So, are things getting better or worse for long-term care? The answer is not so obvious.
Want to get smacked around? You’ve come to the right place
By
James M. Berklan
Mar 18, 2021
Nursing homes are used to having a target on their back, but that didn’t make this week’s public floggings any easier to absorb.
COVID death rates are way down. Now comes the hard part
By
James M. Berklan
Feb 26, 2021
Answering pleas to open up facility visitation policies is going to be trickier than many realize.
Yes, the immigration bill has a partisan flavor. Here’s why you should still support it.
By
John O'Connor
Feb 22, 2021
As a child of immigrants who had to jump through a remarkable series of hoops to enter this country and become naturalized citizens, I view a new immigration bill in a special light.
Feeling besieged? Good news is here
By
James M. Berklan
Feb 19, 2021
Some incredibly heart-warming good has occurred for everyone in the profession this week. There’s more ahead, too.
A new perspective on age-old, old-age issues
By
Kimberly Marselas
Feb 10, 2021
For nearly a decade, my freelance writing career included plenty of articles about chronic wounds, payment reform and pretty much anything else skilled-nursing related. Surely, I thought, I’d mastered...
Judged by the company we keep
By
John O'Connor
Jan 25, 2021
I was reminded of one of my mother’s wise assessments last week while reading about two businessmen from our field who had a problem following rules.
Long-term care operators won’t want to catch this wave
By
John O'Connor
Jan 17, 2021
For years, observers have talked about a big wave heading toward long-term care operators. In the past, it’s referred to a demographics phenomenon. We can now add a regulatory one to the watch list.
‘The finish line is in sight. We just all have to keep running’
By
James M. Berklan
Jan 08, 2021
You don’t always have to “beat” anyone else to enjoy success. Sometimes you just have to get to the finish line, and to do that, you merely have to keep running.
The Person of the Year
By
James M. Berklan
Nov 13, 2020
There is no Person of the Year contest this year. It’s been decided for a long time already