How to compare Obamacare and its House GOP replacement bill — in a nutshell
By
James M. Berklan
May 11, 2017
I’m happy to report I might have found a near CliffsNotes equivalent for the recently passed American Health Care Act. You know, the Obamacare repeal and replace bill that the House passed last week.
Volunteerism and its link to better aging
By
Stephen Proctor
Jun 21, 2013
Could volunteering during retirement years be the proverbial “Fountain of Youth”? Several recent studies demonstrate that not only does volunteering during our later years improve health –...
F-Tag in focus: F-431
By
Sonja Quale, Pharm.D.
Jul 25, 2016
In today’s environment, long-term care providers face growing regulatory demands designed to improve the quality of care
Pulling back the curtain on these showstoppers
By
James M. Berklan
Jul 09, 2021
You want more long-term care good news? Here’s a guaranteed two scoops a day, starting last Monday and stretching into early August.
The data is in! More trends from CMS ResDAC
By
Renee Kinder
Sep 09, 2021
All data lovers you are in luck! Another quarter of data is in, courtesy of the CMS Research Data Assistance Center (ResDAC). We have all watched trends since the initiation of the Patient Driven Payment...
Person-centered care, Chopped style
By
May 10, 2016
If there was such thing as an armchair quarterback for the Food Network show Chopped, it’d be me. My friends and I have logged an almost embarrassing amount of time watching it (eight hours on one...
Coronavirus sheds light on nursing home underfunding
By
Brendan Williams
Mar 09, 2020
Why should it take the COVID-19 outbreak for policymakers to pay attention to nursing homes? Last year in the state of Washington, when Medicaid underfunding forced the closure of Keiro Northwest — a...
Act your age — or don’t: Theater as therapy in long-term care
By
Tim Mullaney
Jul 25, 2013
If you work in long-term care, it’s easy to become cynical. That’s why I was so glad to talk with Ricardo Pena this week. Pena is running an impressive drama program at Canterbury Care & Rehab...
Danger and ‘a great time to transform the entire field’ — An expert on the PHE’s end
Feb 21, 2023
With the final expiration of all nurse-aide training waivers, the three-day stay waiver and other major supports looming due to the upcoming end of the public health emergency (PHE), nursing homes that...
Hearts always play a role
By
James M. Berklan
Feb 15, 2012
It’s true that sometimes life’s best pleasures are life’s simplest pleasures.