Even during the best of times, long-term care professionals may feel like they’re under siege. After a while, it can be easy to believe the over-generalizers who claim that “all” the news is bad....
Star-studded speaker lineup announced for Wednesday’s McKnight’s Women of Distinction Virtual...
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James M. Berklan
Jul 24, 2020
Top industry leaders fill the speaking roster for webinars at Wednesday’s McKnight’s Women of Distinction Virtual Forum.
Even with pledge of additional $5B in COVID-19 relief, providers say more needed
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James M. Berklan
Jul 23, 2020
Top nursing home leaders late Wednesday praised the administration’s promise of $5 billion in additional funding to fight the spread of the novel coronavirus. But nearly with their next breath, they...
BREAKING: Feds increase COVID-19 funding dedicated to nursing homes to nearly $10 billion
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James M. Berklan
Jul 22, 2020
The administration will be more than doubling funding dedicated directly to nursing homes to fight the coronavirus pandemic, thanks to an additional $5 billion announced by President Trump at a briefing...
Meet Cynthia Morton, Hall of Honor inductee
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James M. Berklan
Jul 20, 2020
Editor’s Note: We are profiling the McKnight’s 2020 Women of Distinction honorees daily through the program’s July 28 online awards ceremony. To register or learn more about this digital celebration,...
QIOs uncertain how newly announced CMS plans will help many nursing homes
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James M. Berklan
Jul 16, 2020
QIOs and major provider organizations were caught off-guard by CMS’s declaration that expansive help would be provided to facilities across the country.
CMS to deliver ‘point-of-care’ COVID-19 test kits to all nursing homes
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James M. Berklan
Jul 14, 2020
Thousands of nursing homes across the country will be given “point of care” COVID-19 tests by the administration starting next week, officials announced Tuesday.
BREAKING NEWS: CMS directing ‘immediate’ help to nursing homes in COVID-19 ‘hotspot’ areas
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James M. Berklan
Jul 10, 2020
Federal health authorities announced Friday that they will be sending nursing homes in COVID-19 hotspots “immediate assistance.”
Tech successes for coping with COVID-19
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James M. Berklan
Jul 10, 2020
Ongoing pandemic conditions have stressed long-term care providers in numerous ways, but they also have revealed many creative approaches for dealing with once-in-a-century challenges.
Meet Tammy Retalic, Hall of Honor inductee
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James M. Berklan
Jul 10, 2020
If someone could bottle whatever makes Tammy Retalic go, a few natural energy companies could find themselves expendable.