First presidential debate leaves long-term care operators with many questions, few answers
By
John O'Connor
Oct 05, 2012
If you’re wondering what Wednesday night’s presidential debate means for long-term care, you have plenty of company.
Healthcare reform, Medicare just pawns on campaign trail
By
John O'Connor
Oct 01, 2012
When it comes to healthcare reform and Medicare, long-term care operators tend to focus on the so-called small pieces. These include things such as therapy caps, Minimum Data Set payments and forced reimbursement...
Silly season in full bloom
By
John O'Connor
Oct 01, 2012
The Democrats and Republicans have wrapped up their conventions. Labor Day has passed. Cable TV is on a 24/7 news cycle. And unprecedented funding is flowing into this year’s campaigns.
New website promises to improve your experience in finding news — and more
By
John O'Connor
Oct 01, 2012
With the unveiling of our new mcknights.com website, we’re hoping to make the way you obtain industry knowledge a more enjoyable experience.
Looming employee insurance mandate could be a lose-lose
By
John O'Connor
Sep 24, 2012
Staffing has always been a major challenge in the seniors housing and care sector. And a new health insurance requirement scheduled to take effect in less than 16 months could worsen the problem.
The star treatment is here to stay
By
John O'Connor
Jul 20, 2012
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has just rolled out its latest version of Nursing Home Compare. If your facility garnered five stars, you probably love it. If you received one star, you surely...
Antipsychotics report will have severe side effects
By
John O'Connor
Jul 13, 2012
Antipsychotic drugs are often used to calm residents with dementia. This reality is common knowledge among most people who have spent more than a few minutes in a nursing facility. But it is apparently...
It’s time to drop the lone wolf routine
By
John O'Connor
Jun 18, 2012
For many, it appears that finding their own answers to long-term care’s challenges and opportunities is the first and only default option. But the future means finding some dance partners.
Maybe we can’t handle the truth
By
John O'Connor
Jun 15, 2012
The Supreme Court has decided that corporations and unions are really no different from regular folk when it comes to sponsoring elections. As a result, we’re about to see a spending spree that would...
Voters give providers something to worry about
By
John O'Connor
Jun 08, 2012
GOP and Democratic strategists were watching the Wisconsin governorship recall race earlier this week as a possible harbinger of this fall’s presidential election. But that’s a shortsighted...