In Private Duty Home Care You Need Broad Emergency Action Plans
In October of 2014 I will celebrate 20 years of home care work, either as a provider or care manager supervising the care rendered by others. In total, and we stopped counting, I have been involved in the care of over 400 people. I have seen numerous emergency action plans, primarily those covering how to […]
Is Usage of the Term “Independent Living” Crossing Certain Lines…?
Independent living is not a new term. It has long been used to describe sort of a step-down from assisted living, an environment for those who can handle many of life’s daily functions on their own. Some large group living communities have independent living, assisted living, memory care and even skilled nursing in one compound […]
Educating Nursing Home Administrators on Value of Adult Day Care
What an honor to spend this week helping Michigan’s nursing home administrators via an 18-hour workshop to understand the value of adult day care. Our focus was to draw attention to the clinical value of medical model, rehabilitative oriented programs. Since so many programs come with physician involvement, professional care planning and rehabilitation along with […]
Family Engagement Key to Success in Assisted Living
I recall operating The Friendly Villa in the 1990’s with fond memories. One of the highlights of my experience was how every other Friday was family night. We would hang balloons, set out snacks and beverages, play some music and invite resident family members to hang out with us. It was a real blast. Residents […]
Group Home Nightmares Can be Avoided with Licensing Adjustments
Many smaller assisted living programs are called group homes. Others are called adult family care homes or community residential group facilities. The recent nightmare involving one in Detroit, Michigan USA: (Click here for full news story) is not totally unheard of but somewhat avoidable. It appears the owner of this unlicensed group home literally locked […]
Home Care is Really About Customization
It was a pleasure to provide care and supervise care for the late Mrs. Anne Hodge for 8 1/2 years. Her lack of independent ambulation brought many challenges but it was my job to get us past those. I remember quirks many people have or had but one that made me smile recently was how […]
Best Practices Journal for Week fo June 2, 2014: “Business-in-a Business Marketing” Could Help Your Outreach Big-Time
If you have noticed a sign outside of a Pizza Hut recently you may have noticed it has at the bottom the secondary name, “Wing Street”. Why is that necessary? Well many will only associate pizza with a restaurant that is called Pizza Hut but they want you to know they have chicken wings too. […]