Reader Poll: What hidden talent is the most valuable in your department?
Oct 05, 2015
McKnight’s readers sound off on what”hidden talent they value most.
Strength in unity is their prescribed motto, hope
By
James M. Berklan
Feb 01, 2015
Growing up, we had a saying when we wanted to cross a busy street but couldn’t catch a break from drivers. “C’mon,” one of us would gamely yell, while pulling the others onto the...
Teaching old dogs new tricks
By
John O'Connor
Sep 01, 2008
I have to admit that my first visit to a nursing home was less than inspiring…
Opinion — THE BIG PICTURE: A flat market has its benefits
Sep 08, 2006
New York Times Columnist Thomas Friedman helps demystify globalization’s full impact in his most recent book, The World is Flat.
New report says hospital patients often feel rushed, helpless when making the transition to SNFs
By
Marty Stempniak
Jan 16, 2019
Two new reports add to a growing body of evidence that the transition from hospital to skilled nursing facility is less than ideal.
Provider claims victory in ‘blockbuster’ battle with state regulators
By
Marty Stempniak
Oct 26, 2018
A Maryland skilled care provider has settled a long-running court dispute with state officials, agreeing to halt operations and pay back a small portion of what state regulators had originally sought.
Mid-Atlantic Health Care creates Gold-winning system
By
Oct 02, 2015
Mid-Atlantic Health Care has earned the Gold Award in the Quality category of McKnight’s Excellence in Technology Awards for creating its own data system to improve the quality of care provided in...
Paris Hilton, supermarket tabloids … and the National Labor Relations Board
By
Woodruff Imberman
Oct 11, 2011
As we predicted in “Labor Pains: Craig Becker’s Troubling Prescription for Long-Term Care Facilities,” in a January 2011 posting at mcknights.com, the National Labor Relations Board is...
Design Decisions: Atrium Post Acute Care
By
John Andrews
Jun 05, 2017
Converting a golf course property into a full-scale post-acute care
center fulfilled a need in the community while preserving area history.
CEO who fired himself ‘inundated with calls,’ says he’s received several job offers
By
Marty Stempniak
Jul 23, 2018
A Virginia nursing home CEO who has decided to axe himself, rather than sacrifice care at his institution, has been “inundated with calls” and received several job offers.