Forget the debate over alternative vs. traditional fuels. The smart leader is going to find out what powers Leah Klusch and pay to corner the market on that.
Proof election year is no time to take anything for granted
By
James M. Berklan
Feb 24, 2016
It seems you can’t count on anything for certain in an election year — just ask any Trump skeptic – and that could mean special things for long-term care.
Sorry, CMS, this time you’ve gone too far
By
James M. Berklan
Oct 08, 2019
Life as a regulator can be a thankless job, but sometimes it involves admitting that you’re just outright wrong.
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.
It’s time to notice the roses, thorns and buds
By
James M. Berklan
Dec 21, 2020
The most physically demanding thing I’ve ever done is backpack in the Rocky Mountains for about two weeks in raw conditions with energetic youngsters 30 years younger than me. There was extreme heat,...
The calm before the antipsychotics storm
By
James M. Berklan
May 30, 2012
If you’re a Daily McKnight’s reader, it’s a good thing. Otherwise, you might have never known that a federal measure calling for closer monitoring of antipsychotic drug use in nursing...
Tough news — and providers should have it no other way
By
James M. Berklan
Feb 23, 2023
Above all, I crave candor. That’s what made one particular exchange during the McKnight’s executive Power Panel discussion I moderated Wednesday make me bolt upright in my chair.
Gingrich: Providers able to fix workforce problems themselves
By
James M. Berklan
Sep 28, 2017
Newt Gingrich tells long-term care providers not to wait for the government to fix their staffing challenges. He also claims some relatively easy solutions are at operators’ fingertips.
How historic Medicaid funding success in Pennsylvania can be replicated
By
James M. Berklan
Jul 14, 2022
Pennsylvania providers won the Medicaid funding “lottery” and operators elsewhere can too.
Study reminds providers about the tough prospect of putting up or stepping aside
By
James M. Berklan
Jan 20, 2016
My friend Rich admittedly didn’t know much about the group of school kids he was about to oversee. But as a business manager, he told me he had his own favorite method of ironing out disagreements...