Failure to Thrive:
Rehabilitating long term care
A discussion with Irving Stackpole
November 18th 2020
11:00 AM EST / 16.00 PM GMT
The Recordings
Long-term care is failing to thrive
The diagnosis of “failure to thrive” describes a multifactorial state of decline, which is often the result of chronic concurrent diseases and functional impairments. Long-term care certainly warrants the diagnosis, “failure to thrive”. This is due to many factors, described clearly by Brendan Williams’ Failure to Thrive? Long-Term Care’s Tenuous Long-Term Future.
With more than 40% of the COVID-19 related deaths in the United States and Europe occurring in congregate long-term care (~80% in Canada), decades of underfunding, neglect and negative cultural stereotypes have tragically converged. The reality of this carnage is inescapable, and cannot be glossed over with politics, public relations or (even worse) grim resignation.
Before COVID-19, the sector endured widespread economic and operational problems. Now, nursing homes and assisted living residences, have lost occupancy & utilization, have lower revenues and face immense staff retention and recruitment obstacles.
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Most of the inventory in congregate senior care is unattractive, inaccessible and/or unaffordable. Why?
The result is a hodgepodge that costs too much, includes perverse incentives, and is almost impossible to navigate. As developed economies reel from disproportionate COVID-19 related deaths among the elderly in congregate care settings, isn’t it time to look past old models, which weren’t working anyhow, and start afresh with creative ideas and 21st-century innovation?
From an ethical point of view, the vulnerable elderly and disabled in our midst deserve better. The post-World War II Baby-Boom cohort is entering their 70s and could overwhelm the existing age care & support systems.
From an economics point of view, we need to do something to bend the cost curve.
The system, to put it bluntly, cannot survive unless we take bold steps.
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This webinar looks at:
What might be done to cure this failure to thrive? We’ll take a brief look at how we got to such a precarious point, what individual providers can do now to survive, and chart a new course for the long-term care sector.
Saving long-term care includes:
- Chart a new course for the long-term care sector.
- Topics include:
• Facts v. fantasy
• Measure what’s left after COVID-19
• Structures
• Programs
• Technology
• Information infrastructure
• Outcomes
• Economics
- Topics include:
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Whether you are a decision-maker for a nursing home, assisted living or other senior care organization, attend this webinar to hear about the possible paths to recovery for the congregate long-term care sector.
Failure to Thrive: Rehabilitating long term care
November 18th, 2020
11:00 AM EST / 16.00 PM GMT
The Presenter
Irving Stackpole
With decades of experience, Irving Stackpole is the President of Stackpole & Associates, Inc., a marketing, research, and sales training firm. Founded in 1991, Stackpole & Associates applies scientific marketing principles to develop practical solutions to clients’ challenges. Stackpole & Associates works collaboratively with clients to create innovative and practical solutions to the challenges facing organizations in the rapidly changing long term care markets.
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Recording of the webinar
This session will be recorded, including participants questions and answers, and will be made available to participants after the webinar for further review and sharing.
Whether you are a decision-maker for a nursing home, assisted living or other senior care organization, attend this webinar to hear about the possible paths to recovery for the congregate long-term care sector.
Failure to Thrive: Rehabilitating long term care
November 18th, 2020
11:00 AM EST / 16.00 PM GMT