I have started a few businesses in my lifetime, two care management practices including life care planning, a software business and an education business. I have learned some things along the way that will hopefully help inspire you as you start and grow your own business(es). 1. Find a great mentor. With each of my businesses, I started with a great mentor. This is someone who has been … [Read more...] about Top 5 Tips to Growing a Successful Business
Caregiver Burden – Part of the Assessment, Goals and Recommendations
Care Managers are always focused on their clients’ needs and wellbeing. Caregiver stress should always be included as part of the assessment of the client. Caregiver stress can lead to burnout and is linked to a higher chance of abuse. In 2020, 41.8 million Americans, nearly 17% of the U.S. adult population provides unpaid care to an adult over the age of 50. More than 75% of these caregivers are … [Read more...] about Caregiver Burden – Part of the Assessment, Goals and Recommendations
How to Cost Your Services
Written by: Shanna Huber, CEO/founder of My Junna Software In any business, pricing is one of the most important things to get right. If a smallbusiness underprices their services, they may not be able to maintain profits to stay inbusiness, or be perceived as not valuable. If a business overprices their services, their target audience may not be able to afford their services, or they will … [Read more...] about How to Cost Your Services
Skills & Resources to Increase Your Efficiency as a Care Manager
Most likely you don’t have much free time between work and your personal life. Trying to manage everything can feel overwhelming at times. There are plenty of tools out there that can help you to make your work life as a care manager more efficient (for you and your clients). But how do you find the time to learn these tools so you can implement them? In this month's blog post, we are … [Read more...] about Skills & Resources to Increase Your Efficiency as a Care Manager
7 Ways to Improve Your Health as a Care Manager
Being a Care Manager is stressful. Everything from the day to day operations to the marketing decisions lies all on your shoulders. It becomes very easy to push aside your own health in order to continue fostering the health of your business. You may find yourself saying things like... “I’ll skip that walk today..” “I don’t have time to eat lunch..” “I’ll skip my 10 minute meditation so I … [Read more...] about 7 Ways to Improve Your Health as a Care Manager
Understanding The Difference Between Care Managers, Patient Advocates And Case Managers To Enhance The Care Continuum
Life Care management is an often unfamiliar field that is often confused with other professional services. Life Care Management, also referred to as “Care Management”, is a very well-kept secret. Oftentimes people find a life care manager and sigh with relief stating, “why didn’t I know about you years ago”? In this month’s blog, we are going to discuss what Care Management is, the value of … [Read more...] about Understanding The Difference Between Care Managers, Patient Advocates And Case Managers To Enhance The Care Continuum
7 Effective Tips for Leading a Remote Team
When COVID-19 hit in 2020, many people were unprepared to transition their employees to a remote setting. For others, the pandemic provided unforeseen stress and hardships on businesses, making more of a need for people to hire help to pivot their businesses or support additional workload. In either of these scenarios, business owners were thrown into a crisis of having to find ways to engage … [Read more...] about 7 Effective Tips for Leading a Remote Team
How to Conquer Working and Parenting During Covid
Across the world, due to the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), parents are struggling to juggle working from home, doing virtual learning with their children, and trying to keep their children emotionally stable and mentally and physically engaged. If that’s not enough, they are also worried about having enough hand sanitizer and toilet paper stocked in their house; all while still trying … [Read more...] about How to Conquer Working and Parenting During Covid