From hospital to nursing home: lapses in care exposed
By
James M. Berklan
Feb 19, 2014
For the long-term care operator who still thinks rehospitalizations are really just a worry for hospitals, it’s time to think again. Researchers are narrowing in on why nursing homes don’t...
‘This is what it’s all about’
By
James M. Berklan
Sep 29, 2016
One line, more than any other, hit home during my discussion with Carol Silver Elliott on Wednesday: “If we’re really in the business of taking care of older adults, this is what it’s...
‘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...
His passion is LTC policy and funding, thank goodness
By
James M. Berklan
Feb 11, 2016
There is an unusually strong fire in Doug Burr that keeps him going, and for this, long-term care providers everywhere should be thankful.
‘Bunk,’ hooey and other nonsense about vaccine mandates
By
James M. Berklan
Jul 30, 2021
It appears that meddlers and selfish louts are going to keep the issue of vaccination mandates center stage for at least a while.