McKnight’s 5th Online Expo expands … to six months duration
Feb 07, 2011
Ignoring the adage “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it,” organizers of the McKnight’s Online Expo are changing the formula to their highly successful virtual trade show for long-term...
Interest-ing times
By
John Andrews
Oct 01, 2013
As interest rates slowly nudge upward and public financing agencies remain under scrutiny, analysts look at the ramifications for skilled nursing and seniors housing
Assisted living management firm charged with $300 million fraud
Mar 04, 2009
Sunwest Management, a national assisted living management firm, has been accused of defrauding investors out of roughly $300 million in a Ponzi scheme, according to recent reports.
Private equity firms do not affect nursing home quality of care, Harvard study finds
Sep 11, 2008
A year after a news report uncovered resident care and ownership problems at privately held nursing homes, a new report from Harvard Medical School finds the opposite: Quality at nursing homes does not...
One simple way to improve the profitability of your nursing home
By
Marco Terry
Jun 11, 2014
Increasing the profitability of any business, especially nursing homes, can be challenging. Most strategies that increase profitability take time and resources, and they have uncertain payoffs. In this...
Diagnosing cash flow problems in a SNF
By
Marco Terry
Apr 07, 2014
Nursing homes operate in a difficult environment where they face constant financial pressures. On the revenues side are payers who are always trying to negotiate lower prices and slower payments. On the...
McKnight’s Online Expo offers free continuing education units for the first time
By
James M. Berklan
Mar 01, 2009
In this down-turned economy, when most things seem to be getting more difficult to accomplish or acquire, there is one high-quality endeavor bucking the trend: McKnight’s Online Expo.