From campaign slogan to nursing home death sentence
By
Kimberly Marselas
Aug 09, 2022
“Four more years” is the kind of boisterous campaign chant that punctuates the end of political rallies, with riled up fans going hoarse with the idea of sustained success. But the American Health...
Staring down the Alzheimer’s diagnosis
By
Kimberly Marselas
Apr 25, 2023
Alzheimer’s disease may be among the most-feared diagnoses for people of a certain age, one that for many has been instantaneously life-altering. But today’s patients will force us to see it through...
Indecision: Sinking ships and endangering lives
By
Kimberly Marselas
Oct 20, 2021
Will Congress continue to turn a deaf ear to the nursing home crisis if residents are dying for want of stability, if hospitals are backed up and unable to discharge patients for lack of admitting facilities?
Nursing home funding: Worth a closer look
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jul 19, 2022
The current nursing home funding system overlooks a simple fact: Living in a beautiful, updated home makes people feel better.
On working the weekend shift and getting ‘Nickel and Dimed’
By
Kimberly Marselas
Sep 13, 2022
Author Barbara Ehrenreich was a champion of the working class, for a time living paycheck-to-paycheck within it, and later, a fierce advocate for seniors and the idea of aging with dignity. She was also...
Yin and Yang. Tit for tat. Whatever you call it, nursing homes swing in the balance
By
Kimberly Marselas
Sep 06, 2022
I was reminded already during this short work week of just how tit-for-tat the nursing home sector can feel.
No time like today to inspire tomorrow’s leaders
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jan 10, 2022
About this time last winter, I interviewed Lynn Hood about the challenges — and yes, victories! — of overseeing a chain of 40-plus skilled nursing facilities during the first year of COVID-19....
There will be no full COVID accounting if we ignore the numbers
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jan 18, 2022
When it comes to COVID accounting, the numbers won’t lie.
In a dark week for nursing homes, courts offer beacon of hope
By
Kimberly Marselas
Mar 20, 2024
The last week has been an ugly one for nursing homes, at least if you read the consumer press. The courts offered some hope.
Are women standing on the glass ceiling — or not?
By
Kimberly Marselas
May 17, 2022
Thoughts of barriers still preventing women from reaching the sector’s pinnacle put a minor damper on an event otherwise filled with bright spots and inspirational tales.