Category: Change On Blog (Professional)

Throughout his 35-year career, Dr. Nick Schneeman, Lifespark Chief Medical Officer, has continually been struck by the wide variance in what people want when faced with serious illness. “It doesn’t matter if it’s heart failure, cancer, or dementia, two people at the same stage of disease with the same perceived level of suffering will make […]

What made the transition from Tealwood Senior Living to Lifespark so easy for the staff was their shared mission and values, said Niki Dwyer, Lifespark Senior Regional Director of Senior Living Operations, who spent 15 years at Tealwood before joining Lifespark in 2021. “We all believe in doing whatever we can to help seniors live […]

This is a serious question. Do we as health care organizations, payors, health systems, providers – people – go far enough to reach the person we are serving and impact change right at their level? Do the existing person-centric efforts go far enough or is it just lip service to stay on top of the […]

For the past 17+ years, Lifespark has been a tireless (and loud) advocate for value-based care. For starters, the fee-for-service model isn’t designed to serve the long-term health and life goals of seniors. It’s a narrow, reactive approach that consigns older adults to a rollercoaster of health crises, marked by emergency room visits, hospital stays, […]

Awards are cool. Awards that recognize our company as a place where people love to work are extra-cool. And winning one of those particular awards three separate times (so far) makes us do a little happy dance. We’re thrilled to announce that Lifespark has made the list of the 2021 Best Places to Work, according […]

“I feel at home here. I’m very appreciated,” says Tracey Cushing, a Home Health Aide at Cedar Creek Senior Living. “Upper management goes out of their way to tell us we’re doing a great job. It wasn’t like that where I worked before.” Tracey is appreciated! Like every other Home Health Aide on our senior […]

When Lifespark developed its hospice program, the leadership team was passionate about creating a different kind of late life experience, one that would spark joy not only in our clients and their families, but also in our partner teams. To do that, Lifespark Hospice has made communication and collaboration a top priority. “Before joining Lifespark, […]

Take what you think you know about Lifespark and throw it out the window. We’re not that little private-pay, geriatric care management company anymore. We took the business you may remember that was rooted in a whole-person approach to serving seniors and sparked it. Okay, we ignited it and lit the whole industry on fire. […]

Joel Theisen, Lifespark CEO, is still flying high from the opportunity to inspire the next generation of healthcare innovators and disruptors at the Mayo Clinic Health Innovation Sprint. As the keynote speaker, Joel started the conversation with one key question – ‘are you a zombie or a test pilot?’ And offered some sound advice for […]

Asking a client about their end-of-life wishes can feel uncomfortable, even for seasoned professionals. Yet older adults may be less afraid of dying than of upsetting their loved ones. Health professionals can help by creating a safe space for clients to talk about their end-of-life wishes, and by guiding the family through each stage of […]