Lifesprk Once Again Named a Top Workplace by Star Tribune Joel Theisen, RN, CEO & Founder of Lifesprk’s belief is clear: there’s more to care than just the medical and it’s all about the people. ...
Lifesprk CEO Named Finalist for Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award For Innovative Home Care Success
The home care industry is ripe for change. While many agencies are adding technology for greater efficiencies and streamlined communication, those efforts don’t go far enough because they are still based on reactive support services, ...
Experiment: Ask Your Client This One Question And See What Happens
The Washington Post wrote a great article on the simplicity of helping seniors get what they want out of their care – whether it is at home care or in the hospital – by asking ...
5 Hidden Ways You May be Contributing to Ageism
Our intentions are good. All of us in the senior and home care realm are working to change and improve the experience for seniors, and certainly do not want to contribute to anything that detracts ...
There’s An Alternative to the Traditional Physical Therapist Role
With a $2500 Sign-On Bonus… Cynthia Schmidt, PT, used to work in a long-term-care setting and was increasingly frustrated because she wasn’t able to do more for her clients to move them forward from a ...
Lifesprk Home Health: Deficiency-Free Survey Despite Unprecedented Growth In Just 12 Months of Operations
One year after accepting our first Medicare home health client, Lifesprk Home Health has already served 700+ people in the Twin Cities and grew the census from 0 to 200 – marking us one of ...
The Case for a Whole Person Senior Care Model of Population Health
‘We’ve Been Wrong About What Our Job in Medicine Is’ The added uncertainty about the fate of the Affordable Health Care Act (ACA) aka Obamacare doesn’t change the perfect storm driving the need for change. ...
We ‘Stand Up’ for Social Workers in Minnesota and Beyond
‘Stand Up for Social Workers.’ That’s the theme for this year’s National Social Worker’s month in March, created by the National Association of Social Workers (NASW). The rationale for ‘Stand Up’ is to highlight the ...
Star Tribune Highlights Efforts to Combat Social Isolation for Minnesota Seniors
Kudos to Katy Read and the Star Tribune team who published a series of articles in The Good Life on the impact of social isolation on seniors and what Minneapolis/St. Paul area senior care providers ...
5 Tips to Transform Seniors into Proactive Planners
Ever wish that more of your clients were proactive planners? Get tired of hearing ‘I’m not ready for that’ or ‘When something happens, I’ll call you’? At 86 years old, Mildred feels good and stays ...
