Mmm … yum. A long-term care story has got my mouth watering. As the time ticks down to the National Football League conference finals this weekend, Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell (D) has made a pledge....
Rough economy hits Erickson
By
Liza Berger
Jan 09, 2009
Well, it seems we are in a financial crisis. I know I’m in the news business and should be up on these things. You might agree, though, that economic trends are hard to grasp unless you’ve felt them...
Retirees say adios to U.S. healthcare system
By
Liza Berger
Nov 20, 2008
Vive el México! That’s what a lot of U.S. retirees are saying these days. It appears that, increasingly, older Americans are moving to Mexico to live out their later years. To see, the story, click...
Baucus long-term care plan overlooks research
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Liza Berger
Nov 14, 2008
This week, Sen. Max Baucus (D-MT) presented a healthcare reform plan that calls for a shift in long-term care services from institutions to home care. McKnight’s readers were not impressed. Our story...
Horrors of Holocaust still vivid for some elderly Jews
By
Liza Berger
Nov 07, 2008
This Sunday, Jews around the world will commemorate Kristallnacht, also called “Night of Broken Glass,” one of the most brutal single events of the Holocaust. Seventy years ago on Nov. 9, 1938, violence...
The day after Obama’s victory, sparks of excitement
By
Liza Berger
Nov 05, 2008
There is a special energy in the air today. I don’t think I’m making it up. I noticed it this morning when I went to pick up muffins at a local grocery store before work. The woman stuffing bags flashed...
Note to states: Don’t take out your problems on Medicaid
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Liza Berger
Oct 29, 2008
As if it comes as a surprise, things are not looking too good for state Medicaid programs. The July through September statistics from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities tell the story. After adjustment...
A tale of titanic proportions
By
Liza Berger
Oct 23, 2008
We write a lot of stories here at McKnight’s. Now and again it’s worth reflecting on which stories are most popular, and why. This week the eye grabber was about a survivor of the Titanic ship who...
The nursing home doctor is in
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Haymarket Media
Oct 02, 2008
Understanding the role of a nursing home medical director is difficult by any measure. Even the American Medical Directors Association has been trying to redefine the role recently. Perhaps that’s what...
Nursing homes pass test of Hurricane Gustav
By
Liza Berger
Sep 03, 2008
Nursing homes deserve a Category 5 round of applause. Three years after two major hurricanes walloped the Gulf Coast and exposed a disjointed evacuation system, nursing homes and government agencies proved...