First the police, now it’s long-term care’s turn to face ‘defunding’ calls
By
James M. Berklan
Sep 10, 2020
With the coronavirus wreaking havoc on the public in general, and nursing homes in particular, provider critics are coming out of the woodwork. Often with Ph.D. in hand.
If you care, say a prayer, for these pretenders
By
John O'Connor
Aug 31, 2020
The incident happened when I was about 10 years old, playing touch football in front of my parents’ home. After dropping a pass that should have been caught, I dropped an s-bomb.
Too good to be true? A kinder, gentler survey process at hand
By
James M. Berklan
Aug 28, 2020
California is promoting a kinder and gentler surveying corps, and some people are going crazy over it.
Just where does the buck stop with nursing homes and COVID-19?
By
James M. Berklan
Aug 21, 2020
Should the federal government “own” the coronavirus pandemic national response?
The solution to nursing homes’ COVID-19 testing shortages
By
James M. Berklan
Aug 14, 2020
Fret no more. I’ve figured out how to get plenty of COVID-19 testing to take place at nursing homes. The federal government may have wished for more testing of residents and workers, but my plan has...
Private equity’s reckoning
By
Liza Berger
Aug 12, 2020
In my second installment of “Things we can learn from the pandemic,” COVID-19 may force private equity to take a good, hard look at what it is doing in the skilled nursing space.
Nursing home staffing headed for more scrutiny
By
James M. Berklan
Aug 07, 2020
When a government watchdog decides it wants to investigate you, it’s usually not going to be content with a “No fire here, folks!” conclusion. Nobody knows that better than nursing home operators....
Strength in numbers: LTC might finally be getting some
By
James M. Berklan
Jul 31, 2020
The data revolution, which has picked up speed in long-term care recently, may be poised to improve therapies and treatments for some common afflictions among the elderly.
Winter is coming
By
Liza Berger
Jul 29, 2020
This pandemic has shifted our perspective like few things have done before. Now, here we are, at the end of July, hitting milestones such as 4 million U.S. cases and other depressing records. And...
‘I do not have a job. I have always had a mission.’
By
John O'Connor
Jul 26, 2020
My favorite teacher of all time is still going at it, as she has been for more than five decades. She’s Leah Klusch.