James M. Berklan

New final federal safety rule issued for use of portable bed rails … CDC prepping for a 3-virus winter dangerous to seniors … OSHA publishes final rule improving tracking of workplace injuries and...

Delivering Solutions 23 is the new name of the American Health Care Association’s annual conference and expo, which will run Oct. 1-4 in Denver. Attendees will have the opportunity to network with industry...

Long-term care providers can surely use a smile in times like these, even if it means a bittersweet grin in the end.

Direct care workers in nursing homes feared retaliation from managers in a significant portion of cases recently investigated, according to a new study.

OIG raises concern about high rates of prior authorization denials by Medicaid Managed Care plans … While others fight to get dismissals, one nursing home settles COVID wrongful death case … House...

CMS aims to cover more PET scans for Alzheimer’s patients … Federal regulators seek input regarding the design of a future episode-based payment model … ProPublica expands its Nursing Home Inspect...

Skilled nursing a major source of acquisitions uptick … Providers may face more injuries and illness reporting to OSHA come January … Researchers release first-ever county-by-county Alzheimer’s prevalence...

McKnight’s Long-Term Care News was a big national winner in the 2023 APEX Awards for Publication Excellence competition. Its team won Awards of Excellence in two writing categories, and in the best website...

The third CMS quarterly stakeholder call of 2023 will take place at 1 p.m. ET Tuesday.

Conspiracy theories were flying and curiosity reigned among social media posters in and around Baltimore this week. But then the truth came out: Once again, something was a long-term care company’s fault.