It would be unwise to assume that Rep. Tom Price (R-GA), the likely new head of Health and Human Services, is always going to align with the values of long-term care providers. But in the midst of a whirlwind...
Three things that won’t happen in long-term care during 2018
By
John O'Connor
Jan 08, 2018
Last week I offered three fearless predictions for the year ahead in long-term care. So without further ado, here are three predictions every long-term care operator can count on. As in, count on NOT to...
What Election Day may spell for skilled care
By
Marty Stempniak
Oct 30, 2018
We’ve been talking about it for months and now the day of reckoning has almost arrived: Election Day is just one week away, and the stakes could be very high for the skilled nursing crowd. The makeup...
‘It’s impossible’ — reminder after new RAI guide drops
By
James M. Berklan
May 22, 2019
Amid a lot of calm assurance after the release of the new draft RAI manual there was one distinct alarm bell sounded Tuesday.
An end to our bed bug nightmares?
By
Tim Mullaney
Jan 06, 2015
Of all the scourges that hit nursing homes, there is one that always causes me to shudder. It’s not pressure ulcers or norovirus, C. diff or MRSA. It’s something less dangerous, but that I...
How to drum up long-term care business? Scare them
By
James M. Berklan
Oct 17, 2018
Whether you realize it or not, you’re likely going to need extra care in your older years, the soft-sell goes. And, my, look how expensive it is!
Fire, rain and the elephant on the 40th floor
By
John O'Connor
Nov 27, 2017
You never know when freak storms or unexpected fires might strike. But you can be sure that if and when one does, angry people will line up to demand that you be held more accountable.
To get it right, providers need to get off track
By
James M. Berklan
Mar 28, 2012
It’s interesting how some of the best old sayings come back in modern forms time and time again. That’s what struck me after reading a news item we posted at mcknights.com Monday: “Established...
For nursing homes, a dangerous game of chicken
By
James M. Berklan
May 03, 2024
As many have noted, the federal government’s first-ever nursing home staffing mandate can be a very dangerous thing. Just maybe not for the reason that many have been portraying.
You have problems, they help solve them
By
John O'Connor
Oct 27, 2019
I don’t think it’s too much of a stretch to suggest that one reason why so many women in this field do so well is because they have superior problem-solving abilities.