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Getting and keeping a vision are keys to success

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That Vision Thing. Crucial to Leadership.

August 19, 2017

When you set out to accomplish something, anything, how do you start? Is it not usually with a vision? You see the finish line, or the finished product, or the larger expanse of possibilities ahead of you. Whether in business or in life, you accomplish more if you start with that vision thing. To recap […]

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Engage your brain as you age. It matters.

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To Retire, or Not to Retire?

August 13, 2017

It was Margaret Mead who staunchly proclaimed, “Sooner or later I’m going to die, but I’m not going to retire!” I wholeheartedly agree. However, I certainly do take plenty of time for leisure, travel, and family. Plus, my work is interesting and allows me to interface with very smart individuals pursuing a common cause: healthcare […]

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Everywhere you look are life's lessons

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Learning as We Go. Life’s Lessons.

August 8, 2017

What critical lessons have you learned in life so far? One day when my older son was about mid-thirties, he said to me, “It certainly would be great to know, in advance, which of the life decisions you make are pivotal ones.” I agreed, and was happy that a child of mine had such insight. […]

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Let's Turn Healthcare Delivery and Receiving Upside Down

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How Home Health Today Keeps Readmissions Away

July 23, 2017

It is, unfortunately, a common scenario. An older adult falls (as many as one-third to one-half of us, unfortunately, do; every 11 seconds, in fact). A fracture results, warranting a hospital visit followed by in-patient rehab in a Skilled Nursing Facility AKA SNF (40% of the time). The injured recovers fully and that’s the end […]

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Given the unknown, choose home care when possible

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To Stay Healthy (and alive) Longer, Avoid Hospitalization, if Possible

July 7, 2017

We’ve certainly come a long way from the pre-Florence Nightingale days, when one of the earliest hospitals, the Hotel-Dieu in Paris, offered dark, unsanitary, poorly ventilated wards, multiple patients per bed (many of whom were infectious), and a mortality rate of more than 40%. And yet, we’re still struggling with complications related to hospitalizations – […]

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