Often victims of rumor or worse, providers now get to write the story
By
James M. Berklan
Dec 17, 2021
It’s no secret that nursing home operators frequently have a beef with media reports. Not here. Not now.
Food for thought for inspirational service on emotional day
By
James M. Berklan
Sep 12, 2012
There’s no doubt about it: You have to hand it to the folks at Buckner Westminster Place. They can teach us all how to show gratitude, and be good neighbors.
Rewarding good providers is the right move
By
James M. Berklan
Aug 29, 2019
Providers could use some good, old discernment nowadays. This is especially true in light of Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator Seema Verma’s latest comments.
The joke’s on her
By
James M. Berklan
Apr 04, 2012
Just about a month ago, I opened a little contest, looking for the best punchline to a joke involving nursing home personnel. We have a winner.
It’s no time for providers to stick their heads in the sand
By
James M. Berklan
Jul 11, 2012
Some things I believe and some things I know. And I believe I know there is nothing more important for long-term care providers to do than getting better prepared for an intensified push to decrease rehospitalization...
Light emerging at the end of nursing homes’ pandemic tunnel
By
James M. Berklan
Aug 18, 2022
Life as a nursing home operator in the United States can sometimes be a masochistic undertaking.
Fatherly advice suitable for all at this historic time
By
James M. Berklan
Mar 12, 2021
Dad was wise but never too pushy with the advice. I think he realized that’s how it gets better traction.
Is it the docs’ turn to get stoned?
By
James M. Berklan
Apr 25, 2018
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services brought out its equivalent of a brass band and confetti machine Tuesday to tout a new provider payment strategy. One could almost hear strains of “Happy...
We hate to say we told you so, but …
By
James M. Berklan
Feb 18, 2016
Take it to heart when we say that long-term care is going to be reimbursed differently in the not-too-distant future. Put off plans for it at your own peril.
An embarrassment of long-term care’s good role models
By
James M. Berklan
Dec 15, 2022
Doing well in long-term care is not easy. Regulators, families, financial challenges and simply the nature of the frail, vulnerable clientele will always make it so. That’s why when you find somebody...