Big Brother is watching (you wash your hands … or not)
By
Jun 14, 2016
I’m one of those people who sings, and occasionally dances, while they drive. Nothing too out of control, of course, but just passionately enough where you might be concerned that I was having a...
Time for long-term care to go postal?
By
James M. Berklan
Oct 05, 2017
One of my favorite gone-off-the-rails fundraising stories involves one of my former college roommates.
The long-term care jackal: Not just a bad dream
By
McKnight's Staff
Mar 26, 2013
We must change the conversation around long-term care, dispelling myths and encouraging people to speak frankly and plan realistically for the needs of people as they age.
Providers grapple with CMS ‘rule’
By
James M. Berklan
May 03, 2011
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has a lot of long-term care providers shaking their heads. They’re not sure they heard one of CMS’s latest proposed rules right.
Making regulations great again
By
John O'Connor
Mar 18, 2019
If you are running a skilled care facility these days, it might not seem like Uncle Sam is easing up on the rules or penalties. But that is surely happening. And we have some bottom-line proof.
Triple threat: One day’s reports fuel chest-thumping, angst
By
James M. Berklan
Apr 25, 2012
Monday was a remarkable day, even by Washington spinmeister standards. In fact, we here at McKnight’s had to look two times — nay, three — to make sure we had seen correctly.
The big gap in your nursing home
By
Elizabeth Newman
Nov 27, 2013
There’s a tremendous lack of evidence-based research practices in nursing homes and much of what happens every day is based on belief rather than fact. We need to embrace research as a way to improve...
Nursing home marketing pros, this is your time to shine
By
James M. Berklan
Jul 12, 2017
So many times you see individuals who don’t typically get the company headlines hoping to, well, make themselves known and earn some recognition. Nursing home marketers, your table is ready.
Regarding working, with help from Google
By
Elizabeth Newman
Aug 23, 2017
It’s worth checking out Google’s blog, “re: Work,” which shares tools and documents used by Google managers, all for free.
The root cause of naked photos
By
Elizabeth Newman
Mar 11, 2016
Sen. Tom Carper (D-DE) had never crossed my radar before this week, but he certainly has my attention now. He’s demanding feedback from federal regulators on their tracking of social media exploitation...