There’s a secret about attending conferences like the recent American Library Association: Occasionally you may be gifted with advance reader copies of publications.
Insurance, the elderly and what to do next
By
James M. Berklan
Jul 11, 2013
No sane person can criticize someone who admits being confused about how medical insurance should be funded, especially for seniors. Last week, a pair of innocently juxtaposed stories highlighted the struggle...
No stopping them: Pandemics and misinformation don’t care about your borders
By
Kimberly Marselas
Aug 11, 2021
If diseases recognized borders, we might never have been in this mess.
Adding life to end-of-life care
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jan 22, 2016
As I suspect of most journalists, I’m an eavesdropper. Recently I heard a pizza shop employee say to another employee, “No one was being honest with her,” and the other employee said,...
Antidepressants are the new antipsychotics
By
Elizabeth Newman
Apr 05, 2019
Long-term care providers have made remarkable progress in reducing antipsychotics. Now it’s time to turn the attention to antidepressants.
Still waiting for the righteous indignation about this side of the nursing home industry
By
Marty Stempniak
Mar 05, 2019
Both nursing home and resident advocates will be eagerly watching Wednesday, as the powerful Senate Finance Committee launches an investigation into cases of abuse that have occurred at facilities in recent...
There’s no time like the past, wherever you are
By
James M. Berklan
Jan 26, 2018
Let there be no more questions about whether creating long-term care facilities to reflect different eras is a good idea.
New LeadingAge board chair declares it’s time to play ball
By
James M. Berklan
Nov 02, 2017
Several thousand LeadingAge members got their first look at new board chairman Steve Fleming on Monday, and if initial meetings are any indication, it’s going to be a wonderful relationship.
Finally, some good news about social media
By
Apr 19, 2016
PHILADELPHIA — McKnight’s resident millennial here reporting live from The City of Brotherly Love with some exciting news: Despite all the social horror media stories we’ve seen cycle through...
The love story of Boris, Pumba and nursing home residents
By
Elizabeth Newman
Feb 12, 2015
It’s hard to follow the love story around Rusty the dog, which we ran last Valentine’s Day for our faithful readers. But I thought it was worth trying with the story of Boris and Pumba.