CMS two-day flurry gives nursing homes what they want, or does it?
By
James M. Berklan
Sep 18, 2020
Anybody who has ever said nursing homes don’t get much attention can dial back that rhetoric after the last couple of days.
Want to get smacked around? You’ve come to the right place
By
James M. Berklan
Mar 18, 2021
Nursing homes are used to having a target on their back, but that didn’t make this week’s public floggings any easier to absorb.
Stumped what to get her? This could be the perfect thing
By
James M. Berklan
Dec 04, 2020
I don’t care if your big year-end thing is Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, New Year’s or Festivus. You have a unique opportunity to give a special gift to someone special to the field.
‘Tis the (festive) season in long-term care
By
James M. Berklan
Oct 17, 2012
October is for many of us in the long-term care field what December is to others.
For nursing homes, a dangerous game of chicken
By
James M. Berklan
May 03, 2024
As many have noted, the federal government’s first-ever nursing home staffing mandate can be a very dangerous thing. Just maybe not for the reason that many have been portraying.
Glen Campbell Alzheimer’s documentary brings out the stars — caregivers and celebrities alike
By
James M. Berklan
Oct 22, 2014
As readers of this blog may recall, my expectations for the special screening of the new documentary about music superstar Glen Campbell’s journey with Alzheimer’s disease were high. Sunday...
Wish I was there — Myda’s nursing home parade through the heart of town
By
James M. Berklan
Jul 05, 2018
I don’t care how grand your area’s Fourth of July parade or festivites might have been. The best parade I’ve heard about lately took place last month due to the efforts of a creative...
Why providers should be thankful for the federal staffing mandate
By
James M. Berklan
Jun 06, 2024
There is undeniably a vein of good in the federal nursing home staffing mandate for providers otherwise fearing the worst.
Hunters or hunted? Nursing homes’ 75-percent vaccination target may decide
By
James M. Berklan
Apr 15, 2021
In setting an ambitious nationwide staff-vaccination goal, providers may have unintentionally slapped a bull’s eye on their own backs.
Despite days of abuse and worry in Orlando, there is optimism
By
James M. Berklan
Oct 16, 2019
There could be some encouraging news on the nursing home “abuse” icon set to go live Oct. 23.