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Assisted Living Before the Crisis: Plan Early, Choose Better with David Karnes
When should a family begin planning for assisted living? The answer is simple: before a crisis limits the available choices. David Karnes, CEO of Nextphase Senior Livi...
Why Relationships Still Win in Long-Term Care with Stephanie Sogga
Stephanie Saga Crook joins Our Purpose hosts Kip Kruger and Chris Light to talk about what really drives success in long-term care: relationships, trust, follow-throug...
Grayson Blake on Growing Up in Long-Term Care and Earning Your Own Name
What’s it like growing up in one of the most influential families in long-term care? In this episode of Our Purpose, Kip Kruger and Chris Light sit down with Grayson B...
How AI, Strategy & Purpose Are Changing Long-Term Care with Ron McGaughy
In this episode of Our Purpose - The LTC Podcast, Kip Kruger and Chris Light sit down with Ron McGaughy, Senior Vice President of Strategy at HMG, to discuss how AI, s...
How to Survive State Survey & Lead Through Compliance with Stacia Boeckstiegel
State survey can make or break a nursing home — and in this episode of Our Purpose - The LTC Podcast, Hosts James Dieter and Kip Kruger sit down with Stacia Boeckstieg...
Brad Underwood on Culture, Crisis & the Fight for Oklahoma LTC
Brad Underwood, CEO of Voyage LTC, joins Our Purpose Podcast to share his leadership journey, the culture behind Voyage LTC, and the challenges facing long-term care i...
From CNA to Owner: Cody Campbell’s LTC Leadership Playbook
In this episode of Our Purpose – The LTC Podcast, Hosts Kip Kruger and James Dieter sit down with Cody Campbell to talk about his incredible journey from CNA to nursin...
EP 23 - From Startup to 12 States: The Principle Health Systems Story
What does it take to build a healthcare company from the ground up and grow it across 12 states? In this episode of Our Purpose Podcast, Kip Kruger sits down with Jame...
Lisa Ridley on LTC Leadership, Culture & Beating Burnout
What does it take to lead well in long-term care without burning out? In this episode of Our Purpose – The LTC Podcast, hosts James Dieter, Kip Kruger and Chris Light ...
How AI Is Transforming Skilled Nursing Admissions & MDS, with Brent Jackson
How is AI changing skilled nursing and long-term care? In this episode of Our Purpose Podcast, Kip Krueger, James Dieter, and Chris Light sit down with Brent Jackson, ...
Medicare, Medicaid & LTC: What Nursing Homes Need From Congress with Monty Montanez
In this episode of Our Purpose Podcast, Hosts James Dieter, Kip Kruger and Chris Light sit down with Monty Montanez — combat veteran, entrepreneur, and candidate for T...
EP 19 - How a 1-Star Facility Won Contracts, Census & Culture—Sheila Foster
What does it really take to turn around a struggling skilled nursing facility? In this virtual episode of Our Purpose Podcast, Hosts James Dieter, Kip Kruger and Chris...
EP 18 - 37 Years of Purpose: Redefining Activities in Long-Term Care
In this special National Activity Director Week episode of Our Purpose Podcast, Hosts James Dieter and Kip Kruger feature Jackie Johnson, a 37-year Activity Director a...
Administrator of the Year: Crystal’s Playbook for Culture & Staffing
Crystal Quintero (2025 HMG Administrator of the Year) joins Our Purpose Hosts, James Dieter, Kip Kruger and Christ Light to break down what actually builds a strong sk...
EP 16 - GLP-1s in Skilled Nursing: Weight Loss Wins, Muscle Loss Risks with Dr. Vargas
GLP-1 medications are transforming healthcare—but what happens when they enter skilled nursing and post-acute care? In this episode of Our Purpose – The LTC Podcast Ho...
A “Yes” Company in LTC: Aligning Sales + Nursing to Win with Armando Guzman
Skilled nursing has a story problem—and Cantex is working to change it. In this episode of Our Purpose – The LTC Podcast, Kip Kruger, James Dieter, and Chris Light sit...
The LTC Leadership Playbook: Staffing, PDPM, AI & Better Outcomes with Chuck Moody
Hosts James Dieter, Kip Kruger and Chris Light joined by Chuck Moody, Senior VP of Clinical Services at Creative Solutions, for a leadership-forward conversation on wh...
Run to the Fire: Gary Blake on Leadership, LTC, and Doing It Better
In this episode of Our Purpose – The LTC Podcast, Hosts James Dieter and Kip Kruger are joined by Gary Blake, CEO of Creative Solutions in Healthcare, for a candid con...
EP 12 - Responsible AI in LTC: Better Data, Better Care, Better Outcomes with Kelly Roberts
Manual workflows in long-term care are a dinosaur—and Kelly Roberts, Senior VP at CoreCare, explains why AI is the tool that can finally unburden teams without replaci...
EP 11 - How Pain Management Transforms Outcomes in Skilled Nursing
Pain management isn’t just about comfort — it’s about outcomes. In this episode of Our Purpose Podcast, we’re joined by Daniel Hatmaker, NP, a pain management speciali...