Whenever I see a city I once lived in making headlines or trending online, I cross my fingers and hope it’s for something good. This was not the case this past week.
The long-term care leftovers that earned a warning
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jul 09, 2013
Today in the annals of Nursing Homes That Should Know Better, we turn our attention to a rural part of Tennessee.
The 12 traits of great nursing home administrators … and school principals
By
Tim Mullaney
Mar 11, 2014
Social media often is credited with providing a stream of up-to-the-minute news, the latest developments breaking over Twitter or Facebook, and spreading virally in no time flat. But I’ve found that...
Winning with the help of Trump
By
Elizabeth Newman
Aug 09, 2017
When the American Health Care Association sued the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services last year, my assessment was that it might win the literal battle, but lose the hearts and minds of consumers.
Keep the village — he recommends a system
By
James M. Berklan
May 26, 2016
If the figures represented a stock chart, David Gifford would be not only a happy man but also a very rich one. The numbers and performance both show upswings. But they don’t reflect a stock’s...
Compassion from LTC managers? Only if they want better resident care, lower liability risks
By
James M. Berklan
Feb 02, 2017
A funny thing happened in the making of a recent insurance company analysis of claims in the aging services market: a primer broke out on how to achieve better healthcare and liability outcomes by creating...
Plan of correction can be anything but, as this provider learns the hard way
By
John O'Connor
Apr 28, 2014
Justice has an odd way of showing itself if you’re a nursing facility that disagrees with a deficiency citation but decides to work with inspectors to clear your name. You’re not going to believe...
Nurses gaining power … LTC style
By
James M. Berklan
Apr 17, 2013
How could we not see it coming? That’s the question I asked myself Tuesday.
A fading Hollywood star: the Motion Picture and Television Fund nursing home
By
Liza Berger
Mar 17, 2009
Stars have a lot of power—off-screen, as well as on-screen. Because of their celebrity status, they can draw national attention to civic causes that regular folks slave to gain recognition for every...
Keep the conference fires burning
By
Elizabeth Newman
Sep 21, 2018
Long-term care isn’t easy. It’s not only the battles over funding and regulations. The work is physically and emotionally demanding.