Category: Change On Blog (Professional)

“We’re here to disrupt aging,” said Dr. Bill Thomas, an author, entrepreneur, musician, teacher, farmer and physician whose wide-ranging work explores the terrain of human aging. Perhaps best known as the founder of The Eden Alternative and the creator of The Greenhouse Project, which Provider Magazine has called the “pinnacle of culture change,” Dr. Thomas […]

That’s the question Dr. Bill Thomas poses on his Age of Disruption tour sweeping across the country (with a Minneapolis stop on September 19.) Think about that question for a moment. What do you think the current aging experience looks like? What is that answer based on? Personal experience, professional judgement? Perhaps a little of […]

The Minneapolis/St. Paul Magazine Business Journal has once again named Lifespark a 2016 Best Places to Work, rating us #14 and one of the top-scoring businesses in the Medium Company category. We’ve been ringing our purple cowbell (that’s an internal fun thing we do when we get really excited about news that sparks us at […]

We All Own the Culture We Create Only 33.4% of Americans are engaged at work according to a daily Gallup Poll. That’s a statistic Lifespark seeks to beat every day, scoring 70% on their engagement scores according to research conducted by Quantum Workplace. Employee engagement is one of the main reasons Lifespark has once again […]

Make sure you don’t miss a thing! Sign-up for our Change On blog and stay connected with with updates on opportunities, trends in the healthcare industry, tips and resources. It’s the frosting on my nursing career. Imagine saying that about the nursing role you are in right now. Can you? Think back to those days in nursing school. […]

In honor of National Social Work month, we’re putting together a treat for all our social work colleagues, however, these talks benefit far more than social workers. It’s easy to get so caught up in our daily routines that we forget to lift our heads up to take a break, never mind find time to […]

The headlines about the current and escalating caregiver shortage are everywhere. Even the Minneapolis Star Tribune featured an article on the crisis. But the real question is: what impact is this crisis having on your clients . . . especially when they need care at home? As a professional you may regularly get bombarded with promotions […]

Our workforce is rapidly expanding and we need more nurses who are ready to make a difference, be creative and supported in their field. We are hiring nurses now in the Minneapolis area. Learn more about Lifespark here.

Lifespark and Partner grandPad to Co-Present at Aging 2.0 Conference I came down the stairs to hear the sound of baby laughter from my mother-in-law’s room. It was 7:30 am and I was pretty sure there wasn’t a toddler behind her closed door. Then the laughter repeated. She poked her head out, saying she just […]

As Atul Gawande, MD, sees it, “we assume that safety and health are the number one goals [for people we serve]. But that causes suffering. We ignore that wellbeing is more than health, more than independence.” During Dr. Gawande’s recent visit to Minneapolis, he made several presentations that brought together insights he’s gained through several […]