‘Continued chaos’ after SCOTUS declines to hear nursing home-related case, expert says
By
James M. Berklan
Oct 18, 2022
either healthcare defendants nor the plaintiffs’ bar fully received what they wanted Monday, when the Supreme Court declined to consider petitions for three cases that could have led to stricter standards...
Lawmakers take aim at arbitration pacts
By
James M. Berklan
May 01, 2008
A new Senate bill seeks to eliminate providers’ ability to bind residents to pre-dispute arbitration agreements.
BREAKING: Supreme Court speeds vax mandates to Jan. 7 hearing
By
James M. Berklan
Dec 22, 2021
The U.S. Supreme Court took the unusual step of announcing Wednesday night that it would hear arguments over the administration’s COVID-19 worker vaccine mandate on Jan. 7, three days before it was originally...
Biden again touts ‘cracking down’ on nursing homes in State of Union address
By
James M. Berklan
Feb 08, 2023
Nursing homes once again elicited an ignominious mention in President Joe Biden’s second SOTU address Tuesday night.
Essential long-term care leadership on display
By
James M. Berklan
Jan 27, 2022
A top long-term care executive candidly displayed the most important traits of great leadership Thursday, and it couldn’t have come at a better time.