The Caregiver's Toolbox

153. Shocking Death Tolls at Mass Nursing Homes 29.05.2020 26:43 ↓

Ryan discusses the Baker Administration releasing the specific death tolls at Massachusetts nursing facilities, where 20% have 20+ COVID deaths.

152. Nursing Homes Are The Victim 28.05.2020 20:17 ↓

Ryan talks about an op-ed written by the chief operating officer of a nursing home who claims that nursing homes are the victims of COVID19 and not the perpetrators.

151. Horrors at Ontario Nursing Homes 27.05.2020 56:10 ↓

Ryan talks about the bombshell report from the Canadian military that shows widespread issues at the five nursing homes the Canadian military has been supporting.

150. Are For Profit Nursing Homes The Problem? 26.05.2020 32:40 ↓

Ryan talks about a recent NPR article that points the finger at nursing homes being for-profit as a big reason why infections continue to occur.

149. Surivival of Hospitals: Mergers and Aquisitions? 22.05.2020 14:19 ↓

Ryan talks about how hospitals are hemorrhaging cash and struggling to stay open.  With revenues down and the future uncertain, will M&As be the future?

148. Assisted Living CEO Worried About The Future 21.05.2020 16:00 ↓

Ryan talks about a recent ominous quarterly earnings calls from Capital Senior Living, one of the largest ALF companies in the US. 

147. Do Nursing Home Deserve Immunity? 20.05.2020 33:21 ↓

Ryan talks about how nursing homes across the nation are receiving immunity by law or from governors' orders so they can not be liable for deaths or negligence due to the pandemic.

146. Will SNFs and ALFs Survive? 14.05.2020 16:47 ↓

We talk about whether or not nursing facilities or assisted livings will survive COVID themselves.

145. Are SNFs To Blame? 11.05.2020 25:39 ↓

The discussion on the show is some people have pointed the finger directly at nursing homes for letting COVID in and decimating the population of these facilities - so are they to blame?

144. Update on How Things Are 28.04.2020 10:04 ↓

We give an update on how things are going during the peak of the COVID crisis in Boston.

143. Hiring Caregivers During COVID 03.04.2020 7:07 ↓

We talk about how hiring has changed because of the COVID virus.

136. Diet, Exercise and Dementia 21.01.2020 22:00 ↓

We talk about a recent article in the WSJ about the link between a healthy lifestyle and dementia.

135. Understanding Live-In Services 15.01.2020 29:46 ↓

We talk about often forgotten live-in services when a caregiver lives in the home to provide care.

134. Matt from RoandSteve.com 06.01.2020 1:01:44 ↓

Matt Perrin is the co-owner of roandsteve.com.  A directory of private home care agencies and assisted living facilities.