Bruce W. McCollum

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“Big Man on Campus Syndrome” Has Ruined Many Care Businesses and People

The business of care is all about sacrifices.  Of course this does not mean that those entering the business of care do not deserve to get paid.  Let’s face it quality caregiving and caregiving management involve both skill and lots of time.  This is not what the blog is about. In this writing we address […]

Group Homes without Meaningful Activity are Shameful!

For more than 50 years American states and others have utilized the group home concept of residential living and care to house and provide services to the mentally ill and the developmentally disabled.  Today more and more are also serving the elderly.  Tens of thousands of these homes have also served the indigent with very […]

Employers Must Set the Tone for Winning…Or You Lose!

Who in business does not want excellence?  All of us should want to strive to be our best.  This should apply in every aspect of our business from how efficiently and friendly we manage daily operations to our approach to outstandingly responsive customer service. The atmosphere in a successful business is one of winning, even […]

Step 1 When Considering the Purchase of a Care Delivery Business

Many do quite well starting anew in the business of care.  Others prefer to purchase existing businesses which are often available when retirees decide to leave their entrepreneurship and move elsewhere.  Transactions occur daily in adult day care, home health care, private duty home care and assisted living of various sizes.  Some transactions are all […]

There is More than One Kind of Prison, and it Will Impact Your Business in Care

Just throw the word prison around and people conjure up thoughts of incarcerated criminals – everything from drug offenders to murderers to schemers who may have stolen grandpa’s life savings and blew it at the casino.  That is one kind of prison but not the only kind. For more than  twenty, (20) years I have […]