Study results released Thursday illustrate just how important “walking the walk” — and not just talking the talk — is in the workplace.
Indecision: Sinking ships and endangering lives
By
Kimberly Marselas
Oct 20, 2021
Will Congress continue to turn a deaf ear to the nursing home crisis if residents are dying for want of stability, if hospitals are backed up and unable to discharge patients for lack of admitting facilities?
No resting on laurels
By
James M. Berklan
Oct 07, 2021
Welcome to the new McKnight’s. You’ve told us you find McKnight’s to be informative, trustworthy and essential. With our redesign, we’re building on all three of those distinguished traits.
The LTC leader who may never know how lucky he was
By
James M. Berklan
Oct 01, 2021
It’s always good to see long-term care luminary Larry Minnix, in person or in the news. He popped up most recently as a new inductee for the CCRC Hall of Fame, a natural fit if there ever was one. He...
1 may be the loneliest, but it’s hardly the scariest number now for providers
By
James M. Berklan
Sep 24, 2021
There are lies, damn lies and statistics. That’s how Mark Twain is famously credited with characterizing research numbers.
Nursing homes’ rare triumph in pandemic times
By
James M. Berklan
Sep 10, 2021
Maybe there’s something to the saying that if you howl loud and long enough, you’ll get somebody’s attention.
Who invited them?
By
John O'Connor
Sep 07, 2021
After O’Connor family gatherings, it’s always the outrageous attendees who are remembered and later talked about. Nursing home operators can relate, as they’re being reminded yet again after...
What does mood have to do with the state of affairs? As it turns out, a lot.
By
James M. Berklan
Sep 03, 2021
Sometimes you can sleep off a bad mood. This is not one of those times in long-term care.
Let’s give vets a fighting chance
By
Kimberly Marselas
Aug 25, 2021
As with Afghanistan, some veterans homes have collapsed under the weight of a crisis, despite the backing of the U.S. government.
Labor help you can’t believe in
By
John O'Connor
Aug 23, 2021
Elon Musk is apparently not satisfied with disrupting the transportation, space exploration and telecommunications sectors. Now he is setting his sights on long-term care.