Where will patients go when nursing homes close? Consider this uncomfortable possibility
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jan 30, 2024
Licensed practical nurse Kim Neuhalfen is scared about what the future holds. Mostly for her patients, sure, but also for the setting that she’s come to love in some ways more than all the others.
A bum rap?
By
John O'Connor
Dec 18, 2023
I’ve written on topics ranging far and wide across the long-term care spectrum. But I’m pretty sure this will be my first foray into the world of fake butt accusations.
Lest we forget, it’s hardly all bad
By
John O'Connor
Oct 02, 2023
With the AHCA’s 74th convention taking place this week in Denver, you can be sure many attendees will be commiserating about the unfavorable relationship this sector often seems to have with the...
As goes Texas?
By
Kimberly Marselas
Feb 07, 2023
What happens to Texas Medicaid rates between now and the end of May could either save or sink skilled nursing providers. But what happens in Texas surely won’t stay in Texas.
A time to give thanks. Really.
By
John O'Connor
Nov 20, 2022
Despite this week’s holiday, long-term care operators might be forgiven for feeling a bit less than thankful these days.
Alternative facts are alive and well in long-term care
By
John O'Connor
Sep 23, 2022
There sure seem to be a lot of alternative facts floating around when it comes to the long-term care sector, as evidenced by a hearing put on last week by the House Subcommittee of the Coronavirus Crisis.
For nursing homes, a dangerous game of chicken
By
James M. Berklan
May 03, 2024
As many have noted, the federal government’s first-ever nursing home staffing mandate can be a very dangerous thing. Just maybe not for the reason that many have been portraying.
When long-term care becomes a slugfest
By
James M. Berklan
Sep 06, 2023
If you ever want to see something really wrong, just watch two sides fight when both think they’re really right. It usually isn’t pretty.
This silence speaks loudly about long-term care payments
By
John O'Connor
Aug 06, 2022
For any long-term care operator depending on Medicare payments, this is the money season.
It’s time to let crime pay
By
Kimberly Marselas
Dec 13, 2022
If gung-ho prosecutors get a little more screen time around here while some of our usual sources close up shop for a couple weeks, don’t rush past. There are plenty of lessons to be learned.