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The BIG Picture: The company we keep

August 01, 2010

It's probably safe to say job demands partly explain the field's chronic staffing challenges. Simply put, long-term care is hard work.
 

The BIG Picture: What's in a (new) 'name'?

July 01, 2010

When the American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging meets in Los Angeles this fall, a major announcement will be made: The organization will officially unveil a new identity.
 

The BIG Picture: Two leaders we'll miss

June 01, 2010

This year, long-term care is losing two great leaders to retirement - Peter Clendenin and Bruce Yarwood.
 

The BIG Picture: Hedging with our funds

May 01, 2010

The reality is that running the country without a budget is becoming less shocking as it becomes more common...
 

The BIG Picture: a sense of entitlement

April 01, 2010

We're so accustomed to deficit spending, the mounting numbers have essentially lost most of their shock value.
 

The BIG Picture: five-star survey system to the rescue?

March 01, 2010

Want to raise a colleague's blood pressure? Just casually mention the government's five-star rating system.
 

The BIG Picture: McKnight's is long-term care news that you can use

February 01, 2010

We have been truly blessed at McKnight's. At a time when many publications are floundering, readers and advertisers continue to give us generous support.
 

The BIG Picture: Once invincible business models aren't so bulletproof after all

January 01, 2010

As 2010 dawns, many providers and publishers find themselves limping along. Both have just endured one of the more challenging years on record.
 

The BIG Picture: Feeling jerked around by your health insurance provider? You're not alone.

December 01, 2009

The push for a change in the healthcare system is gaining momentum.
 

The BIG Picture: Healthcare reform is coming. So who in LTC cares?

November 01, 2009

When the president, Congress, the media and others speculate about healthcare reform, they are not really talking about eldercare services.
 
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