Long-term care risks extended negative image without more COVID data from operators: exec
By
James M. Berklan
Jun 16, 2020
Seniors housing and care providers across a wider spectrum must start submitting data to increase transparency about the effects of coronavirus infections, says NIC CEO Brian Jurutka.
Fogg clears the air on skilled nursing ‘tailwinds’
By
James M. Berklan
Oct 26, 2023
The headwinds for skilled nursing operators are significantly more numerous than the potential tailwinds, but there are reasons for provider optimism.
NIC kicks off big fall virtual conference season Tuesday
By
James M. Berklan
Oct 02, 2020
The first of many major long-term and senior care-related online conferences in the coming months opens Tuesday when the National Investment Center for the Seniors Housing and Care kicks off annual fall...
Ryan: Lawmakers may dismantle staffing rule
By
James M. Berklan
Dec 07, 2023
Former US House Speaker Paul Ryan recently pointed out that Congress has a clear ability to block a federal nursing home staffing mandate — if it has the collective will to do so.
CMS official to providers: Help us capture data to drive Medicare Advantage reforms
By
James M. Berklan
Mar 07, 2024
The increased use of health data and providers’ own voices should be considered among the best tools available for achieving change in a system that increasingly relies on Medicaid Advantage and other...
10 ways to ‘win’ long-term care’s workforce woes
By
James M. Berklan
Mar 28, 2022
DALLAS — Long-term care’s overwhelming No. 1 problem — staffing — must be met with aggressive, multipronged efforts to lure and retain workers.
Don’t look ‘over there’ to fix staffing over here
By
James M. Berklan
Nov 06, 2017
Whether you’re Republican, Democrat or independent, you might do well to listen to Newt Gingrich, the former House Speaker.
Finance Feature — Old quandary
By
James M. Berklan
Oct 16, 2006
More and more, aging facilities are begging the question:
Is it time to remodel, refurbish or just start over?
Uncertainty over realistic nursing home census indicative of ‘ongoing economic crisis’
By
James M. Berklan
Dec 16, 2021
The nursing home sector may be far ahead of where it was at this time last year as far as operational freedoms and safety go, but the continuing instability caused by the COVID-19 pandemic is perhaps no...
Take a look at how we are improving news coverage
By
James M. Berklan
Oct 01, 2008
In the beginning, there was – and let me emphasize up front still is – the printed page. And now we enter a new era, one that includes live-action video news clips on our home page—www.mcknights.com.