When I recently predicted the new healthcare law’s repeal, plenty of people disagreed. One of these unfortunates is Elizabeth Newman, a colleague and confidant here at McKnight’s, who has one...
To get it right, providers need to get off track
By
James M. Berklan
Mar 28, 2012
It’s interesting how some of the best old sayings come back in modern forms time and time again. That’s what struck me after reading a news item we posted at mcknights.com Monday: “Established...
Federal rules will come to assisted living
By
John O'Connor
Mar 16, 2012
If you ever want to get an assisted living operator’s blood boiling, ask how the plans for federal oversight are coming along. You’d be better off asking a less insulting question, like how...
You’re hired!
By
Mary Gustafson
Mar 08, 2012
Lots of research would have you believe that recruiting compassionate, qualified nursing home workers in small, rural towns is a difficult task — or at least harder than in large cities. Not necessarily...
They work hard for their money
By
Mary Gustafson
Mar 01, 2012
There has been an onslaught of news stories lately about the “graying” of America’s workforce. Many of them, however, fail to mention that some older Americans enjoy working beyond the...
Bill McKnight, a gentle giant
By
John O'Connor
Feb 27, 2012
I last talked with our magazine’s founder, Bill McKnight, about six years ago. Despite having sold the magazine many years ago, he was typically gracious and helpful for an article I was writing....
The morality of money
By
Elizabeth Newman
Feb 21, 2012
Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) proposed an interesting question last week in his hearing on a federal contraception mandate for employers, namely, “Has the Obama administration trampled on freedom of religion...
Coping with a death too soon
By
John O'Connor
Feb 17, 2012
You will not last long in this field unless you learn how to deal with dying and death. They are inescapable realities in a profession where most customers are old and sick. But there is no way to be completely...
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.
New Jersey’s real giants?
By
James M. Berklan
Feb 08, 2012
What a week for New Jersey. It started with the pro football team that has its roots there winning the Super Bowl, and it’s going to end with a first-in-the-nation effort by the state’s assisted...