Regulator insists brutal honesty from providers can turn the tide on Medicaid
By
Kimberly Marselas
Oct 18, 2022
DENVER — Despite perceptions of state officials being unapproachable or reluctant to help long-term care providers, the right provider stories can influence policies and help shift funding in the right...
Skyrocketing insurance rates in extreme-weather areas straining provider finances
By
Josh Henreckson
May 21, 2024
Property insurance rates continue to be a source of unpredictability and financial stress for long-term care providers around the country, but especially in areas vulnerable to extreme weather. One particularly...
Knitting a team
By
Gary Tetz
Apr 18, 2024
I can still remember the clicking of needles and the feeling of chunky strands of cotton passing silently between my fingers. It was early in my elementary school epoch, and we tiny people sat cross-legged...
Programming with a purpose: Cultivating vocational wellness
By
Charles de Vilmorin
Apr 04, 2024
“Those who have a ‘why’ to live, can bear with almost any ‘how’.” ― Viktor E. Frankl, Man’s Search for Meaning The roles we play in our lives give us a sense of purpose...
Be your own data defender
By
Steven Littlehale
Sep 15, 2023
“Well, it’s clear that you’ve never set foot into a nursing home.” I know you’ve thought that while reading a memo from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services or your state agency, taking...
VA’s narrative medicine program improves senior patient care, docs’ study finds
By
Alicia Lasek
Jan 25, 2023
Physicians said that the practice of narrative medicine changed how they framed patient decisions and helped them to guide seniors toward appropriate care.
Kids’ book illustrates ‘unseen’ long-term care conversation for a new generation
By
Josh Henreckson
Apr 17, 2024
Long-term care would not be at the top of most lists of likely childrens’ book topics. But that didn’t stop author Jenny Abeling from vividly portraying the daily lives of residents and care workers...
See the future. Make the future. McKnight’s Outlook 2024 survey now needs your insight
By
James M. Berklan
Dec 15, 2023
It takes just a handful of mouse-clicks to take the 2024 McKnight’s Annual Outlook survey. It’s free, it’s anonymous and it will not only lead to story coverage in the week ahead, it will...
McKnight’s ‘Mood of the Market’ survey needs your thoughts
By
James M. Berklan
Jul 28, 2023
Responses are now being collected for the 2023 McKnight’s Mood of the Market survey, the unique, award-winning project that gauges the feelings of top long-term care managers. Skilled nursing owners,...
Clinical briefs for Wednesday, Dec. 21
By
Alicia Lasek
Dec 21, 2022
Nursing home news is clinical news: Top industry stories from 2022 … National Alzheimer’s plan supports research, COVID testing in assisted living … Diabetes drugs Trulicity and Mounjaro in short...