‘Vision’ translates into skilled nursing action at landmark conference
By
James M. Berklan
Jun 22, 2022
CHICAGO — Skilled nursing and other aging services leaders made a big jump forward Tuesday with the unveiling of the Vision Centre: Leadership Development for Aging Services initiative.
CMS eases doc delegation
By
James M. Berklan
May 01, 2013
Skilled nursing operators now have greater flexibility in allowing non-physicians to do certain tasks. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services clarified what may be delegated in an April 3 brief.
Important deadline looms for ACHCA convocation April 13-27
By
James M. Berklan
Feb 19, 2021
There will be 28 CE credits available when the American College of Health Care Administrators holds its 2021 convocation and expo April 13-27. It will feature live events on three successive Tuesdays.
Women of Distinction early entry deadline arrives Wednesday
By
James M. Berklan
Dec 13, 2019
Entry gathering for the 2nd Annual McKnight’s Women of Distinction awards program is in full swing, but interested individuals should be aware the early bird period will end at midnight Wednesday (Dec....
Obamacare replacement bill faces tougher test in Senate
By
James M. Berklan
Apr 05, 2017
While House Republican leaders were trying to tie up loose ends to get their proposal for repealing and replacing Obamacare across the finish line, Senators on both sides of the aisle were predicting a...
50 years: Policy experts to examine the past, project the future of long-term care
By
James M. Berklan
May 22, 2014
Top U.S. health policy experts will examine changes in quality of care, service delivery and financing for long-term care for the last 25 years — and project them for the next 25 years — in a meeting...
McKnight’s Senior Living Online Expo: One week and counting
By
James M. Berklan
Jun 14, 2019
The third annual McKnight’s Senior Living Online Expo is now less than a week away. The educational event and exhibition hall takes place Thursday, offering up to three free continuing education credits.
New wave of pro-labor rulings seen as gift for large unions
By
James M. Berklan
Oct 01, 2011
Opponents of organized labor — which include many long-term care providers — feel swamped by recent pro-union rulings from the National Labor Relations Board.
Study finds survey system ‘broken and can’t be fixed’
By
James M. Berklan
Sep 01, 2008
A leading nursing-home association is calling for an independent panel to come up with new methods for overseeing nursing facilities. The association’s task force issued 31 recommendations, highlighting...
AAHSA Chief Renews Call For Nursing Care Documentation
By
James M. Berklan
Dec 01, 2007
While many providers reacted angrily to a New York Times investigation into nurse staffing levels at equity-owned nursing homes, the leader of the nation’s second-largest nursing home association...