To some degree, we all self-medicate. Rough day at work? A cold beer can be the best thing you tasted all day. Bad news? A glass or red wine will…
Author: Dr. Jim Collins
Reflections on Person Centered Care - Part 2
Oh, how things have changed! It wasn’t but ten years ago that I wrote a book on person-centered care and was both celebrated and laughed at by professionals in the…
Caregiver Resilience
Why is it that some caregivers of elderly people experience stress, burnout and other physical and psychological problems, but others experience high satisfaction and positive returns of caregiving? This topic…
Reflections on Person Centered Care - Part 1
Several years ago, I wrote a book entitled “The Person-Centered Way: Revolutionizing Quality of Life in Long-Term Care”. It came out right as the concept of person-centered was just becoming…
Working with the Non-Compliant Patient
The very word “non-compliant” has a negative connotation to it and sounds like this individual should be punished for something he or she did or did not do. Actually, non-compliance…
Caregiver, Care for Thyself
My mother was a professional caregiver in senior care for 30 years and it took a toll on her body and sometimes emotions. I saw it firsthand. Bad knees, varicose…