Providers may be looking over their shoulders for years to come
By
James M. Berklan
Jun 16, 2022
When observers say effects of the pandemic will be felt for years, most will first think about long-COVID.
There’s more than one way to park a car — or come into CMS compliance
By
James M. Berklan
Feb 17, 2022
Providers have shown a strong interest in compliance exemptions for the federal COVID-19 vaccine mandate lately. Now it gets interesting.
Nursing home staffing headed for more scrutiny
By
James M. Berklan
Aug 07, 2020
When a government watchdog decides it wants to investigate you, it’s usually not going to be content with a “No fire here, folks!” conclusion. Nobody knows that better than nursing home operators....
Azar toes company line, which isn’t half bad
By
James M. Berklan
Jun 06, 2018
When the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services addressed a gathering of nursing home owners and operators Tuesday in Washington, it might not have been the HHS Secretary everyone had...
Beyond the 403-page elephant in the room
By
James M. Berklan
Jul 15, 2015
Civics class was in full session Monday, when long-term care providers received a summer reading assignment that should keep them busy — and anxiety-ridden — for many days to come. But, hey, at least...
Alarming headline about safety gives incomplete picture
By
James M. Berklan
Mar 16, 2015
Curse the headline writers, for they sometimes don’t do stories justice. The nursing home profession knows this as well as anyone.
Essential long-term care leadership on display
By
James M. Berklan
Jan 27, 2022
A top long-term care executive candidly displayed the most important traits of great leadership Thursday, and it couldn’t have come at a better time.
Want to be like Fauci? Here’s your chance
By
James M. Berklan
May 15, 2020
I’d be willing to bet Dr. Anthony Fauci’s poll numbers rank ahead of almost any other serious figure in the public eye. And why not? He is a man of science and says his principles guide him. It...
The ugly truth about your neighbors and COVID-19
By
James M. Berklan
Jun 26, 2020
The coronavirus pandemic has exposed many uncomfortable truths about serving seniors.
Skilled nursing’s bigger COVID killer
By
James M. Berklan
Feb 25, 2022
Perhaps I shouldn’t have been surprised about some of the latest news about COVID and its effects on the skilled nursing sector. But I was. And you can be sure there’s more to come in the future.