CMS on holidays: No get-togethers, full guidance may be forthcoming
By
Liza Berger
Nov 06, 2020
Lest you think Thanksgiving will be a time to soften some COVID-19 restrictions for residents, think again.
New respect for nurses
By
Liza Berger
Oct 06, 2010
A new report underscores what many nurses already know: They play an increasingly important role in the practice of medicine.
PROFILE — Quiet & faithful leader: David Horazdovsky, CEO, Good Samaritan Society
By
Liza Berger
Apr 18, 2005
David Horazdovsky knew he had found the right line of work after he met Bertha. It was the late 1970s and the somewhat fussy, elderly nursing home resident was always looking for attention from the 23-year-old...
ManorCare panel: laudable gesture or lip service?
By
Liza Berger
May 13, 2008
Last Friday, I wrote about a new quality committee formed by HCR ManorCare. I immediately received some negative feedback about the company’s move. The Service Employees International Union was quick...
Nip and tuck
By
Liza Berger
Jan 15, 2008
Culture change is all the rage in nursing home design today, but you don’t have to build new to make a difference.
Massachusetts nursing home blazes trail by emptying out to become COVID-19-specific facility
By
Liza Berger
Mar 31, 2020
In a rare move that is likely to be replicated throughout the country, a nursing home in Massachusetts this week is transforming itself to become the state’s first facility for treating patients with...
The COVID-19 journey: Two providers’ stories
By
Liza Berger
Dec 09, 2020
To better understand how the imminent COVID-19 vaccines will affect this sector, you merely need to talk to those in the field — people like Administrator Hayley Boutte, administrator of Maison Teche...
Profile: Joseph Lubarsky – A guy you can count on
By
Liza Berger
Dec 01, 2009
Joseph Lubarsky, President, Eljay LLC
McKnight’s Roundtable: The new world of post-acute care
By
Liza Berger
Dec 01, 2010
Operators dissect how MDS 3.0, ACOs and more are changing the long-term care mindset
Profile — Going the distance: Arnold Whitman, CEO, Formation Capital
By
Liza Berger
Jun 01, 2007
The Big Sur International Marathon is no jog in the park. The 26.2-mile course along the central California coast includes a fierce headwind, a two-mile climb up Hurricane Point, changing weather patterns...