Irving StackpoleLong-Term Care on the Brink; Saving the sector.Long-term care is teetering on the brink of disaster. Even before COVID-19, the sector endured widespread economic and operational…Sep 8, 2020Sep 8, 2020
Irving StackpoleHealth Tourism Frozen — Waiting for the ThawIn this evolving, uneven global healthcare and economic crisis, health tourism remains frozen, leaving providers and destinations around…Sep 8, 2020Sep 8, 2020
Irving StackpoleRip It Up & Start Over in Long-Term CareLong-term care, including home-based and residential models, is unattractive, inaccessible and/or unaffordable; it’s time to rip it up and…Jul 25, 2020Jul 25, 2020
Irving StackpoleThe Achilles’ Heel of Long-Term CareThe heart & soul of long-term care is the people who provide care.Jun 24, 2020Jun 24, 2020
Irving StackpoleRetirement — why we hate the wordThe word, “retirement” literally means to remove oneself to a quiet, secluded place. At times of high stress, this sounds great, if only…Jun 19, 2020Jun 19, 2020
Irving StackpoleNew Product Development in Healthcare: What Works?New product development (NPD) in healthcare is of growing importance around the world, as the NPD cycle is progressively more global…Jun 10, 2020Jun 10, 2020
Irving StackpoleWhere do innovations come from?Do healthcare innovations come from a sudden insight, like a bolt of lightning, or are innovations the result of diligence and persistence…Jun 5, 2020Jun 5, 2020
Irving StackpoleThe New Normal for Feasibility StudiesFeasibility studies for senior living projects, including independent living, assisted living, nursing homes and CCRCs throughout the…May 29, 2020May 29, 2020
Irving StackpoleHealth Tourism Grounded: Crisis CommunicationsThe COVID-19 crisis has plunged the global travel and tourism sector into a deep freeze.May 21, 2020May 21, 2020
Irving StackpoleThis Crisis Is Terrible: Poor Communications Makes It WorseKey Communication Skills in Times of CrisisMay 18, 2020May 18, 2020