Managers at Veterans facility ruled immune from COVID prosecution, appeals court affirms
By
James M. Berklan
Oct 30, 2023
A federal appeals court has reaffirmed a decision that released top managers at a state-run long-term care facility from liability in a worker’s lawsuit alleging his constitutional rights to a safe workplace...
McKnight’s honored for best healthcare news for fifth straight year
By
James M. Berklan
May 01, 2014
McKnight’s Long-Term Care News is being honored for having the best news coverage among healthcare publications for a record fifth straight year. In all, the McKnight’s editorial team earned...
Averting deep Medicaid cuts key as Senators draft own health bill
By
James M. Berklan
May 30, 2017
Senate Republicans headed into the long Memorial Day weekend determined to make progress on a bill to replace Obamacare, but some notable players were guarded, if not outright skeptical, that much could...
‘It’s here, baby!’: New RAI manual drops for PDPM training
By
James M. Berklan
May 22, 2019
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has officially posted a draft version of the new RAI training guidance that will help transitioning to the Patient-Drive Payment Model.
Switch of nation’s largest skilled nursing chain paves way for AHCA-Alliance merger
By
James M. Berklan
May 29, 2013
While many details of the merger of the American Health Care Association and the Alliance for Quality Nursing Home Care are still being sorted out, one thing is clear: The agreement of nursing home giant...
High court puts arbitration agreements back into play
By
James M. Berklan
Mar 02, 2013
If the U.S. Supreme Court thought it had the final word on the validity of certain nursing home admissions arbitration agreements in 2012, well, it was wrong.
Providers tentatively welcome Medicare payment goals tied to quality
By
James M. Berklan
Jan 27, 2015
Long-term care leaders on Monday called a first-ever federal timeline for greater levels of bundled and other alternative payments “aggressive” but “a good thing.”
CareTrust touts clean-up, tells of operator collapse in earnings call
By
James M. Berklan
Nov 11, 2019
CareTrust REIT executives painted an improving picture Friday during a third-quarter earnings call, but also shared startling details of an operator’s collapse, which has led to the sale of six facilities...
Editor’s Desk: A cash incentive test program for nursing homes in four states could shape your...
By
James M. Berklan
May 01, 2009
Little things like pirates taking Americans hostage off the coast of Africa, wars in Afghanistan and Iraq and the credit and housing markets crises have knocked long-term care out of the evening newscast,...
SNF nurse feted as hero after saving baby in flight
By
James M. Berklan
Jun 06, 2019
Tiffany Lehman stands as a shining example of what a nursing home nurse can do when faced with an emergency situation. Lehman was the right person, in the right place, with the right amount of guts...