McKnight’s Long-Term Care News is a national finalist for 3 ASBPE awards, wins 5 others
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James M. Berklan
Mar 10, 2020
McKnight’s Long-Term Care News is a finalist for three national awards in the 2020 Azbee Awards of Excellence competition.
McKnight’s first Fall Online Expo to address top operator challenges Sept. 10
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James M. Berklan
Aug 28, 2013
The inaugural McKnight’s Fall Online Expo will feature three separate webcast Sept. 10, delivered by a slate of distinguished experts. They will tackle some of the most pressing long-term care issues,...
Another reason for nursing home envy
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James M. Berklan
Jul 07, 2022
Whether they’re teammates or rivals, nursing homes and hospitals should ever pass up a chance to learn from one another.
1 may be the loneliest, but it’s hardly the scariest number now for providers
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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.
The moment of truth is here: Tech successes, CE to be shared
By
James M. Berklan
Oct 15, 2021
Providers looking to improve their game, and pick up winning strategies from peers, can do so during McKnight’s Tech Awards and Summit day on Wednesday. CE credit is available and all sessions are...
A social cure for some long-term care ills
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James M. Berklan
Dec 12, 2012
Finally. Firm scientific research that drinking in groups is better than drinking alone. Wait, it’s not what you think. We’re talking seniors. We’re talking social. We’re talking...
Veteran provider tires of ‘all sticks and no carrots’
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James M. Berklan
May 30, 2019
The Liistro family has been involved in long-term care for longer than many readers of this blog have been alive. When you get to 50 years, you need to keep counting. They’ve been very good years for...
LTC minds meet and — voila! — $3.5B in savings
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James M. Berklan
Dec 06, 2018
The plan was as simple as it was ambitious: Find “no-brainer,” perhaps nonsensical, regulations and practices that should be eradicated from nursing home routines. Consider step one a rousing success.
Diabetes gets Golden touch with unique pilot program
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James M. Berklan
Jun 01, 2008
A tidal wave of individuals with diabetes is expected to hit the nation’s nursing homes in the coming years. To prepare for it, one of the country’s largest nursing home chains already has...
New testing mandates could cost up to $15K each week
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James M. Berklan
Oct 01, 2020
Larger nursing homes could be on the hook for as much as another $15,000 per week to comply with newly announced COVID-19 testing requirements for staff members, LeadingAge warned in a mid-September report.