You Can Accomplish Much with 3 Key Strategies
No one goes into business to fail, but it happens. Of course it does for any number of reasons and any entrepreneur, no matter how equipped can fail. Here we often write about the care business and after 20 years we know a few things that may be contributors to success when properly applied. Do […]
How to Aggressively Market Your Business; and Destroy It at Same Time…
Every smart, determined entrepreneur approaches their business opportunities and obligations with real zeal and heightened energy. Some pound the pavement daily to ensure they provide the best in services and to attract new business. These aggressive small business people are highly visible and tend to be results oriented. But there can be a down […]
My Decisions in Business Reflect Long-Range Thinking….
Each and every day it is my pleasure and gifted honor just to awaken. Today while the weather was a bit milder than we have enjoyed in the Midwest recently, it was still enjoyable with a crisp breeze that accented the perfect morning temperature. I always look, not with a view to comparing the day […]
Managing the Logistics of Training for Large Personnel Groups
Responsible home care companies thrive on safety, person-centered care and reduced liability. Since my main interest is the development of personnel who render care in our rather litigious society, I write often about best practices aimed at preparedness. One of our entities, Direct Care Training & Resource Center, Inc., provides training to large home care […]
Fix Your Past; But Do Not Let it Create a Hostage!
Every human has made mistakes, whether it be in relationship management, financial management, career choice, abandonment of what we were taught is true worship in our adulthood and much more. Much of my work is with felons who I help rehabilitate and then thrive in the business of care. None of us are without flaws […]
Rumors, Reasoning and Junk Impacting Group Homes…
The latest floating around from more than one state – Michigan being the latest – is that the licensure for group homes, which currently allows for up to six, (6) residents without special zoning or other circumstances may be reduced to four, (4). We suppose those already licensed for six, (6) will be grandfathered in, […]
Hard Lessons about Asking the Right Questions…
Recently a client approached me and asked for my team’s insight into her acquisition of a group home. She told me it was literally offered to her for nothing; she simply had to assume the operations. As pre-sale auditors and brokers with considerable knowledge and experience in the group living arena I could understand why […]
Pharmacy Delivery Companies Can Serve in Multiple Helpful Ways
One of the more popularly emerging business models is pharmacy delivery to assisted living and skilled nursing environments. Generally assisted living or group homes arrange for their resident medications to be delivered by a pharmacy who may specialize in that resident population. The pharmacy also tends to print medication documentation or administration sheets which staff […]
Either Step up Your Game or Get Pushed Out of It
Entrepreneurs in the business of care, as a result of strong personal relationships developed, can find themselves getting pretty comfortable. This is especially true in the adult foster care arena where long-term residents may dwell for decades. While every business has a need to keep reinventing itself, this process of reinvention is now more than […]
Live-In Staff Can Pose Special Challenges
Live-in staff is not uncommon in group homes. We are not referring to the business models such as adult family care homes in Florida where the residents live in the owner’s private residence. This is different. We refer to those that are corporate owned and where owners utilize live-in staff to offset personnel expenses. While […]