Category: Change On Blog (Professional)

Quiz: How Do You Measure Up? Denise Logeland found out first-hand that a lot needs to change in the US to create true person-centered care. Her blog “When Health Care Ignores Your Goals” for Next Avenue shared her 83 year-old mom’s experience being discharged from the hospital. “Nobody asked my mom what mattered to her […]

The Minnesota Business Magazine has announced its finalists for their 2017 Innovators in Health & Wellness Awards and Joel Theisen, RN, Lifespark CEO & Founder is one of three Minnesota executives named finalists for the Health Care Executive Award. “I’m honored to be counted alongside Siyad Abdullahi, President and CEO of Informed Health Systems, and […]

Lifespark Once Again Named a Top Workplace by Star Tribune Joel Theisen, RN, CEO & Founder of Lifespark’s belief is clear: there’s more to care than just the medical and it’s all about the people.  That’s how he determines the health of his home care organization – what are we doing to spark lives and […]

The home care industry is ripe for change. While many agencies are adding technology for greater efficiencies and streamlined communication, those efforts don’t go far enough because they are still based on reactive support services, led by an aide, that do little to prevent future issues or optimize people’s wellbeing. There’s real opportunity to TRULY […]

The Washington Post wrote a great article on the simplicity of helping seniors get what they want out of their care – whether it is at home care or in the hospital – by asking one question. The doctors were overthinking the care plan. The client didn’t want to continue down the path of more […]

Our intentions are good. All of us in the senior and home care realm are working to change and improve the experience for seniors, and certainly do not want to contribute to anything that detracts from their quality of life. Now LeadingAge has launched a national effort to ‘conquer ageism.’ It’s a monumental effort we […]

With a $2500 Sign-On Bonus… Cynthia Schmidt, PT, used to work in a long-term-care setting and was increasingly frustrated because she wasn’t able to do more for her clients to move them forward from a health challenge.  It’s a common issue among physical therapists (PTs) says Karen McCarren, PT, Director of Rehab Services at Lifespark. […]

One year after accepting our first Medicare home health client, Lifespark Home Health has already served 700+ people in the Twin Cities and grew the census from 0 to 200 – marking us one of the fastest growing home health organizations in the country. And despite that tremendous growth, Lifespark Home Health received a zero […]

‘We’ve Been Wrong About What Our Job in Medicine Is’ The added uncertainty about the fate of the Affordable Health Care Act (ACA) aka Obamacare doesn’t change the perfect storm driving the need for change. While bureaucrats and politicians banter, the need for change – dramatic change – continues. The combination of today’s senior demographics […]

Kudos to Katy Read and the Star Tribune team who published a series of articles in The Good Life on the impact of social isolation on seniors and what Minneapolis/St. Paul area senior care providers are doing about it. In her articles, Katy points out that the National Association of Area Agencies on Aging and […]