Alarming headline about safety gives incomplete picture
By
James M. Berklan
Mar 16, 2015
Curse the headline writers, for they sometimes don’t do stories justice. The nursing home profession knows this as well as anyone.
ACOs and the big squeeze
By
James M. Berklan
Jun 23, 2016
Try as the researchers and regulars might, there’s still head-scratching going on about accountable care organizations. While the future of value-based purchasing seems secure, what ACOs will look...
Catching the wave: It’s becoming easier to get a professional band at your nursing home
By
James M. Berklan
May 22, 2013
Less than a year ago, Gary Gamponia and his benevolent bandmates broke onto the national scene with a McKnight’s blog entry about the way they play concerts at nursing homes for free. Boy, is it...
The future of LTC — post-vaccine: Feb. 25
By
James M. Berklan
Feb 04, 2021
A McKnight’s Long-Term Care News webinar starting at 1 p.m. ET will explore many of the key issues facing providers “post-vaccine.”
Accountable care brings a bundle of pay concerns
By
James M. Berklan
Apr 20, 2011
If there were any doubt, you can erase it now: If you’re a long-term care provider, you MUST make sure you are ingrained in whatever form accountable care organizations take near you in the future....
Study reminds providers about the tough prospect of putting up or stepping aside
By
James M. Berklan
Jan 20, 2016
My friend Rich admittedly didn’t know much about the group of school kids he was about to oversee. But as a business manager, he told me he had his own favorite method of ironing out disagreements...
It’s a month for fireworks, especially for long-term care
By
James M. Berklan
Jun 30, 2022
This year, more than ever, you can call July a time for heightened fireworks anxiety — especially for nursing home operators.
Bad-mouthing the cost of long-term care
By
James M. Berklan
Feb 22, 2017
Finally. That’s was my silent reaction when I received the email from a top long-term care provider last week. What took so long? I still wonder.
Provider still riding high two years after ‘Piano Guys’ created viral video
By
James M. Berklan
Sep 30, 2013
Many a long-term care provider has been known to sample Cub Scout choirs, tamburitza bands and alleyways of off-off-off Broadway in search of talent to entertain his or her residents. Then, there are the...
COVID-19 lawsuits: the ‘onslaught’ is coming, providers
By
James M. Berklan
Jan 29, 2021
I received my first speeding ticket on the way to see “Risky Business” at the theater when it first came out. Cruising over a hill on a country road after picking up a couple of friends, I never had...