Kindred Healthcare has succeeded in its quest to acquire Gentiva Health Services. The companies announced Thursday morning they would combine to create the fourth-biggest healthcare provider of any type...
Therapists anxious without CMS guidance on telehealth coverage post-PHE
By
James M. Berklan
May 12, 2023
Therapy groups serving long-term care and other institutional providers were left hanging Thursday as the public health emergency officially lapsed and federal regulators still had not given clarification...
Risk management feature — Taking a gamble
By
James M. Berklan
Sep 08, 2006
The task of risk management is becoming more complicated as the number of Alzheimer’s and dementia residents rises.
CMS releases nuances in expansive RAI manual changes, final MDS 3.0 item sets
By
James M. Berklan
Apr 04, 2023
Federal regulators sent nursing home operators and their MDS personnel scurrying for favorite reading spots Monday after they released finalized item sets and 450 pages of heavily updated Resident Assessment...
Nursing home administrators’ median annual salary rose 3.94% this year, the biggest leap in three years and the fifth straight increase of 2.95% or higher. The uptick raised administrators’...
‘Shared accountability’ should be new nursing home commission’s goal, member says
By
James M. Berklan
Jun 22, 2020
Deep collaboration between regulators and providers is the target of at least some of the panelists for the new federal COVID-19 nursing home commission.
Providers worried about CMS pace on new MDS materials
By
James M. Berklan
Dec 09, 2022
Skilled nursing operators were happily surprised in September with an early draft of MDS revisions, but ever since it’s been a slog getting more information.
Vision 2025 brightens future of LTC leader training
By
James M. Berklan
Jun 23, 2019
Providers and educators have entered a new stage of long-term care leadership development
Providers pumping up political muscle: With a political veteran leading, AHCA is mounting a campaign...
By
James M. Berklan
Apr 18, 2005
St. Patrick’s Day couldn’t have arrived at a more fitting time for nursing home providers this year because that was when they discovered a potential pot of gold.