A recent white paper written by the National Alliance for Caregivers suggests family caregiving is the next public health crisis. The white paper points out, ‘as medical professionals we ask the client if they have ...
Who’s Your Home Care Quarterback
The SuperBowl is behind us but the discussion we had right before the Minneapolis event remains an interesting conversation starter: Who is your home care quarterback? What does that even mean? And why do you ...
Lifesprk’s Emily Timm Earns LeadingAge MN Ray Johnson Leadership-in-Action Award
Emily Timm, Director of Operations for Lifesprk, believes a ‘sparked’ client experience is the product of a robust team working together. Her commitment lies in making sure seniors have autonomy, improved outcomes, and every opportunity ...
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 ...
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. ...
Joel Theisen Appointed to LeadingAge Minnesota Board of Directors
After watching too many seniors on what he calls the ‘Roller Coaster of Health Care Crisis’ amid a ‘sick care system’ not a healthcare system, Joel Theisen, RN, CEO/Founder of Lifesprk knew there had to ...
Purpose May Be the Secret Weapon in the War on Dementia
Think focusing on someone’s purpose is fluff? Think again. Minnesota native Dan Buettner found that having a purpose in our lives is one of the nine factors that influence longevity. In his best-selling book the ...
Taking ‘Triple’ Aim At the Political Scene
Why Aging Should be a Top Issue … Healthcare, not surprisingly, makes the top 8 issues that shape presidential campaigns. As the two parties debate their differing sides of healthcare reform, they do agree on ...
Lessons Learned from Dr. Bill Thomas’s ‘Disrupt Dementia’ Workshop
“We’re here to disrupt aging,” said Dr. Bill Thomas, an author, entrepreneur, musician, teacher, farmer and physician whose wide-ranging work explores the terrain of human aging. Perhaps best known as the founder of The Eden ...
