People Worth Caring About

In the latest episode of the LTC Heroes podcast, we speak with David Coppins , CEO and Co-Founder at IntelyCare Inc . and Chris Caulfield , Co-Founder and Chief Nursing Officer of the same company. The talk takes place on a cruise to celebrate Nurses Week. There are around 500 people onboard. IntelyCare is a digital staffing platform with thousands of nurses, nurse assistants, nursing homes, and a...

In the latest episode of the LTC Heroes podcast, we sit down with Tom Mann , Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Moorings Park . Tom has enjoyed a long career in senior living, spanning over 27 years. He served as senior vice president of advertising for the national development of life plan communities. Then he worked as principal chief marketing innovation officer for Love & Company. To...

In this week’s episode of the LTC Heroes podcast, we speak with Melissa Andrews , President and CEO at LeadingAge Virginia . Melissa is responsible for the overall management of the company and leading the membership. LeadingAge represents more than 5,000 nonprofit aging services providers and other organizations that improve millions of lives daily. LeadingAge uses applied research, advocacy, edu...

In the latest episode of the LTC Heroes podcast, we speak with Jon Riewer , President at Eventide Senior Living Communities . Jon has been leading more than 1,400 staff members serving more than 1,300 seniors since 2003. Jon entered the industry with the help of his mum. Now, almost 30 years later, he’s experienced many different roles and opportunities, many within the same organization. The memb...

In this week’s episode of the LTC Heroes podcast, we speak with Taylor Davis , President of KLAS Research , at the HIMSS Global Health Conference & Exhibition. We discuss healthcare technology and Taylor’s experience working as president at KLAS research. Taylor attended HIMMS to see people from healthcare provider organizations that he often meets with via Zoom and staff members from KLAS. Se...

In the latest episode of the LTC Heroes podcast, we speak with Ron Emerson , Global Healthcare Lead at Zoom Video Communications , at the HIMSS Global Health Conference & Exhibition. Zoom is currently the number one used application for clinicians to see patients. Over the years, it’s allowed many people to receive the care they need. Ron attended the HIMSS conference with a particular interes...

In this week’s episode of the LTC Heroes podcast, we speak with the President of PointClickCare , Julieann Esper Rainville , at the HIMSS Global Health Conference & Exhibition in Orlando, Florida. PointClickCare is the leading cloud-based healthcare software provider helping long-term and post-acute care (LTPAC) providers harness the power of data to enhance the most important areas of their b...

In the latest episode of the LTC Heroes podcast, we speak with LaShuan Bethea , Executive Director at AHCA/NCAL . ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​T​he National Center for Assisted Living (N​CAL) is the assisted living voice of the American Health...

In the latest episode of the LTC Heroes podcast, we were joined by Dr. David Gifford , Director of the Center for Health Policy Evaluation in LTC of the American Health Care Association . The episode was streamed live from the Georgia Healthcare Association winter convention, where David gave a talk. During the conference, David spoke about Covid visas and his clinical background as a geriatrician...

In this week’s episode of the LTC Heroes podcast, we speak with Deke Cateau , Chief Executive Officer of A.G. Rhodes Health & Rehab . A.G. Rhodes is a premier nursing home in Atlanta, providing senior care services in Atlanta and Marietta. Deke is also the author of ‘Brush Fire: Covid-19 and Our Nursing Homes’. A lot of the episode focuses on the book and Deke’s creative writing process. The e...

In the latest episode of LTC Heroes , we catch up with Teepa Snow , Owner and Trainer at Positive Approach, LLC. Teepa is one of the leading educators on dementia and the care that accompanies it in North America. She’s an occupational therapist with 42 years of clinical practice. She’s currently working with a number of national and international projects and organizations. We have spoken to Teep...

In the latest episode of the LTC Heroes podcast, we chat with Teepa Snow , Owner and Trainer at Positive Approach to Care . Teepa is well-known in the long-term care industry for her experience in dementia and for educating others on the subject. She has many impressive credentials, including a Master of Science. She is a Registered and Licensed Occupational Therapist as well as a Fellow of the Am...

