Yep, that cherry turnover might have caught your attention, but with turnover averaging 45% or more, for Direct Support Professionals (DSP) at Home and Community Based Service providers, the word turnover is more likely to turn your stomach than tickle your taste buds. You know all the reasons, poverty level hourly rates for DSPs, full […]
If you are like me, as soon as you step into an institutional healthcare setting, like a hospital or a nursing home, you feel suddenly less healthy than you did just minutes before when you were free on the outside gamboling around. I want to stay in the community as long as I can for […]
You’ve probably heard that Mylan, the manufacturer of the EpiPen has raised the price for a two-pack of EpiPens in the USA from $100 in 2009 to $600 in 2016. It’s a pretty safe bet that a lot of people with high deductible health insurance, or no health insurance, are taking a risk and doing […]
Recently, after a bike ride, I spent time with CU ski team coach Richard Rokos. Richard is a true motivator on many levels. He coaches one of the most successful sports programs at the University of Colorado, and his overall raw enthusiasm is contagious. When I worked for Sunrise Medical, a few years ago, he […]
Do you take any regular medications or help a loved one keep track of their medications? Difficult isn’t it? Anyone you know come back from the hospital all whacked out and in pain? Suddenly, without a lot of preparation (apart from a whole bunch of paper and a low grade talk from a nurse delivered […]
Over 12,000 caregivers use our CaraSolva cloud based caregiver system. These dedicated caregivers help individuals, with challenging health conditions, live in the community. They use our system, because, without it, there is a befuddling pile of paper instructions, progress charts to complete, medications to give, care tasks to administer, and doctor visits to make. Following […]
Recently I was at a conference in Ohio. In the bathroom washing my hands, bamboozled when multiple swipes of my hand, in front of the faucet, did not result in running water. Tricky, it was one of those “old fashioned twentieth century” faucets, you actually had to exert pressure on the faucet handle to turn […]
Those who know me well, look at me as bit of a health and wellness nut. Don’t look at myself like that, well at least not the nut bit. Most of my work life is behind a desk, in a car, or on a plane. So it is a joy to be out stretching the […]
One of the topics I touched on briefly in my talk at the Alt.1 conference, was the challenge of helping individuals with chronic health conditions enjoy the health and wellness benefits of a regular bowel movement. It sounds mundane, but can have a big benefit. For everyone, but especially individuals with chronic health conditions, intellectual […]
The Alt.1 conference at the School of Business, University at Albany SUNY, was a great success. I enjoyed the panel on which I spoke, the material presented, and the innovation of the Assistive Technology ideas for independent living generated. Thanks to Dr. Paul Miesing of the Center for Advancement & Understanding of Social Enterprises (CAUSE) and Fred Erlich, Executive Director […]