Category: News

Joel Theisen, BSN, RN, CEO of Lifespark weighed in on the Annual Open Enrollment season with his opinion on the process in an article in MarketWatch. The health care choice is important but changing for the 60 million Americans on Medicare. 2023 was the first year most seniors opted for Medicare Advantage over traditional Medicare, […]

Austin Mongtomery, reporter for Senior Housing News, sheds light on what it will take to meet the rapid demand of memory care to serve seniors fully. He writes, “All signs point toward the rapid growth of demand for memory care in the coming years. To meet the market, providers must pursue transformation and innovation while […]

Amanda Johnson, RN, Lifespark, VP Senior Living Operations, shared her insights during a panel discussion at the ACHA/NCAL conference on how training employees plays a critical role in addressing ‘acuity creep’ for today’s residents moving into senior living . Quoted in McKnights Senior Living, Amanda noted that the top consideration for operators is deciding what […]

Too many medical providers get involved only after people are sick. They should be offering help when people are healthy and want to stay that way. That’s the opinion of Lifespark CEO, Joel Theisen, BSN, RN, who wrote this article in Minn Post urging seniors and their families to expect more from their health plans. Lifespark […]

In an interview with Patrick Filbin, reporter for Home Health Care News, Matt Kinne, Interim COO and VP, Growth weighed in on how Lifespark views the model and our potential participation. As Filbin noted, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) first announced the Guiding an Improved Dementia Experience (GUIDE) Model in late July. […]

Monica Engel, senior vice president of government markets at Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota, has joined the Lifespark Board of Directors. As a member of the executive leadership team at Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota, Engel oversees the organization’s government health program business, including Medicare, Medicaid, the federal employee plan and individual market […]

Lifespark CEO Joel Theisen and VP – Program Execution Erin Hilligan sat down with Tim Mullaney, editor of Skilled Nursing News to talk about the steps providers can take to prove their value to payers in today’s evolving payment landscape. They discuss how technology is helping operators navigate this shift, and they also share perspectives […]

Senior Housing News reporter, Austin Montgomery, in his latest article, shared that in 2023, value-based care reached a “tipping point,” with big senior living players including Brookdale Senior Living (NYSE: BKD) embracing the trend. Lifespark, he names in the article, has stakes in the value-based care world. Looking ahead to 2024, he said, “the industry is preparing […]

In Senior Trade, reporter Nancy Griffin, talks about Lifespark’s Spark Performance and what Dr. Bill Thomas has to say about aging as a team sport. As a continuation of his mission to improve the lives of older adults, Dr. Bill Thomas launched the online course PLAYING TO WIN! A Global Symposium on Aging Magnificently. Wrapping […]

This opinion piece from Lifespark CEO Joel Theisen in MedPage is driving a lot of conversation about nurses in health care – some who agree and some who don’t. Joel’s biggest point in writing this piece was to point out the opportunity and possibility nurses have to look at their career beyond the bedside into […]