Tiffany Lehman did long-term care nurses everywhere proud last week when she saved a baby’s life while in flight. This week, the rest of the world is finding out more.
CMS’s latest 5-Star changes leaving a bad taste
By
James M. Berklan
Apr 11, 2019
There was no consoling my friend the restaurateur. Since when did having a lot of top-notch dining options become a bad thing?
The McKnight’s decade: ‘Best News’ honors for 10th straight year
By
James M. Berklan
Apr 02, 2019
McKnight’s Long-Term Care News was honored Monday for having the Best News Coverage for the 10th straight year. MLTCN earned five awards overall in the 2019 American Society of Healthcare Publication...
Awards program, tickets set to fete LTC’s Women of Distinction
By
James M. Berklan
Mar 29, 2019
Tickets are now on sale for the first McKnight’s Women of Distinction awards program, which will be held May 16 in Chicago.
A ‘people’ pro’s advice for LTC employee retention
By
James M. Berklan
Feb 27, 2019
Kim Warnecke sweeps into a conversation like a breath of charged fresh air. She is at once a warm whoosh and a crisp arctic jab, a good-natured mix that helpfully keeps you in touch with reality. Such...
You make your own luck in this business
By
James M. Berklan
Feb 13, 2019
I think one of the saddest living-under-a-permanent-raincloud stories of recent years is the one about the long-term care administrator who tried to work at the beach but get sand in his keyboard and ruined...
New bid may be underway to foster Medicaid block grants
By
James M. Berklan
Feb 05, 2019
The administration is considering sidestepping Congress to make another run at using state block grants to pay for Medicaid funding, according to a published report.
Thanks for the confirmation. But there’s still a lot of work to do
By
James M. Berklan
Jan 09, 2019
Since we unveiled the program in mid-December and opened the nominating process, the response has been powerful and incredibly heartening.
‘Rising Stars’ rising as a force in McKnight’s Women of Distinction honors
By
James M. Berklan
Jan 03, 2019
The new year has ushered in the final weeks of nomination-gathering for the robust inaugural McKnight’s Women of Distinction honors program.
Who will learn? Long-term care’s next great plan
By
James M. Berklan
Dec 12, 2018
Liable to get lost among today’s other exciting news, is a story that can make long-term care workforces better in every way. Don’t let it pass you by.