Sponsorship Programs Stabilize Non-Profits in Care
Many in the business of care from adult day services to group home management are non-profits. Some pursue this business formation type as it qualifies them for certain public reimbursements and other items including participation in certain food bank programs. There can be another advantage. Every business in care, especially group living and adult day […]
Do You Know How to Sell Respite Care?
In 1998 the then Assisted Living Federation of America estimated that upward of 50% of family caregivers seeking help were too stressed to properly articulate what they really needed. In other words there may be a combination of services available that could take the pressure off the household and the one rendering care is so […]
If You Believe; You Shout!
Developing training and continuing education products for us is not a new item. Both Direct Care Training & Resource Center, Inc. and Child Care Training & Resource Center, Inc. have developed time-tested products that serve the special needs of community based care providers. These have often been extrapolated to guide larger, live seminar events for […]
If You Want to Thrive; You Have to Learn to Manage the Haters
Who among us is qualified to judge the motives behind everything people do? It is simply not within us. We may be on the verge of something phenomenal and all of a sudden we feel like the air was let out of us thanks to the unkind or discouraging words of just one person. This […]
Where Does Effective Group Home Marketing Start and End? Part II – The External
This is Part II in a 2016 series on group home marketing. Part III will provide an interview with a recently retired community mental health executive from SE Michigan that speaks to this same subject in a much broader way. His experienced based observations are of tremendous value. Please stay tuned for its release on […]
Where Does Effective Group Home Marketing Start and End? Group Home Marketing – Part I 2016
The group home continues to be a player on the long-term care scene. Many would like to see these facilities take on an even larger role as we work to keep more people out of what can be the less dignified nursing home setting. At the same time, we have tons of these facilities with […]
How to Handle Criticism in Business
Everyone gets criticized. It happens in our personal life. It happens in our business and professional life. Sometimes – and let’s face it we are all imperfect – the criticism is legitimate. We likely made an actual mistake, took some misstep that did not reflect our best judgment. In many cases we can repair the […]
This Product Adds Uniformity to Medications in Home Care
Regulations can be all over the map in private duty home care. In some states where no licensure is required there may be no guidelines when it comes to handling medications in a private duty home care case. Having served hundreds in private duty home care I can tell you first hand that uniform guidelines […]
Security Matters in Child Care Centers
When my daughter’s school was remodeled last year and the work included more restrictive access through the front door I was thrilled. Children deserve the highest of safety measures in school and whomever made a checklist of what the building needed that included this modification did a smart thing. Actually every business needs to make […]
Medication Administration Training in Correctional Environments a Must
It was early 2004 that I received my first call from a county juvenile justice department. The facility manager asked if we would provide a medication training class for her staff. It was to be a blend of the regulatory requirements published by that state and the traditional protocol associated with: Medication storage Medication […]