Rather than putting the burden on skilled nursing providers, I challenge the news media, along with other institutions, to be fair and accurate, and report the good news, too.
Getting to gold
By
Erin Fromwiller
Oct 05, 2016
APRC has always focused on quality improvement; it’s part of our culture.
At least we still have AHCA — or is that TMI?
By
John O'Connor
Aug 30, 2013
There’s an informal nickname that describes the many acronyms being used in healthcare these days: alphabet soup. We may have just experienced an Olympic record for it.
Valuing bilingual workers
By
Elizabeth Newman
Nov 08, 2013
We know that speaking two languages has positive effects, ranging from an ability to switch between tasks to cognitive quickness in older adults.
Some of the extras seem to be going off the script
By
James M. Berklan
Feb 01, 2011
For anyone who thinks most of the good scripts are in Hollywood, I say look east. The nation’s capital can more than hold its own when it comes to creating story lines that are interesting and unpredictable.
Gear up for another healthcare payment fight
By
Elizabeth Newman
Sep 20, 2017
Watching the GOP try to force through its latest healthcare reform plan, which would once again hit Medicaid hard, I was reminded of something my mother used to jokingly say: “It’s like deja...
Expo yourself
By
Gary Tetz
Sep 26, 2013
Each year about this time, I get that special tingle, followed by an irresistible impulse. Soon I’m dancing madly around the house, racing from room to room, jumping and gyrating on pieces of furniture...
It’s not all bad news coming from MedPAC
By
James M. Berklan
Mar 19, 2014
A funny thing happened on the way to a semi-annual eye-rolling over a MedPAC report. It gave me reason to sit up with interest. Even more unlikely, it contained information that made some long-term care...
A jolt to long-term care best practices, amid the Ivy
By
James M. Berklan
Apr 23, 2014
This is going to sound terribly wrong on the face of it. There’s no way around it. It appears that the nation’s largest association of nursing home operators has just bought itself a whole...
Tax bill reveals a great divide in long-term care
By
John O'Connor
Dec 04, 2017
One of the more interesting aspects of the epic battle over the tax reform bill has been this sector’s response. One major long-term care organization continues to blast proposed changes while the...