Category: Articles and Columns

  Brian LeBlanc Reprinted with permission from Alzheimer’s the Journey blog   First, let’s do some housekeeping: Yes, I still have Alzheimer’s Disease (and no, I’m still not “Faking It.”) I know everyone wishes for (me as well as everyone else… Read more

Joan Devine, Director of Education, Pioneer Network For those of us engaged in this incredible journey to change the culture of aging – we are searching for ways to bring more than the traditional model offers in terms of quality… Read more

Happy Birthday! This 15 year milestone began with the vision of Dr. Bill Thomas and was embraced by Steve McAlilly‘s leadership. Thanks to the support of The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, this radically simple innovation has become a proven movement that continues to grow with… Read more

Preference Based Living Team National Skilled Nursing Care Week is an opportunity to recognize the important role these organizations play in providing care to the nation’s older adults and individuals living with disabilities. The theme of “Celebrating Life’s Stories,” highlights… Read more

Sue Misiorski, VP of Workforce Innovations, PHI Are you spending the majority of your time managing staffing challenges and other problems that are a direct result of the workforce crisis? If so, you are not alone. This is the plight of employers… Read more

Barbara Frank, Cathie Brady & David Farrell Authors of A Long Term Care Leader’s Guide to High Performance: Doing Better Together Your systems create your outcomes. This is one of W. Edward Deming’s principles for quality improvement. He noted that… Read more

Since the 1970s, the cure for Alzheimer’s Disease has been promised to be “just around the corner,” usually 5 to 10 years out. by Kyrié Carpenter, ChangingAging Contributor “Are we there yet?” I would query from the back seat, as many… Read more

MEANWHILE, WHAT DO I DO WITH MY GREAT HOARD OF RESOURCES? Ponderings from Bill Keene As a founding Board member of Pioneer Network, I am pleased to witness the evolution of our conference scheduled for Denver this summer. The topics… Read more

Dr. Roger Landry, MD, MLH, Masterpiece Living Mom died this year. It was a long, slow, painful, degrading and expensive departure. Painful not only for her, but also for my brother and I, our wives, and children, and grandchildren. She… Read more