An interesting cultural phenomenon will be taking place this weekend. Betty White, the octogenarian actress best known for her role on “The Golden Girls,” will be hosting “Saturday Night...
It’s time for private nursing home rooms
By
Liza Berger
Nov 04, 2020
What’s it going to take to protect nursing home residents from the coronavirus? As the pandemic wears on after eight months, making its daily trudge across the United States and back, one answer...
Addressing long-term care’s union challenge
By
John O'Connor
Oct 12, 2020
When it comes to labor unions, life has afforded me a somewhat unique perspective.
A familiar storyline in unfamiliar times
By
Liza Berger
Apr 15, 2020
A major piece of news broke recently. And it had nothing to do with COVID-19.
Your Medicare future: Bigger pie, smaller slice
By
John O'Connor
Nov 12, 2018
I have seen the future of Medicare. Here’s what you can expect: Demand will grow the program; fiscal realities will shrink your share.
A plea to long-term care providers: complain. Seriously.
By
James M. Berklan
Oct 31, 2018
Long-term care operators have a unique opportunity, and I’m encouraging everyone to take advantage of it. Here’s how: Complain.
You already know the LTC story to watch this year (and so do they)
By
James M. Berklan
Jan 12, 2018
Look into the crystal balls out there to speculate about the rest of 2018. But remember, too, that examining the past is also a very good way to know the road ahead.
What’s on LTC’s ‘to-don’t’ list?
By
Oct 18, 2017
My main takeaway from a key speech Monday is likely something that hit home for others in the audience as well: we should focus less on what we should be doing, and more on what we shouldn’t.
An ounce of pressure injury prevention
By
Jun 06, 2017
Benjamin Franklin once said that “an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” His 1736 statement was referring to firefighting — better to prevent a fire than deal with putting one...
Wristband holds hope for depressed patients
By
Elizabeth Newman
Apr 15, 2015
The verdict is still out on how practical or helpful some of new wristbands and other monitoring devices are among long-term care residents. But one new study indicates that a particular wristband may...