Editor’s Desk | The staffing solution? Listen, learn, change
By
James M. Berklan
Jul 01, 2022
With more than 40 years in healthcare as a provider, and more significantly as a strategic market analyst, consultant Irving Stackpole knows a thing or 300 about your business and the struggles you face.
Consumers seek fast end of COVID-era nurse aide waiver
By
James M. Berklan
Feb 01, 2022
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has faced rising pressure to end a pandemic-related temporary waiver of some nurse aide training requirements.
CMS airing out staffing data
By
James M. Berklan
Feb 01, 2022
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced in early January it would start posting nursing home turnover rates for nurses and administrators, as well as weekend staffing levels, by the end...
CMS airing out staffing data
By
James M. Berklan
Jan 01, 2022
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced in early January it would start posting nursing home turnover rates for nurses and administrators, as well as weekend staffing levels, by the end...
Mandates stir big showdown
By
James M. Berklan
Sep 01, 2021
President Joe Biden triggered broad dissent among the nursing home industry when he announced Aug. 18 that facilities would lose their Medicare and Medicaid funding if employees were not vaccinated against...
Mood of the Market Survey reveals most long-term care leaders want to stay in the profession, others...
By
James M. Berklan
Sep 01, 2021
2020 McKnight’s Mood of the Market Survey reveals dedicated long-term care leaders looking for better salary and more staff, but by and large satisfied with their jobs, despite historic conditions.
Mood of the Market Survey: Bent but clearly not broken
By
James M. Berklan
Sep 01, 2020
2020 McKnight’s Mood of the Market Survey reveals dedicated long-term care leaders looking for better salary and more staff, but by and large satisfied with their jobs, despite historic conditions.
McKnight’s Flash Survey: Providers’ biggest struggles: missing workers, lack of PPE
By
James M. Berklan
May 01, 2020
An expanding coronavirus pandemic continued to devastate the long-term care sector on numerous fronts throughout the end of March and April, even before stories of massive numbers of deaths in facilities...
Coronavirus highlights dedicated workforce
By
James M. Berklan
Apr 01, 2020
Perhaps providers haven’t let down their guard enough, but as of this writing, there hasn’t been panic whenever I’ve talked to them about coronavirus implications. Sure, there’s concern, but more...
MDS proposal cuts Section G
By
James M. Berklan
Jan 05, 2020
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services surprised providers at the end of 2019 when they presented a first draft of the 2020 MDS item sets.