In the news business, we say to look for the different. “Dog bites man” is not an especially enticing story, but “Man bites dog” is. So is “Finding Joy in Alzheimer’s.”
Making the case: It’s been a wild year
By
James M. Berklan
Dec 17, 2014
As the sands of the year race to their finish, there is one certainty about the long-term care news in 2014: It’s been wild and trying.
You already know the LTC story to watch this year (and so do they)
By
James M. Berklan
Jan 12, 2018
Look into the crystal balls out there to speculate about the rest of 2018. But remember, too, that examining the past is also a very good way to know the road ahead.
There’s no time like the past, wherever you are
By
James M. Berklan
Jan 26, 2018
Let there be no more questions about whether creating long-term care facilities to reflect different eras is a good idea.
The power of the press and nursing homes
By
James M. Berklan
Jun 20, 2018
Do you do plenty of good work in your long-term care setting? Of course you do. Do you feel like the public knows this well enough? Of course you don’t.
Nursing home operators at ‘all-time high’
By
James M. Berklan
Jan 08, 2014
Lost somewhere amid all the cookie baking, holiday parties and merry-making near the end of the year was nursing home operators’ most optimistic story of 2013. The public has an all-time high opinion...
When a provider gets caught in a web: The Cochran photo affair
By
James M. Berklan
May 21, 2014
The list of losers in this week’s sensational story about photos secretly being shot of a U.S. Senator’s Alzheimer’s-afflicted wife, is large. A long-term care operator is just hoping...
Insurance, the elderly and what to do next
By
James M. Berklan
Jul 11, 2013
No sane person can criticize someone who admits being confused about how medical insurance should be funded, especially for seniors. Last week, a pair of innocently juxtaposed stories highlighted the struggle...
Some of the extras seem to be going off the script
By
James M. Berklan
Feb 01, 2011
For anyone who thinks most of the good scripts are in Hollywood, I say look east. The nation’s capital can more than hold its own when it comes to creating story lines that are interesting and unpredictable.
Your greatest staff-training tool could be a threat
By
James M. Berklan
Aug 15, 2018
I’ve wanted to write a follow-up blog ever since a late June news story in the Daily Update. In my opinion, there has been no better example of a useful article for long-term care providers anywhere,...