When online healthcare doesn’t live up to its billing
By
James M. Berklan
Aug 04, 2016
From the “What if they threw a party and nobody came?” file, new study results show that relatively few seniors are buying into the idea that digital technology can help their healthcare.
Nursing homes and the welcoming of reforms
By
James M. Berklan
Mar 03, 2022
Long-term care operators should actually welcome many of the reforms proposed by the administration this week.
Even a fifth-grader knows a great thing when he sees it
By
James M. Berklan
Mar 26, 2021
J.C. Teeple was 25 years short of his goal to make it to 110, but he had hit the mark with just about everything else, I figure.
A provider out to solve the turnover problem ‘once and for all’
By
James M. Berklan
Jul 18, 2018
There’s a new player on the long-term care scene and it makes no small plans. It’s goal, in part, is to “enlighten” the rest of the profession with an employee-focused brand of...
‘The Best Days’ — a best read
By
James M. Berklan
Apr 02, 2014
Where to start when discussing Jean Rene Champion’s engrossing memoir is a difficult question, rivaled only by the struggle of where to stop. His self-published “The Best Days of My Life: Memories...
Yarwood proves he’s a fighter
By
James M. Berklan
Jan 12, 2010
The voice on the other end of the phone was as crisp as ever, the wisecracks as sharp as before. But just a few minutes after talking to Bruce Yarwood, it was clear this was a different man.
No joke: Nursing Home Compare, ratings earn praise
By
James M. Berklan
Nov 19, 2014
At first blush, the phrasing seemed like the punch line to a questionable long-term care-related gag. But upon further reflection, it began to sound more and more like an earnest compliment. The government’s...
Minimum wage battle inches closer to long-term care
By
James M. Berklan
Sep 04, 2014
I remember with a sad chuckle the way my German friend Volker felt that American news coverage during one of his visits was too narrowly focused. Where, for example, were the stories about the Iraq-Iran...
The really good news about the future of long-term care leaders
By
James M. Berklan
Oct 16, 2020
Experts seem to agree: Long-term care leadership is one thing that’s not suffering during this pandemic. On the contrary.
Historic effort underway to build future generation of aging services leaders
By
James M. Berklan
Dec 21, 2016
Federal lawmakers often seem to look down on aging care professionals, but it might not be long before they’re looking up to them to learn how to get things done.