Stay Ahead of the Game in Assisted Living Documentation
The care business is one of those that totally revolves around humans. It is also among those where follow-up is a major element of success. After all, people can change as well as their clinical conditions which could necessitate adjustment in how we care for them. Arranging care conferences with family members, guardians and other […]
The Challenge of Providing Home Care to the Person Convinced its Not Needed
Having served close to 400 people in one way or another I have seen my share of those who were convinced the presence of in-home staff was not needed. Some felt their privacy was being violated while others were simply in denial about their personal limitations. Of course in the presence of dementia how can […]
Damaged Employees Can Be Managed; but With 3 Key Ingredients
Humans are products of our experiences. In many cases, even when incredibly hard to admit, we function based upon how we have been treated in the past. Improper treatment may have occurred in personal or in business/employment relationships. As a result an employee, especially a new one may have developed a sense of paranoia and […]
Proprietors Must Step-Up to Prevent Medicare Fraud
Small-scale assisted living and adult day care providers must have in place a specific plan to guard resident and program participant information. Situations where this becomes a larger challenge include occasions when you have to share Medicare and other info with visiting professionals. These includes dentists, medical doctors including psychiatrists, home health agencies and medical […]
In Arranging Admissions; Stick to Firm Set of Right Principles
Often when the proprietor of a smaller assisted living program is approached by a family or guardian regarding placement, the situation may border on desperate. Perhaps the prospective resident has a psychiatric history and while in a psychiatric facility for medication adjustments and observation, their prior residence has decided not to allow them to return. […]
5 Keys to Success in Urban Assisted Living
Any professional or even casual observer in long-term care knows we need assisted living in local communities, inner-city neighborhoods. These programs assist in keeping families together and/or reasonably close to one another and strengthen urban America. While most entrepreneurs enter this realm of commercial caregiving with the best motives and reasonably well orchestrated plans, we […]
Unchecked Emotions Will Lead to Lots of Grief in Care Business….
Martin was beyond excited to be starting his new life. He took a buy-out offer from his manufacturing employer and invested about 1/3 of those funds to start his new assisted living business. He was working to house eight persons in a ranch home, all of whom would have a degree of medical fragility. His […]
A Way to make Early Splash in Multi-Faceted Case Management
I have long advocated for the support of case managers and for reimbursement to those who help the medically fragile elderly make conscientious long-term care decisions. Medicare needs to open the floodgates for this important level of professional counseling. Many enter the world of case management each year. I recall my involvement with a focus […]
In Private Duty Home Care You Need Broad Emergency Action Plans
In October of 2014 I will celebrate 20 years of home care work, either as a provider or care manager supervising the care rendered by others. In total, and we stopped counting, I have been involved in the care of over 400 people. I have seen numerous emergency action plans, primarily those covering how to […]
Is Usage of the Term “Independent Living” Crossing Certain Lines…?
Independent living is not a new term. It has long been used to describe sort of a step-down from assisted living, an environment for those who can handle many of life’s daily functions on their own. Some large group living communities have independent living, assisted living, memory care and even skilled nursing in one compound […]