A month-long special campaign to bolster the long-term care workforce began Thursday and will extend through the rest of September.
Parkinson named 2nd Annual McKnight’s Pinnacle Awards Career Achievement Award winner
By
James M. Berklan
Jan 11, 2024
Mark Parkinson, the congenial Kansan who turned in a state governorship to become the top executive of the largest US long-term care association 13 years ago, has been chosen the 2024 McKnight’s Pinnacle...
‘Confounded’ providers urge mandated COVID-19 testing for hospital workers, surveyors
By
James M. Berklan
Oct 01, 2020
Healthcare stakeholders who regularly come into contact with skilled nursing residents should be subject to COVID-19 testing mandates similar to those for nursing home employees, a prominent long-term...
DOJ the latest to pile on in therapy-billing mess
By
James M. Berklan
Oct 01, 2014
Don’t let anyone tell you that long-term care operators don’t know how to read between the lines. They might not have known to fear a McKnight’s Daily Update item before it appeared Sept....
Go ahead and tune out the upcoming blather
By
James M. Berklan
May 01, 2008
Stop what you’re doing for a moment and just listen. Yes, that is gentle quacking you hear in the distance.
‘Trajectory seems good,’ nation’s top nursing home leader says about COVID recovery
By
James M. Berklan
Oct 04, 2021
The leader of the nation’s largest nursing home association says he is encouraged about the potential for a census rebound in the nation’s facilities.
Now here’s how to get hooked on having a good time
By
James M. Berklan
Jul 22, 2021
You have to hand it to the caregivers at Pinnacle Health and Rehab in Canton and Rumford Community Home, both in Maine: They know how to hold a coming-out party.
BREAKING: Supreme Court speeds vax mandates to Jan. 7 hearing
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James M. Berklan
Dec 22, 2021
The U.S. Supreme Court took the unusual step of announcing Wednesday night that it would hear arguments over the administration’s COVID-19 worker vaccine mandate on Jan. 7, three days before it was originally...
Professional Development Feature — Late bloomers
By
James M. Berklan
Nov 08, 2006
Educational institutions are courting long-term care students harder than ever, with an eye toward creating a better future.
McKnight’s Tech Awards entry period extended to Wednesday!
By
James M. Berklan
Jun 23, 2023
The entry period for the 2023 McKnight’s Excellence in Technology Awards competition is now Wednesday, June 28. Organizers announced the expanded deadline late Friday.