A leading long-term care institute is asking long-term care professionals to send in examples of “no brainer” regulations or practices that should be changed or eradicated for the betterment of resident...
Romney-Ryan gives LTC voters plenty to ponder
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James M. Berklan
Sep 01, 2012
Long-term care providers might find they have some wrenching decisions to make, thanks to the Romney-Ryan presidential ticket.
LTC insurance groups need a better strategy
By
James M. Berklan
Jan 01, 2014
What the long-term care insurance market could use right now is a healthy dose of capitalism. But it isn’t going to happen.
Delve into hot topics at the 2014 Expo
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James M. Berklan
Mar 01, 2014
8th Annual McKnight’s Online Expo brings national experts, continuing education credits, vendor booths and more straight to your desktop, or wherever you connect to the Internet
Providers join rally in Washington against potential Medicaid cuts
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James M. Berklan
Jun 07, 2017
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Hundreds of protesters, accompanied by a handful of animated members of Congress, rallied against potential Medicaid cuts Tuesday on the northeast lawn of the U.S. Capitol.
Editor’s desk — McKnight’s Online Expo: Gains without the pains
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James M. Berklan
Jan 09, 2007
If you’re like most professionals in the field, you’ve come to the conclusion you just can’t do it all. OK, you’re a member of the long-term care community so maybe you feel like...
‘Unnecessary, irresponsible’ 3-day hospitalization rule must go, nursing home association tells Congress
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James M. Berklan
Feb 17, 2023
a major aging services association is calling for an end to the 58-year-old rule requiring a three-day inpatient hospital stay as a precondition for Medicare coverage of a nursing home stay.
Section G removed in new draft version of 2020 MDS item sets
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Danielle Brown
James M. Berklan
Dec 22, 2019
Experts and providers currently are evaluating the latest draft version of the 2020 MDS item sets (v1.18.0) following an unexpected announcement Friday from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
Implications for therapy, tech emerge as praise continues for 2.5% CMS pay raise
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James M. Berklan
Apr 23, 2019
Long-term care stakeholders continued to bask in the government’s announced $879 million market basket update for nursing homes in fiscal 2020 on Monday.
Skilled nursing lags senior care in employee engagement, Fortune magazine research finds
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James M. Berklan
Jul 13, 2018
Employees in senior living communities are more engaged than their skilled nursing counterparts, an indicator of potential future success, according to initial research into Great Place to Work applicants.