This is for long-term care providers with dedicated employees
By
James M. Berklan
Jun 27, 2013
If you’re a long-term care provider, there’s no way you can spend your days doing nothing. It’s simply impossible. You know it and we know it. So now here’s one more thing for you...
Finally, some good occupancy news
By
John O'Connor
Apr 17, 2017
You could almost hear the collective sigh of relief when NIC released its first-quarter tally on skilled nursing occupancy levels. To be sure, the 87.2% rate is not exactly a cause for celebration. Then...
You’re going to love this news
By
James M. Berklan
Feb 09, 2023
Next week brings something everyone in long-term care can love: the unveiling of the 2023 McKnight’s Women of Distinction Awards winners.
Pushing my buttons: A ‘shocking’ study and patient-directed care
By
Tim Mullaney
Aug 13, 2013
Here’s the scenario: You’re going to receive an electric shock. It’s part of a study, and you’re willing to undergo the highly unpleasant shock for the sake of science. Before you...
Keeping the love alive after the honeymoon
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Feb 07, 2017
Recent research from a long-term care employee research group has found first-year workers in the sector are nearly 10% more engaged that workers who have been at their jobs for more than a year. Managers...
Rough economy hits Erickson
By
Liza Berger
Jan 09, 2009
Well, it seems we are in a financial crisis. I know I’m in the news business and should be up on these things. You might agree, though, that economic trends are hard to grasp unless you’ve felt them...
National Nursing Home Week spoiler
By
Liza Berger
May 16, 2008
Saturday marks the conclusion of National Nursing Home Week – and providers might be breathing a sigh of relief that it is almost over. A week that is supposed to be celebratory was marred this year...
Let the government teach you a lesson about millennials
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Oct 04, 2016
The stars in the workforce-strategy universe must have aligned on Thursday, because a new government report about millennials dropped around the same time that we kicked off a webcast on hiring and retaining...
We’ve identified the big problems. Now let’s just hope they go away.
By
John O'Connor
Sep 02, 2019
Whether most operators are paranoid is a matter of conjecture. But it’s no secret that many feel they have a big ol’ target on their backs. Maybe that sentiment derives from decades of battles with...
Who cares enough about long-term care? We may soon find out
By
James M. Berklan
May 26, 2022
“Who will care? long-term care providers cleverly posed during a protest Tuesday in Pennsylvania’s capitol.