Pioneer Networking and the Culture Change Movement

Kelly O’Shea Carney, PhD, ABPP, CMC Executive Director, Phoebe Center for Excellence in Dementia Care   In one of my favorite movies, “Eat, Pray, Love,” the main character reflects on a story told by her friend, who is a therapist, about counseling Cambodian… Read more

CLICK HERE FOR A BONUS VIDEO TIP! Mary Sue Wilkinson, Founder of Singing Heart to Heart and the author of Songs You Know By Heart: A Simple Guide for Using Music in Dementia Care Here’s something I truly believe. Everyone can sing. It’s… Read more

Joan Devine Director of Education, Pioneer Network When someone asks me what Pioneer Network is, I typically lead with something from the Mission and Vision statements. I tell them we are an organization that has been in existence for 20… Read more

Ashton Applewhite Activist and Author Reprinted from  This Chair Rocks Blog All around the world, people are living longer-a basic hallmark of human progress, and a triumph of public health. The World Health Organization (WHO) is in the public health… Read more

Tracey Harvey National Program Director Wellness Services EnerG® by Aegis Therapies Introduction by Joan Devine, Director of Education, Pioneer Network Maintaining the “highest practicable level” of wellness. How many times have we read that phrase in the regulations or heard… Read more

Rose Marie Fagan Co-Founder and Founding Executive Director Pioneer Network I was so brand new to long term care that I had never even been in a nursing home before. So I viewed the field with fresh eyes. And this… Read more

By Judy Ryan,  Owner Operator of LifeWork Systems “Inferiority feelings rule the mental life and can be clearly recognized in the sense of deficiency and dissatisfaction, and in uninterrupted struggles both within individuals and humanity.”  —Alfred Adler, Psychiatrist, 1870-1937 The… Read more

By the Care Partners of the Cottages of Lake St. Louis with Sherry King, Administrator INTRODUCTION by Joan Devine Last week in the Pioneer Network Hot Topics Webinar, we heard from Sue Misiorski and Anna Ortigara from PHI about the… Read more

Celia Berdes, PhD, Sociologist and Gerontologist In our work with elders, we sometimes come up against a question about care or services for which there is no clear answer. In many areas of clinical care, there are best practices, which… Read more

Cracking the Hospitality Code: What Everyone Should Know about Customer Service Denise Boudreau-Scott and Allison Duda, Drive team members   Customer service. The resident experience. Visitor impressions. Every single day, employees are taking countless actions that are helping to support your… Read more