The Quest for the GoodLife with Dr. Mike Strouse

Send us Fan Mail This episode is called Back to the Future and for good reason! Every now and then since the 1960’s, the vision for care has been cast and it’s a bit like a broken record. The story is always the same: people with different abilities want what we all want—a good life.  When we talk about what a good life looks like, we’ve got to admit that technology is absolutely integral to our l...

Send us Fan Mail This month, Dr. Mike Strouse talks with Ivo Ivanov about how to grasp a simple and attainable vision of The Final Rule, where individuals—regardless of their abilities—can access the support they need in the ways they most want. ( @GoodLife Innovations )

Send us Fan Mail Mike Strouse goes further in depth in part three of the series. This episode includes visual demonstrations of cutting edge iLink technology integrated within service models to improve independence, privacy, and safety. To get the full benefit of the demonstration, please visit our YouTube channel  @GoodLife Innovations and watch the HD video.

Send us Fan Mail Technology is forever changing. What’s possible for virtual care as it is used to empower self-direction, care, privacy, and independence is rapidly evolving. That said, there are some important current system design and practice considerations that providers using virtual support technologies should know. Dr. Strouse introduces series of episodes dedicated to the rapidly evolving...

Send us Fan Mail Mike Strouse discusses ICHRA and how bifurcation creates opportunities, flexibility, and savings for both the workforce and the employers.

Send us Fan Mail Replacement staffing represents multiple challenges. In this episode, Dr. Strouse introduces practical solutions specifically designed to address each one of these challenges.

Send us Fan Mail GoodLife's 36 and 48 Contingency is specifically designed to meet the challenges of the new workforce reality.

Send us Fan Mail Dr. Mike Strouse and Jim Holland of Fisher Phillips discuss Premium Pay and more...

Send us Fan Mail Paid time off presents unique challenges for service providers. A robust strategy can mitigate problems associated with the search for quality replacements and the increased number of people involved in care. In addition, a new reality demands a novel approach to your agency's payday schedule.

Send us Fan Mail Find out how elevating direct support positions into a professional lifestyle can produce better compensation, schedule management, and work-life balance. 

Send us Fan Mail What is the Professional Extended Family Model? How did it start? What are the ingredients needed for its success and why it has become transformative?

Send us Fan Mail Let's take a look back and review the first season of the GoodLife U podcast and at some important questions, each service provider should consider. 

Send us Fan Mail The new realities offer unique challenges making the traditional hiring methods insufficient. Now more than ever bridging the vacancy gap is imperative for service providers.

Send us Fan Mail How to achieve your dream wage target through premium pay.

Send us Fan Mail Discover what the five faucets are and how they can be turned on to achieve a steady flow of stable schedules.

Send us Fan Mail How do schedules become "wonky" and what can service providers do to mitigate the ensuing challenges. Definition: won·ky /wäNGkē/Slang: shaky, groggy, unsteady, off-kilter, unbalanced, faulty, unreliable.

Send us Fan Mail The workforce crisis has created a pressing need for effective solutions.

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Dr. Mike Strouse will take you on an in-depth exploration of technology leveraged service models. The challenges experienced in the last year made it abundantly clear: traditional services are not the answer anymore. New technologies have made huge strides and opened vast possibilities but to achieve the potential benefits services must be carefully designed aroun...

Send us Fan Mail How iLink actually ENHANCES privacy and eliminates intrusion.

Send us Fan Mail Learn about GoodLife's innovative services architecture and approach to data management and protection.

Send us Fan Mail How does GoodLife's Applied Technology Center factor in the new ecosystem of delivering services.

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Dr. Strouse takes us on a detailed tour of an iLink home and explains how each component contributes to the safety, independence, and privacy of GoodLife residents.

Send us Fan Mail GoodLife's iLink provides much more than smart home technologies.

Send us Fan Mail High level of engagement + purpose + support = full, enriched life. 

Send us Fan Mail Our focus: Taking all the beneficial aspects of an old-fashioned neighborhood and combining them with a great care model, technology, and the spirit of volunteerism.