Report: Resident falls top reason for lawsuits risks
By
James M. Berklan
Dec 01, 2014
Falls accounted for a slightly lower proportion of closed professional liability claims that insurer CNA most recently studied, but they still were far and away the top threat to providers’ legal...
Unions scowl, employers beam. Just what do employees need to know?
By
James M. Berklan
May 08, 2013
First of all, to all the pro-union and pro-management types: Thanks for reading. Too bad only one of you can be happy after Tuesday’s federal appeals court ruling that tossed a National Labor Relations...
Trump budget cuts HHS 18%
By
James M. Berklan
Apr 05, 2017
President Trump’s first proposed budget chops 18% from Department of Health and Human Services funding and adds millions of dollars to combat healthcare fraud for fiscal 2018.
CFO offers route to better employee retention, company success
By
James M. Berklan
Oct 31, 2018
When a long-term company needs to change the way its quality and financial fortunes are trending, improving worker recruiting and retention is at the core of the solution, attendees at the LeadingAge national...
Supreme Court leaves providers to grapple with vaccine mandate, takes other employers off the hook
By
Kimberly Marselas
James M. Berklan
Jan 13, 2022
Nursing home operators were already bracing late Thursday for the fallout of a nationwide staff vaccine mandate, just hours after the Supreme Court ruled a Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services rule...
Infection Control feature – Shots on goal
By
James M. Berklan
Dec 06, 2006
Providers are under pressure from regulators and others to vaccinate residents – and themselves – against influenza.
Kindred asks shareholders to approve sale to Humana
By
James M. Berklan
Mar 08, 2018
Leaders at Kindred Healthcare have urged shareholders to approve its sale to Humana and two private equity rms. At the same time, the Louisville, KY-based provider informed shareholders that there could...
McKnight’s honored for best healthcare news for fifth straight year
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James M. Berklan
May 01, 2014
McKnight’s Long-Term Care News is being honored for having the best news coverage among healthcare publications for a record fifth straight year. In all, the McKnight’s editorial team earned...
A book for the long-term caregiver intent on improving
By
James M. Berklan
Jun 19, 2013
Frosini Rubertino is not your typical registered nurse. She has taken on the task of teaching, coaching and generally improving the care that long-term care staff members deliver. She does it earnestly...
Scorned nuns brew up a NIMBY lawsuit
By
James M. Berklan
Feb 04, 2016
Even nuns are not safe from being victims of the “not in my backyard” syndrome.