There is no Person of the Year contest this year. It’s been decided for a long time already
Porter: Election controversy or not, all efforts now go to lame duck stimulus package
By
James M. Berklan
Nov 09, 2020
Long-term care providers and their lobbyists are “completely and totally” focused on dealing with the coronavirus pandemic, regardless of the presidential election results, a top association leader...
Nursing homes get a third of a billion dollars for meeting infection control standards
By
James M. Berklan
Oct 29, 2020
Nursing homes may be seeing a rise in COVID-19 infections as cases in many areas of the country are resurging, but providers now know that, no matter what, they will be rewarded for safer performances...
BREAKING: HHS awards nursing homes $333M in COVID-19 performance rewards
By
James M. Berklan
Oct 28, 2020
Federal authorities announced Wednesday afternoon that they will be distributing about $333 million in first-round performance payments to more than 10,000 nursing homes for their results battling COVID-19.
Keep the politics out? No chance
By
James M. Berklan
Oct 23, 2020
Don’t ever say politics doesn’t belong in stories that pertain to your job or business. To not consider their impact would be derelict.
BREAKING: Feds partner with CVS, Walgreens to provide pending COVID-19 vaccinations to all senior care...
By
James M. Berklan
Oct 16, 2020
Residents and workers of all long-term care settings will receive free vaccinations against the coronavirus onsite under a special public-private partnership with pharmaceutical giants CVS and Walgreens,...
More details about Select Rehab’s surprising acquisition of industry giant RehabCare
By
James M. Berklan
Oct 09, 2020
While the rehabilitation therapy world is still reverberating from the announcement that Select Rehabilitation has agreed to purchase its larger rival, RehabCare, leaders of the projected behemoth say...
Nursing homes headed for another level of COVID-19 carnage if they’re not careful
By
James M. Berklan
Oct 09, 2020
it’s time for long-term care operators to start caring more closely about another vulnerable population.
McKnight’s 40 for 40: Arnold Whitman
By
James M. Berklan
Oct 05, 2020
Arnold Whitman is a towering figure, both figuratively and literally, in the world of skilled nursing and senior living investing. The founder, president and CEO of Formation Capital has become as well-known...
You’re too good for your own good
By
James M. Berklan
Oct 02, 2020
In this pandemic year of profound challenges, we discovered innovation and creativity like no other.