Find out how to maximize technology, overcome challenges and deliver innovative, on-demand services in the 21st century. Dr. Mike Strouse (GoodLife Innovations President and CEO) leads us on a quest for the good life.
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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…
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Technology Enabled Service Models, Part 4: A Vision for the Future of Care
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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 )By Dr. Mike Strouse
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GoodLife U: Technology Enabled Service Models - Part 3
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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.…
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GoodLife U: Technology Enabled Service Models - Episode 1
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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 …
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GoodLife U with Dr. Mike Strouse Episode 3: Bifurcating Your Workforce
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Mike Strouse discusses ICHRA and how bifurcation creates opportunities, flexibility, and savings for both the workforce and the employers.By Dr. Mike Strouse
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GoodLife U Episode 2: Replacement Staffing
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Replacement staffing represents multiple challenges. In this episode, Dr. Strouse introduces practical solutions specifically designed to address each one of these challenges.By Dr. Mike Strouse
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GoodLife U With Dr. Mike Strouse: 36 and 48 Contingency
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GoodLife's 36 and 48 Contingency is specifically designed to meet the challenges of the new workforce reality.By Dr. Mike Strouse
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GoodLife U Bonus Episode: Premium Pay With Dr. Mike Strouse and Jim Holland
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Dr. Mike Strouse and Jim Holland of Fisher Phillips discuss Premium Pay and more...By Dr. Mike Strouse
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GoodLife U (Episode 6): Paid Time Off and Payday
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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.By Dr. Mike Strouse
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GoodLife U (Episode 7): Lifestyle Professional Direct Support Positions
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Find out how elevating direct support positions into a professional lifestyle can produce better compensation, schedule management, and work-life balance.By Dr. Mike Strouse
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GoodLife U (Episode 8): Professional Extended Family Model
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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?By Dr. Mike Strouse
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GoodLife U (Episode 9): Rise Up, Look Back, Step Forward
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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.By Dr. Mike Strouse
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GoodLife U (Episode 4): Filling the Vacancy Gap
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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.By Dr. Mike Strouse
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How to achieve your dream wage target through premium pay.By Dr. Mike Strouse
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GoodLife U (Episode 3): The Five Faucet Theory
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Discover what the five faucets are and how they can be turned on to achieve a steady flow of stable schedules.By Dr. Mike Strouse
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GoodLife U (Episode 2): The Problem With Wonky Schedules
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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.By Dr. Mike Strouse
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GoodLife U (Episode 1): The National DSP Crisis
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The workforce crisis has created a pressing need for effective solutions.By Dr. Mike Strouse
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The Quest for the Good Life with Dr. Mike Strouse (Bonus Episode)
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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…
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How iLink actually ENHANCES privacy and eliminates intrusion.By Dr. Mike Strouse
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Episode 7: iLink Replaces Vulnerable and Outdated Agency Infrastructure
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Learn about GoodLife's innovative services architecture and approach to data management and protection.By Dr. Mike Strouse
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Episode 6: The Applied Technology Center and The New Paradigm of Care
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How does GoodLife's Applied Technology Center factor in the new ecosystem of delivering services.By Dr. Mike Strouse
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Episode 5: Let's Take an In-Depth Tour of an iLink Home
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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.By Dr. Mike Strouse
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Episode 4: What Is iLink And Why Is It More Important Than Ever?
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GoodLife's iLink provides much more than smart home technologies.By Dr. Mike Strouse
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Episode 3: Infusing Services in a Well Selected Neighborhood as an Alternative to Congregate Care
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High level of engagement + purpose + support = full, enriched life.By Dr. Mike Strouse
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Episode 2: Using Technology to Amplify Humanity
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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.By Dr. Mike Strouse
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Episode 1: Traditional services are no longer the answer
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What exactly is "the quest for the good life"? Our unprecedented times require an unprecedented and innovative approach to delivering safe and effective services. Dr. Mike Strouse introduces "GoodLife Innovations" and addresses the challenges and intricacies of improving the lives of people who need help to live independently.…
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