You Cannot Be an Island in the Business of Care
An independent spirit is not always a bad thing. After all in some situations self-reliance can mean the difference between success and failure or life and death. However, we all know that is not the case in most relationships from friendships to parental attachments to marriage. Someone else has to be considered. The same is […]
Procedural Management a Necessity in Private Duty Care
Unfortunately the way private duty home care is defined from place to place varies widely. Some states require licensure while others do not. Some require the daily involvement of a nurse if only for care planning while others do not. Some standards are pretty much universal. For example handling a client’s medications is often tied […]
Direct Care Worker Special: Maintain the Dignity of Those You Serve
Merriam Webster’s Dictionary defines dignity as: “the quality or state of being worthy, honored or esteemed.” And all of us want to feel worthy or honored. This is especially true in our old-age. However, the feeling of being worthy may be seriously diminished when a person can no longer perform some of the regular activities […]
Why I am Not Super Quick to Unsubscribe
I recall our office receiving a phone call several years ago from an assisted living business in Michigan. It was a support staff worker telling us her boss asked her to help cut down on some of the junk mail they were receiving. So she was calling us since a postcard from our training company […]
I am a Different Kind of Blogger
Writing blog posts for my own interests and those of my companies is rewarding. When the focus is on customized training which helps polish care providers and reduce liability the benefits are really wide-ranging. I bring the same to those other companies and individuals for whom I write. Whether the subject is the importance […]
My Approach to Writing Adds to its Value
I have been writing since I was a very little boy. I recall Mrs. Franklin’s class in middle school which was the typing room but she also taught and stressed good grammar and spelling. For a while I was a bit obsessed with good communication and most assuredly I have brought that to my writing […]
Survey Marketing Endears and Promotes Growth
One inescapable reality that is associated with successful community oriented marketing programs is that your strength is in the numbers. Which numbers? Knowing how many prospective clients live in the service area you target. If you are a child care center maybe that population includes those who are ages 2 months to 13 years. If […]
Reality: Be Prepared to Market to Dissatisfaction
More often than I care to admit I speak to people regularly who are looking to quantify how many people they may be able to serve in their new care oriented business. Sometimes its home care, adult day care, assisted living or even pharmacy. In places such as the American State of Michigan some contemplate […]
3 Important Missing Threads I Notice in Child Care Businesses
The world that does not need child care services shall never exist. Parents need support mechanisms long before a child enters school. Many of these programs add special educational components that help children to: Learn letters, words and colors Identify stranger danger Socialize and much, much more Having developed – with the best child […]
Some Marriages Benefit from Special Tools
No I am not Dr. Phil and this blog posting is not about rebuilding that precious relationship called family marriage. Of course there is plenty of advice and blogs out there on this subject. I am talking about the marriage between a physician or medical practice and the patient. I am firmly committed to Pharmacogenetic […]