Come for the bargain prices, stay for your annual review
By
John O'Connor
Apr 02, 2018
Do you want to work for Walmart? You might not have a choice some day soon.
What if the guy with the flying reindeer were disabled?
By
James M. Berklan
Dec 17, 2015
There is something oddly juxtaposed about so many Americans cheerfully reaching out to a jolly, obese man in a red suit at this time of year. Good thing he isn’t ill or disabled and in need of skilled...
Revisiting housing and care for the mentally ill
By
Liza Berger
Jul 01, 2009
A story this week sheds new light on the challenge of providing care and housing for the mentally ill. As McKnight’s reported today, the Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law, a mental law advocacy group,...
A do-nothing Congress? Hardly.
By
John O'Connor
Dec 11, 2023
I’ll say this for Congress: Its members sure know a thing or two about aesthetics.
If you think post-acute patients are in bad shape now …
By
John O'Connor
Apr 12, 2020
Believe it or not, there will soon come a day when matters other than COVID-19 will start demanding attention.
A tip of the cap to long-term care providers trying to get it right
By
James M. Berklan
Aug 22, 2012
Quit your whining.
Is your skilled care organization ready for some good news?
By
John O'Connor
Jun 11, 2018
If I’m going to be truthful about my Catholic school education, many of the lessons remain less memorable than the nuns who delivered them.
We’re shocked — shocked! — that bribery is going on here
By
John O'Connor
Apr 30, 2018
Few sectors are as vulnerable to Washington’s fickle winds as long-term care.
Oh, yes, they ARE paying attention to your HIPAA efforts
By
James M. Berklan
Jul 07, 2016
Long-term care operators for years have been enjoying a pass when it comes to HIPAA enforcement and crackdowns. Or so it might seem.
Reading beyond the rankings
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May 31, 2016
It’s easy to take big, national health reports like the 2016 America’s Health Ranking Senior Report, skim the results for your state and leave it at that.