Going viral: A day without complaints brings personal discoveries
By
James M. Berklan
Aug 13, 2014
Writers are expected to promote their work, especially blog posts like this, virtually any way they can. But I’ll admit maybe this one isn’t for you. After all, you’re likely working...
As demand for frontline caregivers soars, Direct Care Alliance strains for a lifeline
By
James M. Berklan
Jun 25, 2014
Long-term care workers are, by nature, hearty souls. They have to be. That’s probably why Monday’s notice set off bells in numerous offices here. It’s over. Operations are ceasing.
Matros gives ‘fantastic’ CMS a B+ for pandemic response
By
James M. Berklan
Sep 25, 2020
One of the top long-term care funding and operational minds is finding various glimpses of sunshine during historical tough times due to COVID19.
Veteran provider tires of ‘all sticks and no carrots’
By
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...
Can you hear them now?
By
James M. Berklan
Dec 10, 2021
Researchers brought us to us directly this week: The longer that nursing home staff members keep COVID-19 vaccination numbers low, the more people they’re going to see unnecessarily die because of it.
The cheapest Alzheimer’s aid, and regrettably overlooked
By
James M. Berklan
Apr 28, 2016
What if it were announced that a new pill was available that could put off Alzheimer’s disease onset or symptoms for more than four years? It turns out such a solution has existed for years.
When man bites dog at the Alzheimer’s care facility
By
James M. Berklan
Sep 08, 2016
Here’s your long-term care “Man bites dog” story of the week.
‘Bunk,’ hooey and other nonsense about vaccine mandates
By
James M. Berklan
Jul 30, 2021
It appears that meddlers and selfish louts are going to keep the issue of vaccination mandates center stage for at least a while.
And the Long-Term Care Newsmaker of the Year is …
By
James M. Berklan
Dec 21, 2017
There’s never been a newsier time in the world of senior care. Numerous huge issues and personalities have shaped the last 12 months. But there’s one clear choice for who should be “The...
Wondering: Did nursing travel back in a time machine?
By
James M. Berklan
May 12, 2022
During a time when nurses have never been in higher demand, and salaries for them and so many other healthcare professionals are leaping, researchers reported that the salary gap between male and female...