Here we are a week into the new year and some smart alecks among us will want to know: Have you kept your New Year’s resolutions? Tell them to bugger off. And then grab a mirror.
Long-term care tries on the emperor’s new suit of clothes
By
James M. Berklan
May 01, 2020
The flurry of nursing-home related activity in the nation’s capital Thursday was breathtaking by any measure.
Long-term care insurance: Time to yell ‘Run!’ yet?
By
James M. Berklan
Nov 12, 2014
There is a memorable scene in the movie “Forrest Gump” when Lt. Dan chews out the well-intentioned title soldier for saluting him while the enemy is likely watching. The implication is that...
Arbitration clauses and tearing the baby in two
By
James M. Berklan
Jul 16, 2019
In case you’ve been sleeping since late yesterday or doing something else like, oh, taking care of frail and elderly patients, you might have missed the big news: The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid...
Something to hand everyone who admits a loved one to your nursing home
By
James M. Berklan
Jun 05, 2013
Raise your hand if you’ve ever had a family that just didn’t “get it” when dealing with the staff at your nursing home or long-term care facility. OK, everybody put their hand down...
How to drum up long-term care business? Scare them
By
James M. Berklan
Oct 17, 2018
Whether you realize it or not, you’re likely going to need extra care in your older years, the soft-sell goes. And, my, look how expensive it is!
It’s easy to spot potential winners with PDPM
By
James M. Berklan
Jan 30, 2019
Amid all the anxiety, great opportunities exist for providers with the introduction of the Patient-Driven Payment Model.
Order in the court — and in providers’ ‘legal’ learning session
By
James M. Berklan
Oct 30, 2013
You haven’t truly lived until you’ve wandered into a convention lecture room with low expectations and encountered a man in a white curly wig, conducting a mock trial that sends both shivers...
Mind-blowing research that all skilled nursing providers can use
By
James M. Berklan
Mar 21, 2019
LeadingAge might not spring jarring new study results on us all that often, but when it does, look out.
It’s no time for providers to stick their heads in the sand
By
James M. Berklan
Jul 11, 2012
Some things I believe and some things I know. And I believe I know there is nothing more important for long-term care providers to do than getting better prepared for an intensified push to decrease rehospitalization...