Do you do plenty of good work in your long-term care setting? Of course you do. Do you feel like the public knows this well enough? Of course you don’t.
A provider out to solve the turnover problem ‘once and for all’
By
James M. Berklan
Jul 18, 2018
There’s a new player on the long-term care scene and it makes no small plans. It’s goal, in part, is to “enlighten” the rest of the profession with an employee-focused brand of...
Enough with the talk: Get on with this LTC difference maker
By
James M. Berklan
Nov 01, 2019
You might know the job has gotten under your skin when you find certain urges taking over. Take, for example, debating late at night. In a bar. In a beautiful place like San Diego. And the topic is the...
The politics of why long-term care leaders are smiling
By
James M. Berklan
Nov 30, 2016
Sometimes when things go wrong, they’re right. Oh, so right. That’s the position long-term care professionals now find themselves in — or at least hope they do.
No longer the CMS boss, Verma sounds more like provider friend than foe
By
James M. Berklan
Nov 03, 2023
Dwell on the past too much at your own peril, but providers could be forgiven if Seema Verma had them fondly looking back Wednesday.
A message from the future president of the United States
By
James M. Berklan
Mar 09, 2016
Last week in this space, I solved our nation’s problems, and long-term care’s, all in one fell swoop. Since then, there have been more embarrassing debates among bickering candidates for president,...
For nursing homes, a dangerous game of chicken
By
James M. Berklan
May 03, 2024
As many have noted, the federal government’s first-ever nursing home staffing mandate can be a very dangerous thing. Just maybe not for the reason that many have been portraying.
Hollywood Hills owners up off the mat, courtroom drama all but guaranteed
By
James M. Berklan
Nov 16, 2017
Lawyers and legal finaglings are rich fodder for some of the most popular movies and television productions ever made. Get ready for another big show in that regard, and long-term care will be at its core.
There’s no time like the past, wherever you are
By
James M. Berklan
Jan 26, 2018
Let there be no more questions about whether creating long-term care facilities to reflect different eras is a good idea.
Strength in unity is pharmacies’ motto, and hope
By
James M. Berklan
Jan 15, 2015
Growing up, we had a saying when we wanted to cross a busy street but couldn’t catch a break from drivers. “C’mon,” one of us would gamely yell, while pulling the others onto the...