In this week’s episode of the LTC Heroes podcast, we sit down with Fee Stubblefield , Founder and CEO at The Springs Living based in McMinnville, Oregon. Fee grew up in Pendleton, Oregon, working for his family business and local ranches. The Springs Living has 18 Senior Living Communities: 13 in Oregon, five in Montana, and two more under construction. The episode begins with Fee answering what h...

In this week’s episode of LTC Heroes , we chat with Hannah Anderson, Clinical Liaison at The Center at Waterfront . The Center at Waterfront is a skilled nursing facility in Wichita, Kansas. The episode begins with Hannah explaining what a clinical liaison is, along with more about The Center. She explains that a clinical liaison makes the transition easier for patients from the acute setting to t...

In the latest episode of the LTC Heroes podcast, we discuss marketing and sales with David Hopkins , Executive Director at Grand Villa of Altamonte Springs . The Grand Villa of Altamonte Springs is a resort-style assisted living and Alzheimer's residence in Altamonte Springs, Florida. The episode begins with David sharing more information about his role, including his focuses and challenges. We al...

This week’s episode of the LTC Heroes podcast is a special one. Melissa Brown of Gravity Healthcare Consulting interviews our very own host of the podcast, Peter Murphy Lewis , Marketing Director at Experience Care. Peter is on a mission to help long-term care facilities, improve patient outcomes, and enhance the quality of their care. In the episode, we speak to Peter about his work as a nurse’s...

In the latest episode of the LTC Heroes podcast, we sit down with Peter Whitehouse of Case Western Reserve University and Daniel George of Penn State College of Medicine . Peter Whitehouse is an MD, PhD, and professor of neurology, psychiatry, cognitive science, neuroscience, and organizational behavior. He's also a professor at the University of Toronto, an honorary research fellow at the Univers...

In this week’s episode of the LTC Heroes podcast, we sit down with Alun Skitt , executive director at Morada Senior Living based in Dallas, Texas. Alun has worked in the senior living industry for over 15 years in Oklahoma and Texas, after working a dozen years in the airline industry. Alun has a passion for training and compliance and quickly became an industry expert, teaching classes and speaki...

On this week’s episode of LTC Heroes , we sit down with Keo Velasquez , executive director of Watermark Retirement Communities . Keo has helped Watermark Retirement Communities list in the top 25 best workplaces for aging services in a national program. He has more than 20 years of experience in the culinary industry and, in the episode, we discuss his transition from executive chef to executive d...

In this week’s episode of the LTC Heroes podcast, we sit down with Dianne Powell , owner and instructor of Allied Health Career Training LLC . Dianne started off working as a certified nursing assistant in the long-term care industry. Now she helps people train to be CNAs themselves at Allied Health Career Training LLC. The episode begins with Dianne answering a few icebreaker questions before exp...

In the latest episode of LTC Heroes , we discuss entrepreneurship and culture with Owen Hammond , President, CEO, and Principal at Cascadia Healthcare . Owen established Cascadia Healthcare in 2015 and has since grown the business to 25 facilities across the United States. The episode begins with a few icebreaker questions before Owen shares how he got into the long-term care industry. The majorit...

In this week’s episode of the LTC Heroes podcast, we chat with Jill Steiner , Managing Partner at Dove Estates Senior Living Community , in Goddard, Kansas. Jill’s father, John, was the original owner of the community.  After suffering a stroke during the completion stages of the community’s development, John found himself in need of the services it provided. He moved into the home with his w...

In this week’s episode of LTC Heroes , we hear the insights of Dr. Bill Thomas , Founder and Chairman at Minka . Minka provides beautifully designed, sensibly-sized homes for seniors to live in. The company was developed based on the notion that people of all ages deserve to live in a place they love and in a manner they love. As well as Minka, Bill has founded several other projects, including Th...

In this week’s episode of the LTC Heroes podcast , we chatted with Nate Schema , Vice President of Operations at The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society —the biggest not-for-profit provider of senior housing and services in the United States. The main topic of the conversation is public relations in long-term care and how the organization has made more effort to be in the public eye. The e...

In this week’s episode of the LTC Heroes podcast, we discuss changing company culture in long-term care. The episode includes Bob Speelman, Vice-President of Business Development and Culture at Foundations Health Solutions , and Brian Colleran, the owner and founder of the company. Foundations Health Solutions is Ohio's leading long-term care company, managing 59 nursing homes. The company special...