Resident who tried to murder assisted living supervisor escapes prosecution
By
James M. Berklan
Feb 27, 2013
The 87-year-old man who said he tried to kill an assistant living supervisor because he felt “bullied” will not be prosecuted for shooting the long-term care employee once in the stomach.
A sweep of genius in long-term care procurement
By
James M. Berklan
May 09, 2012
Just say “cheese” was my first reaction when I saw the notice.
A social cure for some long-term care ills
By
James M. Berklan
Dec 12, 2012
Finally. Firm scientific research that drinking in groups is better than drinking alone. Wait, it’s not what you think. We’re talking seniors. We’re talking social. We’re talking...
When bad policies get due notice
By
James M. Berklan
Feb 22, 2012
You can thank some boneheaded long-term care executives from across the pond for the latest black eye to your profession.
The calm before the antipsychotics storm
By
James M. Berklan
May 30, 2012
If you’re a Daily McKnight’s reader, it’s a good thing. Otherwise, you might have never known that a federal measure calling for closer monitoring of antipsychotic drug use in nursing...
Give the sisters their due
By
James M. Berklan
Nov 14, 2018
Here’s a plea to all the sharks out there: Treat the nice ladies with the good habits and gentle demeanor right.
The secrets to motivating your staff lie here
By
James M. Berklan
Nov 04, 2015
Americans love rewards. Perhaps nowhere else is the carrot-and-stick strategy put to more frequent or hopeful use than the United States. But 6,000 lucky long-term care providers learned how and why there...
Here’s the lowdown on your direct-care workforce
By
James M. Berklan
Aug 14, 2013
If a profession were going to grow so much it could dominate certain employment sectors in the near future, it would only make sense to start focusing more on that profession, wouldn’t it? Long-term...
Shipping Grandma out (of the country) for her own good
By
James M. Berklan
Sep 18, 2013
The latest controversy in long-term care has nothing to do with upcoding, sex among seniors or Medicare scams. Rather, it evolves around “exporting” one’s loved one to another country...
Long-term care insurance proving easy to ignore
By
James M. Berklan
Sep 05, 2012
Long-term care insurance sellers must feel a bit like broccoli farmers under the first George Bush presidency. They’re not getting the love the feel they deserve.