Final week for McKnight’s Pinnacle Award nominations!
By
James M. Berklan
Oct 21, 2022
The first deadline has passed so that means it’s really time to get moving before the final-final deadline for the inaugural McKnight’s Pinnacle awards arrives Thursday (Oct. 27).
Pinnacle Awards: In home stretch to honor your top performers
By
James M. Berklan
Oct 14, 2022
The first, and some might say most important, deadline for the McKnight’s Pinnacle Awards arrives Thursday, and with it the best opportunity to effectively nominate a long-term care veteran in your life...
1 week to go: Pinnacle Award nominations due for LTC veterans
By
James M. Berklan
Oct 13, 2022
The nomination window for McKnight’s Pinnacle Awards for long-term care veterans is just a week away. The program honors industry professionals who have had a long-time impact on the sector.
Parkinson: Nursing home sector pinning hopes on ‘Medicaid adequacy’ rule
By
James M. Berklan
Oct 11, 2022
After characterizing business conditions as “never worse,” the skilled nursing sector’s top advocate said stakeholders need more help from both the federal and state governments to forge a viable...
McKnight’s new Pinnacle Awards honor sector’s long-time professionals
By
James M. Berklan
Oct 07, 2022
The new McKnight’s Pinnacle Awards program is now accepting nominations to honor industry professionals who have had a long-time impact on the sector.
It’s time for well-earned salutes to those leaders we respect
By
James M. Berklan
Oct 06, 2022
Call them prized veterans, mentors, stars, uber-leaders. Label them whatever you want. We all have them around us in our work lives. Now it’s time to celebrate them properl
New McKnight’s Pinnacle Awards to honor skilled nursing veterans, others
By
James M. Berklan
Oct 03, 2022
The newest McKnight’s awards program is designed to recognize industry veterans for their accomplishments and inspiration.
Federal regulators intensify spotlight on nursing homes; providers ask for more attention
By
James M. Berklan
Sep 27, 2022
Federal regulators took their campaign to make nursing home ownership more transparent to a new level Monday, and providers responded by urging the administration to do even more to reform a “broken...
It’s time for long-term care to do more with more
By
James M. Berklan
Sep 15, 2022
Like a schoolyard bully who’s yet to meet his comeuppance, COVID-19 has forced us to put our dukes up and figure out better ways to survive.
Providers gain needed allies against automatic nurse-aide training lockouts
By
James M. Berklan
Sep 15, 2022
Wednesday was a good day for nursing home operators and others opposed to nurse-aide training lockouts triggered automatically by high federal fines.