Federal regulators have done a lot of things that made providers’ eyebrows rise in the past.
Providers finally get what they want, or do they?
By
James M. Berklan
Nov 01, 2020
The surreal nature of 2020 may be no better illustrated than by a recent two-day funnel cloud of activity churned by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services that put nursing homes on a pedestal. You...
Editor’s Desk: Pondering what PDPM should really stand for
By
James M. Berklan
May 01, 2019
If you’ve toiled around the skilled nursing field over the last year, you might have noticed there’s this PDPM thing that seems to be grabbing a lot of attention.
Latest infection control battle puts mobile tech in the crosshairs
By
Kimberly Marselas
Dec 05, 2018
Computer tablets can carry entertainment to residents, helping them create connections with their caregivers and the world around them.
Oil, gold, nursing homes? Don’t be a commodity
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jul 01, 2021
With all the talk of impending acquisitions lately, it’s hard not to think of skilled nursing facilities as commodities to be bandied about for the right price — or shuttered if they don’t produce...
Post-acute providers discovering ways to bring better data to partnerships
By
John Hall
Dec 05, 2018
The skilled nursing side of the post-acute care industry has worked hard in recent years to shed its outlier image among other sectors of healthcare. Under the evolving landscape of reform, it’s beginning...
Splitting up over a shot?
By
Kimberly Marselas
May 01, 2021
I’ve been thinking quite a bit about trust lately, especially after reading a real pick-me-up in the Washington Post about the pandemic and splintering of societies.
Here’s the naked truth about the coronavirus
By
James M. Berklan
Jun 01, 2020
Although the pleas have been sincere, long-term care providers have not gotten all the federal help they have desired for obtaining personal protective equipment during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Dreaming of driftwood
By
John Andrews
Jun 07, 2019
In order to provide the comforting quality of nature for rehab patients and skilled nursing residents, Lee Health Gulf Coast Medical Center fashioned a revered local icon in the design of its new $18 million...
Jodi Eyigor is finding her distinct voice
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jan 31, 2021
Jodi Eyigor, Director of Nursing Home Quality and Policy, LeadingAge