Episode 50: Switching from the Airline Industry to Senior Care with Alun Skitt, Executive Director at Morada Senior Living

Episode 50: Switching from the Airline Industry to Senior Care with Alun Skitt, Executive Director at Morada Senior Living

by | Dec 8, 2021 | Podcast, Long-Term Care, Management, Senior Care Advocacy, seniorcareadvocacy, Skilled Nursing Facilities

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...
Episode 49: From Executive Chef to Executive Director with Keo Velasquez, Executive Director, Watermark Retirement Communities

Episode 49: From Executive Chef to Executive Director with Keo Velasquez, Executive Director, Watermark Retirement Communities

by | Nov 15, 2021 | Podcast, Long-Term Care, Management, Senior Care Advocacy, seniorcareadvocacy, Skilled Nursing Facilities

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...
Episode 48: CNA to Administrator to Educator of CNAs with Dianne Powell, Owner and Instructor of Allied Health Career Training LLC

Episode 48: CNA to Administrator to Educator of CNAs with Dianne Powell, Owner and Instructor of Allied Health Career Training LLC

by | Nov 10, 2021 | Podcast, Long-Term Care, Management, Senior Care Advocacy, seniorcareadvocacy, Skilled Nursing Facilities

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...
Episode 45: Shahbazim, Green House Project, Eden Alternative, Changing Age: The Career and Insights of Dr. Bill Thomas with Dr. Bill Thomas, Founder and Chairman at Minka

Episode 45: Shahbazim, Green House Project, Eden Alternative, Changing Age: The Career and Insights of Dr. Bill Thomas with Dr. Bill Thomas, Founder and Chairman at Minka

by | Oct 11, 2021 | Long-Term Care, Skilled Nursing Facilities, Uncategorized

  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...
Episode 43: Changing Company Culture in Long-Term Care with Brian Colleran, Owner & Founder and Bob Speelman, Vice-President of Business Development & Culture at Foundations Health Solutions

Episode 43: Changing Company Culture in Long-Term Care with Brian Colleran, Owner & Founder and Bob Speelman, Vice-President of Business Development & Culture at Foundations Health Solutions

by | Sep 29, 2021 | Long-Term Care, Management

  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...