“Stand up, Dad,” my daughter kept insisting. But there was simply no way that was going to happen. The setting was a major league baseball stadium. As part of a pregame tribute, the public...
Keeping the glass half full
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Mar 29, 2017
If you need a little encouragement to stay positive next time something goes awry, look no further than this story from the New York Times.
Put those loudmouth family members to work
By
James M. Berklan
Mar 15, 2017
Whoever said politics makes strange bedfellows could have a field day with this one.
Paying for long-term care not unlike The Babysitter problem
By
John O'Connor
Apr 07, 2014
It took decades to unravel, but I think I finally figured out why my parents had nine children.
Heard around the table: Provider execs listening to the right people
By
James M. Berklan
Oct 02, 2013
Captains of the long-term care profession get to their lofty positions by using their intellect and superior vision skills, as a gathering of minds recently re-emphasized.
Nursing homes are hospitals’ silent cheering section on this one
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James M. Berklan
Nov 07, 2012
It’s interesting how competition can make strange bedfellows. Nursing homes and hospitals, for example, are next-door-neighbors on the caregiving block. We all know who has the bigger house on this...
A proud day for Ohio nursing home
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James M. Berklan
Apr 20, 2010
If you scout the headlines or listen to coffee klatsch chatter at all, it doesn’t take long to figure out that nursing homes often do not enjoy a good reputation.
Who cleans up after the ‘fix’ is in?
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James M. Berklan
Apr 20, 2015
It will be interesting to see what happens when the guitars are put away and the strains of “Kumbaya” die down after last week’s ballyhooed passage of a new Medicare doctor payment rule.
The solution to your staffing problems? Listen, learn, change
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James M. Berklan
Jun 02, 2022
With more than 40 years in healthcare as a provider, and more significantly as a strategic market analyst, Irving Stackpole knows a thing or 300 about your business and the struggles you face.
The curious case of the disappearing CNA
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Oct 27, 2015
In high school, I had a job working in the foodservice industry, which I strongly believe should be a mandatory part of the teenage experience. It might have helped a recently fired nurses’ aide,...