There’s a country music song that popularly declares, “You’ve got to stand for something or you’ll fall for anything.” Well, I’m here to tell you, having standards isn’t...
A jolt to long-term care best practices, amid the Ivy
By
James M. Berklan
Apr 23, 2014
This is going to sound terribly wrong on the face of it. There’s no way around it. It appears that the nation’s largest association of nursing home operators has just bought itself a whole...
Feds pumping cash into e-records push
By
James M. Berklan
Nov 30, 2005
The federal government is putting money behind its push to have providers adopt more electronic record-keeping measures.
Pave the way for all races in the new LTC landscape
By
James M. Berklan
Aug 02, 2011
“Eye-opening” is the only way to describe results of a new study by Brown University researchers into eldercare usage patterns. In brief, they found that minority residents have been entering...
Long-term care to go Ivy League for new research
By
James M. Berklan
Jun 01, 2014
It appears that the nation’s largest association of nursing home operators has decided to buy itself a whole lot of credibility. I mean that only in a good way.
The scoop on senior care leaders you need to know more about
By
James M. Berklan
Jul 02, 2019
It’s going to be a July to remember when you’re done reading about these people.
2024 eagerly awaits you, long-term care faithful
By
James M. Berklan
Dec 21, 2023
As a new year looms, we’re reminded of a pattern that becomes pretty familiar in long-term care if you’ve already seen enough calendar pages disappear.
Thirty elite long-term care leaders have been elected to the second annual class of McKnight’s Pinnacle Awards winners, organizers announced Monday.
Long-term care providers: plenty of reasons to look over the shoulder
By
James M. Berklan
Jul 18, 2012
As if sobering news weren’t in deep enough supply for long-term care providers, we’ve been reminded again why the threat of getting sued usually lingers in the back of the mind.
Providers struggling for better IT buy-in
By
James M. Berklan
Apr 17, 2006
Hoping to build from an initial overflow meeting, organizers have announced dates for a second long-term care health information technology summit. An array of key figures for the LTC tech world will meet...