The National Association of Health Care Assistants will hold its annual conference, CNA Fest 2019, August 28 and 29, in Little Rock, AR.
Editor’s Desk | Nursing homes and the welcoming of reforms
By
James M. Berklan
Apr 01, 2022
With Russia’s invasion of the Ukraine and President Biden’s new push for nursing home reforms, we’ve been reminded that history-defining moments do not always qualify as “great.”
Tort reform still a pipe dream for providers
By
James M. Berklan
Feb 10, 2011
The news hit pretty broadly this week that a House committee was taking another swing at molding a tort reform bill. We at McKnight’s, and many others, dutifully gave it a decent airing. Unfortunately,...
New Payroll-Based Journaling the focus of Nov. 17 webinar
By
James M. Berklan
Oct 30, 2015
The federal government is putting Payroll-Based Journal Reporting rules in place in an effort to obtain more accurate staffing and occupancy levels. Few providers know many details of the process or how...
Survey says … healthcare reform gradually coming into focus for long-term care providers
By
James M. Berklan
Sep 06, 2013
For those who think that long-term care providers aren’t sitting up and taking sufficient notice of healthcare reform changes on the way, I say take another think. Providers know they’re in...
Kohl-Grassley bill aims for larger fines, transparency
By
James M. Berklan
Mar 01, 2008
Nursing home operators could face fines up to $100,000 – 10 times the current maximum – and would have to provide more ownership, expenditure and staffing information under a new bill introduced...
Tech successes for coping with COVID-19
By
James M. Berklan
Jul 10, 2020
Ongoing pandemic conditions have stressed long-term care providers in numerous ways, but they also have revealed many creative approaches for dealing with once-in-a-century challenges.
Nursing home coronavirus commission members chosen
By
James M. Berklan
Jun 18, 2020
Members of the administration’s new Coronavirus Commission for Safety and Quality in Nursing Homes are expected to be revealed Friday.
Sept. 2 webinar to explain how to succeed with QAPI
By
James M. Berklan
Aug 24, 2015
Learning how to successfully implement QAPI in a nursing center, and how to measure results with it, will be the focus of a McKnight’s webinar Sept. 2. The event will start at 2 p.m. Eastern Time...
Editor’s Desk: A cash incentive test program for nursing homes in four states could shape your...
By
James M. Berklan
May 01, 2009
Little things like pirates taking Americans hostage off the coast of Africa, wars in Afghanistan and Iraq and the credit and housing markets crises have knocked long-term care out of the evening newscast,...