Beyond Basic Care: Why Group Homes Need Specialized Training for the Medically Fragile
As Michigan’s Adult Foster Care (AFC) system continues to serve residents with increasingly complex medical needs, the line between “residential care” and “clinical care” has grown thinner every year. Group homes that once housed residents with primarily behavioral or developmental support needs are now, in many cases, also caring for individuals who depend on ventilators, […]
Closing the Gaps: Why Michigan Group Homes Need Trained Internal Care Coordinators
In a Michigan group home, medical coordination happens constantly — an appointment gets scheduled, a prescription changes, a resident’s condition shifts, and a caregiver on the next shift needs to know. When that flow of information breaks down, so does continuity of care. To help specialized group homes close those gaps, Direct Care Training & […]
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 […]
December Will Rock for Michigan AFC and Skilled Nursing Administrators
Innovation is the theme of our movement and always has been our focus. Nursing home administrators manage policy, people and processes. They must also be concerned about their own value. This year’s continuing education event for nursing home administrators, kicking off in Wayne County, Michigan December 15th and 16th, 2015, entitled “Refining Every Aspect of […]