Legacy Lounge

Join us in the Lounge as host Katie Holterman, M.S. CCC-SLP, BCS-S, Senior Director of Clinical Programming & Development, sits with Charles Hale, Chief Information Officer, to discuss Cyber Security Month.

"If you haven't already been introduced to how artificial intelligence (AI) can try to fool you or how intelligent it is, you will very soon." 

To learn more about how cyber security is important to everyone but especially our seniors, dive into this month's episode!

At Legacy Healthcare Services, our skilled therapists empower seniors to live safely and independently. Our on-site, dedicated approach to senior care makes us different. Our therapists empower residents in our care to realize there is another chapter to their Legacy. Whether physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, or wellness services are needed—we’ve got you covered. We work to improve the health of senior adults so they may live life the way they want to. Our business model allows us to seamlessly integrate into senior living communities, provide the highest quality of care on-site, and train community staff.

Join us in the Lounge as host Katie Holterman, M.S. CCC-SLP, BCS-S, Senior Director of Clinical Programming & Development, sits with Mark Cifarelli, PT, Director of Physical Therapy Clinical Services, to discuss Legacy's Fall Prevention Program.  

"There are many factors that can come into play that should be addressed ahead of time that can be taken care of before somebody falls and gets hurt." 
 
To learn more about these factors, dive into this month's episode!

At Legacy Healthcare Services, our skilled therapists empower seniors to live safely and independently. Our on-site, dedicated approach to senior care makes us different. Our therapists empower residents in our care to realize there is another chapter to their Legacy. Whether physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, or wellness services are needed—we’ve got you covered. We work to improve the health of senior adults so they may live life the way they want to. Our business model allows us to seamlessly integrate into senior living communities, provide the highest quality of care on-site, and train community staff.

Join us in the Lounge as host Katie Holterman, M.S. CCC-SLP, BCS-S, Senior Director of Clinical Programming & Development, sits with Kathleen Dwyer, VP of Compliance, and Laura Nicholson, Director of Medicare Enrollment and Compliance, to discuss the importance of compliance within healthcare.  A quick Google search will tell you that healthcare compliance refers to the process of abiding by all legal, professional, and ethical compliance standards in healthcare.

"The compliance department ensures that everyone on the team fully understands the seven elements of an effective compliance program." 

Dive into this episode to learn more about these elements and more!

At Legacy Healthcare Services, our mission is to improve the health of senior adults so they may live life the way they want to live it through wellness, education, safety, rehabilitation, and caring.

Join us in the Lounge as host Katie Holterman, M.S. CCC-SLP, BCS-S, Senior Director of Clinical Programming & Development, and some surprise Legacy guests join in on the conversation around some above and beyond Legacy team members.  

"I've said it before, and I’ll say it again: We truly have incredible team members here at Legacy." 

At Legacy Healthcare Services, our mission is to improve the health of senior adults so they may live life the way they want to live it through wellness, education, safety, rehabilitation, and caring. We utilize evidence-based clinical care to transform the lives of residents and empower them to live a life full of purpose, safety, and dignity. Our world-class therapists are available on-site within each community we serve.

Join us in the Lounge as host Katie Holterman, M.S. CCC-SLP, BCS-S, Senior Director of Clinical Programming & Development, and cohost Meredith Brunk, Director of Occupational Therapy Clinical Services, dive into the world of balance. The team met with our partner, Andrea Case-Rogers, Chief Experience Officer of ZIBRIO the balance company.  ZIBRIO Stability Scale (ZIBRIO) technology was introduced into Legacy communities to determine specific fall risks in residents versus reacting once a fall happens. The purpose of the Stability Scale is to first increase the accuracy of fall risk assessment (it identifies up to four times more high-risk patients than current clinical methods), while the partnering application identifies the “why” behind an individual’s physical balance score by evaluating the “six pillars of balance.” 

 "We find it to be beneficial for the residents we serve to be able to provide the balance score for them and our staff members to utilize this piece of technology."

At Legacy Healthcare Services, our mission is to improve the health of senior adults so they may live life the way they want to live it through wellness, education, safety, rehabilitation, and caring. We utilize evidence-based clinical care to transform the lives of residents and empower them to live a life full of purpose, safety, and dignity. Our world-class therapists are available on-site within each community we serve. 

Join us in the Lounge as host Katie Holterman, M.S. CCC-SLP, BCS-S, Senior Director of Clinical Programming & Development sits with Mark Cifarelli, Director of Physical Therapy Clinical Services, and Meredith Brunk, Director of Occupational Therapy Clinical Services, to discuss their new roles. The team discussed where they see clinical services growing within the next year and gave a sneak peek into future podcast episodes!

"We all wanted to be therapists to make a difference and when that difference can be proven through data, that is exciting!"

At Legacy Healthcare Services, our mission is to improve the health of senior adults so they may live life the way they want to live it through wellness, education, safety, rehabilitation, and caring.

The National Association of Rehab Providers and Agencies hosted 93 meetings on April 28, 2022, for 53 participants across the US to discuss legislation and therapy providers such as Legacy Healthcare Services. 6 of the 53 participants were our Legacy leaders!

Join us in the Lounge today as host Katie Holterman, M.S. CCC-SLP, BCS-S, Senior Director of Clinical Programming & Development sits with Lynette Kentgen, M.S. CCC-SLP, Vice President of Operations, and Bethany Pritchett, OTR/L, Regional Director of Operations to discuss our Legacy leader's participation in the virtual advocacy on the Hill meetings.

Attending these meetings was another step for Legacy Healthcare Services to fight for the rights and wages of our therapy assistants that continue to care for and empower our senior residents to live a life full of purpose, safety, and dignity.

As an organization, we cannot continue our “WHY” without supporting those who carry out our company mission and Legacy each and every day.  Special thank you to team members Lynette Kentgen, Katie Holterman, Bethany Pritchett, Josh Harp, Wendy Rousse, and Angela Bell for joining our Legacy leadership team in advocating for our therapy assistants, and the care of the residents we happily serve!

#IgniteYourLegacy #Advocate #COTA #PTA #occupationaltherapy #physicaltherapy #healthcare #future

Join us in the Lounge today as host Katie Holterman (Senior Director of Clinical Programming & Development) sits with Kelsey Hanger, DPT (Director of Rehabilitation) to discuss Legacy’s award-winning Family Link portal. Family Link was Legacy’s solution to isolation during the pandemic and still connects families today with residents as they live a life of purpose, safety, and dignity under the watchful eye of our dedicated therapists.

Join us in the Lounge today as our hosts, Ann Irwin and Katie Holterman, sit down with Kim Warchol (President and Founder of Dementia Care Specialists) to discuss tips and tricks for treating and caring for someone diagnosed with dementia.  

Kim says it best: "Never commit identity theft and make that person a diagnosis and only a diagnosis. They are still a person, like you and I, and that never changes when they have a diagnosis of dementia."