If a new Senate report is to be believed, even the greediest nursing facilities might seem saintly compared to the shenanigans coming from the nation’s largest Medicare Advantage companies.
These LTC-related books aren’t what you’d expect
By
James M. Berklan
Oct 17, 2024
Once again, a couple of authors already known to McKnight’s readers have spread their wings and produced publications worthy of your attention.
Build it already. They will come
By
John O'Connor
Oct 13, 2024
The long-term care sector is grappling with a perplexing paradox. Service needs are soaring but new construction isn’t.
Hate: It’s real, and we should all be sick about it
By
Kimberly Marselas
Oct 09, 2024
Increased anti-Semitism is happening against the backdrop of the aging services providers’ ongoing staffing crisis. Looming violence has the very real possibility of chasing away needed workers.
Pardon the contradictions
By
John O'Connor
Oct 05, 2024
Abraham Lincoln said a house divided itself cannot stand. The sentiment pertains to efforts to create a more rational long-term care system.
A reason for optimism
By
John O'Connor
Sep 29, 2024
What a difference a year makes. At last year’s NIC Fall Conference, the mood wasn’t exactly bleak. But it seemed to linger somewhere between tense and somber.
Offer staff ownership, and you might reap the rewards
By
Kimberly Marselas
Sep 24, 2024
It’s not often we put worker equality and high-dollar private equity investors in the same thought bubble.
Note to providers: Don’t get Fed up
By
James M. Berklan
Sep 19, 2024
With a few notable exceptions, it was hard to find anyone disappointed with Wednesday’s interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve. Certainly nobody in the long-term care and senior living realm was complaining.
Squeezing fresh survey juice out of yet another Congressional blame-game
By
Kimberly Marselas
Sep 10, 2024
There can be little doubt that the same uncertainty and disagreements between public health and elected leaders will emerge. What can’t happen again are the structural deficiencies in our public health...
The unsound and the fury
By
John O'Connor
Aug 18, 2024
Will nursing homes soon challenge CMS guidance that might be considered unclear? And what about controversial interpretations made by other agencies?