CMS doubles down: Surveyors do not have to be COVID vaccinated
By
James M. Berklan
Jul 07, 2022
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has held audiences with skilled nursing providers, made presentations and entertained comments in recent months to assure operators that regulatory actions...
More time — McKnight’s Tech Awards extends entry period to Thursday (July 7)
By
James M. Berklan
Jul 01, 2022
You asked for it and you got it: The entry period for the 2022 McKnight’s Excellence in Technology Awards competition is now Thursday, July 7.
It’s a month for fireworks, especially for long-term care
By
James M. Berklan
Jun 30, 2022
This year, more than ever, you can call July a time for heightened fireworks anxiety — especially for nursing home operators.
CMS: Phase 3 final guidance imminent, ‘a lot coming’
By
James M. Berklan
Jun 29, 2022
NEW ORLEANS — Nursing home operators can expect long-awaited final guidance on Phase 3 Requirements of Participation “very, very soon,” the federal government’s top skilled nursing official said...
35th annual NADONA convention kicks off Sunday
By
James M. Berklan
Jun 24, 2022
The NADONA annual meeting will take place Sunday through Wednesday in New Orleans and offer a variety of educational and networking opportunities.
It’s time for certain providers to get what they deserve. Are you one of them?
By
James M. Berklan
Jun 23, 2022
It’s time for providers to get serious about taking a pause — and do it for a very worthy cause: To collect richly deserved praise.
‘Vision’ translates into skilled nursing action at landmark conference
By
James M. Berklan
Jun 22, 2022
CHICAGO — Skilled nursing and other aging services leaders made a big jump forward Tuesday with the unveiling of the Vision Centre: Leadership Development for Aging Services initiative.
Recognition awaits providers in McKnight’s tech awards program
By
James M. Berklan
Jun 17, 2022
The 2022 McKnight’s Tech Awards + Summit program is out to honor those who are willing to tell about some of their successes.
Providers may be looking over their shoulders for years to come
By
James M. Berklan
Jun 16, 2022
When observers say effects of the pandemic will be felt for years, most will first think about long-COVID.
Nursing homes see the buck passed — the wrong way
By
James M. Berklan
Jun 09, 2022
Always at the mercy of government regulators and payments, nursing home operators are getting a classic lesson in what “passing the buck” means these days.