
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.
A tale of titanic proportions
By
Liza Berger
Oct 23, 2008
We write a lot of stories here at McKnight’s. Now and again it’s worth reflecting on which stories are most popular, and why. This week the eye grabber was about a survivor of the Titanic ship who...
The economics of the flu shot
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jan 23, 2013
In the hearty debates taking place around McKnight’s stories about the flu shot, there’s one angle that, quite frankly, hasn’t been brought up much.
Not all regulatory threats come from within
By
John O'Connor
Nov 19, 2018
It’s looking increasingly like one of the nation’s largest firms could inadvertently cause more rules and regulations to come your way.
Diving into disparities
By
Elizabeth Newman
Sep 11, 2015
There is little that makes McKnight’s readers as defensive as publishing a story about racial disparities in long-term care. The comments often complain that access to care is complicated and shouldn’t...
‘Today is Sunday’ describes the challenges, uplift of long-term care
By
Tim Mullaney
May 14, 2013
The “For Sale” sign outside my grandmother’s house caught me by surprise last Saturday.
There’s no time like the past, wherever you are
By
James M. Berklan
Jan 26, 2018
Let there be no more questions about whether creating long-term care facilities to reflect different eras is a good idea.
SNF snapshot of trouble
By
Elizabeth Newman
Oct 23, 2015
The HCR ManorCare hepatitis C story we ran earlier this week deserves another look, but probably not for the reason you’re thinking. Without meaning to, it forcefully reminded us of the power of...