Does the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services need its own deputy sheriff to set its house in order? Some seem to think so.
Bogus bills, brazen breaches alleged against former nursing home owners
By
James M. Berklan
Jul 11, 2019
The sheer audacity in a complaint against the former owners of James Square nursing home in Syracuse, NY, will have tongues wagging — regardless of the lawsuit’s outcome — for years to come.
Two weeks and counting … McKnight’s 13th Online Expo
By
James M. Berklan
Mar 07, 2019
Final preparations are underway for what become the best-attended McKnight’s Online Expo in history, and that’s saying a lot. This spring’s event will take place March 27 and 28.
Online Expo, free CE credits around the corner
By
James M. Berklan
Sep 03, 2015
Providers have an outstanding chance to polish their knowledge and skills in three key areas of long-term care Wednesday. McKnight’s 3rd Annual Fall Online Expo features nationally respected speakers...
Provider’s rebranding and restructuring catch national attention
By
James M. Berklan
Oct 29, 2014
My first thought was one of concern: What had gone so wrong that one of the most esteemed long-term care providers in New York had to change its name? If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it, right?...
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.
Minnix: Providers need to police selves, collegues more
By
James M. Berklan
Dec 06, 2006
Providers need to more aggressively weed out the minority of peers who consistently perform poorly, the leader of the nation’s second-largest nursing home association said recently.
ACA-mandated cuts will not hit Medicare, official asserts
By
James M. Berklan
Jun 01, 2013
Because Medicare’s growth rate will not eclipse a certain threshold, the program will be spared from potential Medicare cuts called for in the healthcare reform law, a top government official said.
A call for openness as sales of facilities churn
By
James M. Berklan
Jun 06, 2016
Nursing home chain executives might have been wincing when they saw news of yet another study apparently finding that they’re doing a poor job.
‘Special’ times ahead for more nursing homes, and that’s not good
By
James M. Berklan
May 28, 2014
As spring blends into summer, some nursing home operators are going to start feeling more heat — and it will have nothing to do with the weather. They will be given places on the proverbial hot seat....