Skilled nursing deals led record year for seniors housing and care
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jan 12, 2023
The number of publicly announced seniors housing and care acquisitions rose to 527 in 2022, and skilled nursing powerhouse pacts sent the average amounts soaring.
Hurricane evacuation plaintiffs settle for $12M — and chance to sue nursing home operator again
By
John Hall
Aug 26, 2022
Aggrieved residents and families involved in botched evacuations around Hurricane Ida last year have reached a tentative settlement of $12 million to $15 million with embattled nursing home owner Bob Dean...
Meet Cassie Mistretta, 2022 Hall of Honor inductee
By
C. Max Bachmann
Aug 02, 2022
Editor’s Note: McKnight’s Long-Term Care News, McKnight’s Senior Living and McKnight’s Home Care are profiling the McKnight’s 2022 Women of Distinction honorees daily July 5 through Aug. 11....
Meet Jamie Merrill, 2022 Rising Star honoree
By
Nicole Blanchard
Jul 18, 2022
Jamie Merrill has consistently proven her professional skills through various roles and responsibilities, exhibiting passion and strong strategic leadership, colleagues say.
You make your own luck in this business
By
James M. Berklan
Feb 13, 2019
I think one of the saddest living-under-a-permanent-raincloud stories of recent years is the one about the long-term care administrator who tried to work at the beach but get sand in his keyboard and ruined...
Nursing home administrators can rise to ‘unrealistic expectations’ with disaster management,...
By
McKnight's Staff
May 22, 2013
One day after a powerful tornado destroyed a hospital and devastated an Oklahoma town, long-term care stakeholders gathered at a disaster preparedness conference organized by the Center for Preparedness...
AMA to submit information to federal regulators regarding end-of-life care planning
By
John Hall
Jun 03, 2014
The American Medical Association is expected to release recommendations soon for what physicians should be reimbursed for end-of-life medical consultations. The physicians group issues advisements regularly...
Provider gives perfect response to Hurricane Harvey evacuation critics … and then gets taken to...
By
James M. Berklan
Sep 14, 2017
Late last week, I latched onto what I thought — and still think — is a great example of how a provider should respond to a bad public relations incident. We’re talking standing up to critics...
Party delayed, but still as good as Gold(ie)
By
James M. Berklan
Jan 17, 2013
When postponing a birthday party and a small child is involved, it can be an excruciating delay. But when the celebrant is turning 112 years old, a postponement can be downright risky. Yet postpone is...
A perfect time to learn what is truly expected of providers
By
James M. Berklan
Sep 04, 2019
I fear that we may be in the midst of a damaging cycle driven by unrealistic expectations, and Hurricane Dorian is going to show us why.