Caregiver Centric Culture: A Sustainable Model for Exceeding Staffing, Quality & Revenue Requirements

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While quantity and quality of senior living options and related technologies continue to evolve, the senior care industry faces at least three major challenges; The median caregiver turnover rate across the industry was 66.7% in 2017, the highest rate since 2013. About 10,000 Baby Boomers turn 65 each day. The number of people aged 65 and over is projected to …

Take Care; Send A Little Love to Your Heart

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While presenting a Keynote for the Nebraska Healthcare Association Annual meeting, I guided the audience through a ‘one minute, relaxation- meditation’. I asked the group to begin taking a few deep breaths, to close their eyes and allow themselves to be fully relaxed and simply be present. Taking long slow, conscious deep breaths, I then asked the participants to place …

Connecting Seniors, Families & Care Givers through Video

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After mom died, I moved my dad to Brookdale Assisted Living in San Marcos California, only a few minutes drive from my home. I was able to visit him frequently, joining him for an afternoon  swim or for dinner.  During this time I got to know and spend quality time with many of the residents, Dad’s new friends and neighbors.  As I learned …