Relief over Senators reprimanding CMS? Yeah, right
By
James M. Berklan
Jul 24, 2019
Tuesday’s Senate Finance Committee hearing might have had some long-term care providers thinking they dodged a bullet. Not so fast.
How to play games with the minimum wage
By
John O'Connor
Jul 21, 2019
What did the House really accomplish by voting to more than double the minimum wage last week? To be blunt, nothing.
Antipsychotic change tiptoes toward danger
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jul 18, 2019
For all the progress nursing homes have made in reducing antipsychotic medications — and it has been significant — occasionally you hear whispers.
Arbitration clauses and tearing the baby in two
By
James M. Berklan
Jul 16, 2019
In case you’ve been sleeping since late yesterday or doing something else like, oh, taking care of frail and elderly patients, you might have missed the big news: The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid...
Move over nursing homes, you have company
By
James M. Berklan
Jul 09, 2019
Welcome to the club. That’s the sad but apropos message I have for our hospice-operating friends.
Skilled care operators sometimes need vegetables too
By
John O'Connor
Jul 07, 2019
Carl Sagan wasn’t kidding when he stated that survival is the exception and extinction is the rule. It’s as true for long-term care as it is for biology.
Why don’t they accept your job offers? It’s often a close call
By
John O'Connor
Jun 30, 2019
When unemployment rates are at a 50-year low and the economy is roaring, it’s a game changer. And not in a good way.
Cannabidiol for seniors? Maybe.
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jun 27, 2019
I’ve tended to raise an eyebrow when both vendors and people I know have touted the benefits of CBD (Cannabidiol) products.
LTC leaders have spoken: Here’s how to get them to stay
By
James M. Berklan
Jun 26, 2019
Raising job and workplace satisfaction levels should be near or at the top of every long-term care operators’ to-do list. Here’s how.
Ready for some good news, for a change?
By
John O'Connor
Jun 24, 2019
Operators might be forgiven for feeling a bit more tense and morose than usual in these trying days. But believe it or not, there are also pockets of joy to savor.