I threw down the gauntlet for the nursing home industry to focus on clinical care two years ago. I warned that in the spring of 2020, providers would “start to hurt because the cost of caring...
California medical association strongly supports the president’s nursing home plan
By
Michael Wasserman
Mar 28, 2022
The California Association of Long Term Care Medicine (CALTCM) applauds President Biden’s ambitious plan to improve the care of our nursing home residents. CALTCM is the medical voice of long-term...
We need transparent solutions rather than excuses
By
Michael Wasserman
Apr 10, 2024
Financial success and sustainability are at the heart of the fiduciary responsibility duty. Physician leaders must balance the potential conflict between their Hippocratic Oath and fiduciary responsibility. ...
AMDA advocates for clinically appropriate and safe staffing levels
By
Michael Wasserman
Victoria Walker, MD, CMD
Jan 02, 2024
Skilled nursing facilities are no longer settings just for aging older adults. Residents are both younger and/or with far more medically and socially complex needs. Experiences during the pandemic...
A nursing home ‘critic’ sets the record straight
By
Michael Wasserman
Feb 09, 2022
Michael Wasserman is regularly described as a nursing home critic. There’s some nuance missing there.