It isn’t enough to just hand a few brochures to seniors or give them a list of home care providers to choose from if we aren’t first asking them: what are your goals after you ...
Lifesprk Moving On!
Lifesprk is moving on … location that is, to St. Louis Park. We have a busy week ahead moving our main office on November 16 with plans to be fully settled in our new space ...
What Case Managers/Discharge Planners Need to Know About Private Duty Home Care Services
Lifesprk was given permission to share this blog from Elizabeth Hogue, a home care attorney. We share this piece because it resonated with us, we know that many care managers and discharge planners take their ...
Lifesprk Honored for Sixth Time as Fastest Growing Company in Twin Cities
New Directions in Care Management This was a big year for growth at Lifesprk with the announcement of a partnership with Intermountain Healthcare, a not-for-profit healthcare system in Utah. And many behind the scenes efforts ...
Five Tips to Share with Seniors At Discharge about Cost-Saving Measures
The New York Times wrote an article on ‘Too Little Too Late’ about a growing epidemic among older Americans: bankruptcy. What does that have to do with healthcare and discharge planning? A lot, actually. The ...
Continued Growth Lands Lifesprk on Inc. 5000 List
Minnesota, according to Inc. Magazine has the highest amount of business revenue growth in the country. The 85 companies who made the Inc. 5000 list in Minnesota had a combined growth rate of 321.4 percent ...
Transition Client Story: What Happens When Your Discharge Plan Hits Reality?
Doris’s story could have been a failed discharge. Her situation had the makings of a perfect storm of unforeseen events that would have landed her in the emergency room or worse, lying on her floor ...
The Issue Plaguing Seniors That’s 100% Preventable: Are Your Clients Affected?
Medication adherence – it’s not a diagnosis but it is an issue affecting many of our senior clients. It’s one of the main reasons so many are heading back to the hospital after being discharged ...
Lifesprk’s Angela Nelson Talks Nursing Careers on National Podcast
Angela Nelson, BSN, RN PHN, is one of our community Life Care Managers caring for seniors in their home. Nearly 35 years into her nursing care, she considers this role the ‘frosting on my career.’ ...
Average Monthly Cost of Senior Care May Shock You
Cost is the elephant in the room. Many seniors ultimately choose senior care providers based on hourly cost alone – it’s a dangerous gamble. Choosing a lower cost option upfront may actually cost them more ...
