President Joe Biden triggered broad dissent among the nursing home industry when he announced Aug. 18 that facilities would lose their Medicare and Medicaid funding if employees were not vaccinated against...
What if the guy with the flying reindeer were disabled?
By
James M. Berklan
Dec 17, 2015
There is something oddly juxtaposed about so many Americans cheerfully reaching out to a jolly, obese man in a red suit at this time of year. Good thing he isn’t ill or disabled and in need of skilled...
‘The only hope we have is for testing,’ top nursing home analyst says
By
James M. Berklan
May 11, 2020
COVID-19’s ability to hide from plain sight will continue to crush expectations of halting its spread unless more and quicker testing at nursing homes sweeps the country, said a top U.S. researcher sifting...
High Court to hear SNF case
By
James M. Berklan
Mar 05, 2017
The U.S. Supreme Court was scheduled to hear arguments in late February in a nursing home arbitration lawsuit that could alter the industry’s future, close observers said.
March 18 webcast: Quality staffing strategies for the year ahead
By
James M. Berklan
Feb 28, 2015
With greater competition for talent and other workforce challenges, long-term care operators need to be well armed with knowledge about staffing. A free McKnight’s webcast March 18 will feature experts...
Nov. 6 webcast has keys to stabilizing staff turnover
By
James M. Berklan
Oct 13, 2014
Attendees at the Nov. 6 McKnight’s webinar will learn how to adopt employee-centric practices that will improve staff satisfaction and retention. Takeaways will be proven practices and practical...
Pullout from AHCA still ‘on,’ group says
By
James M. Berklan
Dec 17, 2005
Even though the American Health Care Association elected three leaders from a rival organization to its newly created 15-member Board of Governors, a withdrawal from the AHCA is still “on,”...
Sabra CEO: National providers ‘can’t do it anymore’
By
James M. Berklan
Sep 28, 2017
CHICAGO — It’s official: bigger is not better when it comes to investing in skilled nursing facilities. Owners should concentrate on finding smaller, nimble partners to mold into agile units with...
Want to get smacked around? You’ve come to the right place
By
James M. Berklan
Mar 18, 2021
Nursing homes are used to having a target on their back, but that didn’t make this week’s public floggings any easier to absorb.
Birth of a giant? Time will tell us if it’s the right Rx
By
James M. Berklan
Nov 02, 2012
Not all association conventions are remembered equally. Some have dynamite entertainment, some a few great speakers. Often, it doesn’t go much beyond that.