With Thanksgiving upon us, we have much to be thankful for, and much still left to accomplish. Health care statesmen Paul Levy, CEO/President of Beth Israel Deaconess, Lachlan Forrow of Harvard and others this month have launched the project "Engage in Grace", which zeroes in on one pressing need: end-of-life decision making and care. Their idea: […]
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Recently, issues of elder abuse have resurfaced in both home and institutional settings. As Stephanie Lederman, executive director of the American Federation for Aging Research notes, “A large segment of our population is both dependent and frail. Studies on elder abuse now alert us that seniors are also vulnerable and in need of help.” How […]
My good friend Larry Minnix, President and CEO of the American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging (AAHSA), never fails to frame a message within a story, and a story within an image. As we approach Labor Day, and in the middle of Political Conventions and the varying values and futures they portray, […]
Is it a good idea? With Baby Boomers aging and all Americans living longer lives, the question of long-term care is on a lot of people’s minds. You may be surprised to know that the average cost of one year in a nursing home now exceeds $70,000. Even more daunting, though, is the fact that […]
The problem of “non-real work” In the book “In Search of Excellence,” published in 1982, Tom Peters made the case that solving most business problems requires a critical look at processes, and an active, critical reshaping of those processes to allow for simplicity, ease of use, efficiency and reliability. One term he coined, which has […]
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Thanks, Warren!
Notes on caregiving from a colleague in Louisiana Warren Hebert, a home-health executive in Louisiana who is also a registered nurse, attended the American Society of Association Executives (ASAE) meeting last year when I spoke there. He contacted me recently by email to let me know that he was distributing a summary of my speech […]
The case of SAILWhen I speak about Home Centered Health Care, I’m frequently asked, "What can we do right now?" My standard response is: 1. Build teams.2. Include informal family caregivers.3. Get into the home.4. Embrace technology.5. Don’t wait for permission. Case in point, as described in a recent note to me from Ann Alpert […]
