Category: Articles and Columns

Denise Boudreau-Scott President & CEO, DRIVE Reprinted with permission from CultureChangeOutcomes.com Staffing issues are the new pandemic. Every industry is desperate for good people to fill the gaps. I see it in my small beach town. Roofers, landscapers, restaurants… all… Read more

Jared Bloomfield Manager of Field Operations for Wish of a Lifetime For years, I worked in senior living, desperately searching for ways to honor older adults, showing them how important they were to their families, communities and the world, always… Read more

Donna Woodward former CNA whose hope is to help improve the quality of life of those who live in and work in LTC homes A recent Pioneer Network Roundtable discussion about staffing in long-term care homes touched on two related… Read more

Verna Cavey, Resident, Independent Living, Christian Living Communities Moriah Bernhardt, Senior Director of Rhythms Programs for CLC-Cappella We were just going to write a garden-variety article and then decided it would be better if we bounced some ideas around with… Read more

An Interview with Joe Carella Executive Director, Scandinavian Living Center, Newton, MA The Scandinavian Living Center (SLC), located in Newton, Massachusetts, is a nonprofit assisted living community that takes an inspired approach to elder care. By adopting core Scandinavian principles,… Read more

The Mayer-Rothschild Designation of Excellence in Person-Centered Long-Term Care Seeks Participation from Across the United States The Mayer-Rothschild Foundation Designation of Excellence in Person-Centered Long-Term Care Award is developing a new national standard of person-centered excellence in the design and… Read more

Matt Cantrell, COO, National Association of Health Care Assistants (NAHCA) CNA (Certified Nursing Assistants) Week, set for June 17-24, is much more than just a symbolic tribute to the health care professionals who risked their own lives and safety to… Read more

A Message from the Reimagining Dementia Coalition When the founding members of Reimagining Dementia: A Creative Coalition for Justice came together in April 2020, our world was beginning to confront the unprecedented impact COVID-19 was having on our physical, emotional,… Read more

Whatever your faith or beliefs, the need to take care of ourselves, including acknowledging our spiritual needs, has been something that we have become keenly aware of this past year. For Pioneer Network, Pastor Gary has been there for us… Read more

Joan Devine Director of Education, Pioneer Network Though it seems like ages ago, it was only a little over a year ago that most of us came to the realization that what we were facing with the pandemic was not… Read more