Use Meaningful Events to Build Assisted Living Base….
Whether its seniors living within 15 miles of your location or discharge planners and independent clinical case management staff, all of them have one thing in common: They benefit from knowledge about the latest innovations in care delivery and local programs that may be evolving that can benefit their households or those whose care they […]
To Just Call Barbara Walters Lucky is Insulting….
I have been listening to several people today who have called Barbara Walters lucky. Some even used that term in reference to her career. Problem is I have studied her career, applied some of her strategies and its not about luck. Barbara is a hard worker period! She studies the news the world over and […]
“Sometimes its Perception vs. Reality” – Best Practices Journal Week of May 12, 2014
The use of geriatric chairs is not new in small assisted living programs and adult day care centers. We need them in order to serve the needs of those with serious posture and related limitations. These items can make feeding easier as well as relieve pressure and add comfort to long periods of sitting. In […]
Admitting a New Resident? You Must Assess More than the New Prospect….
Revenue and success are obviously tied to admitting new residents in assisted living, especially small scale assisted living. Quality entrepreneurs go out of their way to ensure they admit people who match their ability to care and who can complement their existing residential environment. Question for you now is how broad must your assessment be? […]
Best Practices Journal – Week fo May 5, 2014 – Ohhh; Managing those Personalities….
Ok I admit it, I hired her. Yes during the interview and even orientation she kept talking about a period in her life when she cared for someone’s child with special needs. She lamented about how she cared more about the child than the parents, how he would only progress under her oversight and on […]
Preparing for that Care Conference – A Communication Strategy….
Regular care conferences are a must. Case managers conduct them with responsible parties associated with their caseload as a matter of update and professional business protocol. Directors of assisted living and adult day care programs must also conduct them with families of participants and residents as well as with guardians. I think I may have […]
Private Duty Home Care Watch: Staff Must Focus on Client Protection
It may be more common than you think. An aged or disabled person has been away from home for a while recuperating from stroke or other sudden illness or injury, perhaps receiving rehabilitative services in a skilled care facility. Now its time to return home, obviously with staff, often around-the-clock. Staff soon encounter neighbors who […]
Best Practices Journal Week of April 21, 2014 – Behavioral Management Best with a Few Tricks
– Best Practices Journal for Week of April 21, 2014: I remember it as though it was yesterday, although its been nearly 20 years. He was both a participant in our adult day care program and a resident of The Friendly Villa which I owned and managed at the same time. His name was Eugene […]
Today is the second round of on-line learning for Florida’s Adult Family Care Homes Operators….
Our focus in this 3-hour continuing education event is first and foremost new approaches to resident safety and evaluating behavioral compatibility before an admission. Second is providing respite services to disabled veterans to relieve the stressful caregiving so many families are providing. An exciting and relevant discussion…next session is April 24, 2014 at 6:00 p.m. […]
A Change in Title Could Change Results…
I tend to lean against job titles such as Business Development Representative, Community Relations Liaison, Marketing Director, etc. Well at least I do when it comes to long-term care providers. After all we are serving humans. In the process of that the lives of people are affected for the good: Family caregivers avoid burnout, safe-dignified […]