If you’re like me, you’re a big believer in the saying “Attitude determines altitude.” Eldercare professionals should have this embedded in their minds — for their good and the...
Editor’s Desk: Pondering what PDPM should really stand for
By
James M. Berklan
May 01, 2019
If you’ve toiled around the skilled nursing field over the last year, you might have noticed there’s this PDPM thing that seems to be grabbing a lot of attention.
Socialized medicine — the way to save lives
By
James M. Berklan
Feb 05, 2017
Chalk up another one for that famously disruptive New Yorker who crisscrossed the nation the last two years, speaking to big crowds, imploring change. His words are proving prophetic again.
Evidence it’s ‘game-on’ with rehospitalizations
By
James M. Berklan
Oct 03, 2012
Read no further if you are always successful at preventing rehospitalizations.
SNF employment: Does it mean life in slow lane?
By
James M. Berklan
May 06, 2017
With one son in college and another trying to figure out where to attend, the future job market is a topic near and dear to this writer’s heart.
Where did 2012 go? It’s really quite simple to see
By
James M. Berklan
Dec 01, 2012
By the time December rolls around, it’s safe to say many thoughts are toward finishing the year on a high note. Or for pragmatists and forward-thinkers, setting up strongly for the flip of the calendar...
Nursing homes throwing money around
By
James M. Berklan
Apr 11, 2012
Even in generosity, it seems, nursing homes can’t catch a break. The headlines imply as much.
2024 eagerly awaits you, long-term care faithful
By
James M. Berklan
Dec 21, 2023
As a new year looms, we’re reminded of a pattern that becomes pretty familiar in long-term care if you’ve already seen enough calendar pages disappear.
BREAKING: CMS clarifies nursing homes may put some limits on visitors
By
James M. Berklan
Dec 23, 2021
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on Thursday acknowledged “very limited and rare exceptions” that would allow nursing homes to restrict some visits.
Will there be a ‘real’ CMS administrator soon? It’s looking so
By
James M. Berklan
Apr 03, 2013
If you’re a gambling person, it looks like the odds just got a whole lot better for Marilyn Tavenner becoming the next administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. That’s...