Life as a regulator can be a thankless job, but sometimes it involves admitting that you’re just outright wrong.
A long-term care success story you have to wonder about
By
James M. Berklan
Jun 18, 2021
I had known Joe for a couple of years before visiting him at home. It was an unfortunate set of circumstances that caused it, but they planted the first seeds for my infatuation with an often unappreciated...
And the Oscar goes to … not this cockeyed production
By
James M. Berklan
Feb 16, 2023
I recently woke up in a fog to the middle of some movie where innocent villagers were being accused by the sheriff of crimes they were certain they hadn’t committed.
Glare hits wander monitors
By
James M. Berklan
Mar 09, 2004
Facilities risk harm to residents, costly lawsuits, lack of insurance coverage and bad publicity with insufficient wandering monitoring systems
Feeling besieged? Good news is here
By
James M. Berklan
Feb 19, 2021
Some incredibly heart-warming good has occurred for everyone in the profession this week. There’s more ahead, too.
Answers about your top 5 technology challenges
By
James M. Berklan
May 13, 2015
I’ve learned after many years of covering long-term care that certain things are sure to arouse providers’ anger — over regulation, under payment and reckless media accounts among them. What...
‘Big’ laundry challenges persist
By
James M. Berklan
Sep 21, 2004
Sandy Fredrickson is like a lot of long-term care laundry managers. She figures her facility’s equipment is fine. It’s the human element she has to keep an eye on, particularly when it comes...
News analysis: Admin, DON salaries reach new heights
By
James M. Berklan
Sep 09, 2005
Median annual salaries for nursing home administrators, directors of nursing and many other top management positions didn’t just crawl past last year’s record highs. In numerous instances,...
Want to be like Fauci? Here’s your chance
By
James M. Berklan
May 15, 2020
I’d be willing to bet Dr. Anthony Fauci’s poll numbers rank ahead of almost any other serious figure in the public eye. And why not? He is a man of science and says his principles guide him. It...
Here’s some year-end guidance that you’ve been waiting for, LTC leaders
By
James M. Berklan
Dec 03, 2019
It’s wholly unintentional, but we find ourselves one-upping the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services this week.