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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 Hos...
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 specialis...
EP 10 - From Tragedy to Purpose: Matt Linker’s Mission Behind SonderBloom
Welcome to Our Purpose – The LTC Podcast, where we bring forward the stories, challenges, breakthroughs, and heart behind long-term care.In this episode, we sit down w...
From Burnout to Purpose: Rethinking Leadership in Long-Term Care
On this episode of Our Purpose – The LTC Podcast, co-hosts Kip Kruger and James Dieter welcome Christian Reinarz, Senior VP of Operations at HMG Healthcare, for an in-...
EP 8 - Dying With Dignity: Inside Valor Hospice with Garrett King
In this episode of Our Purpose – The LTC Podcast, host Kip Kruger, along with co-host and Principal Health Systems CEO James Dieter, sits down with Garrett King, owner...
Building Trust, Growing Leaders, Changing LTC for the Better with Eric Wood
In this episode of Our Purpose – The LTC Podcast, hosts Kip Kruger, James Dieter, and Chris Light sit down with administrator Eric Wood to uncover what it really takes...
The “Red Dragon” DON: Building a CNA-First Culture that Wins
DON of the Year Kierstan Diefenderfer shares the playbook behind a CNA-first culture: training pipelines with local schools, de-escalation that prevents crises, daily ...
Leading with Heart: Marjorie Dorrow on Purpose & People in LTC
In this episode of Our Purpose – The LTC Podcast, hosts Kip Kruger, James Dieter, and Chris Light sit down with Marjorie Dorrow, President and COO of Cascade Health Se...
EP 4 - Family-Owned, Purpose-Driven: Momentum’s Strategy for Better SNFs
Family-owned. Purpose-driven. Momentum Skilled Services VP of Finance Forrest Threadgill breaks down how a mission-first approach can still win on operations and the b...
Ep 3 - Inside the Heart of Long-Term Care: Ashlea Ondrusek on Purpose & Growth
Inside the Heart of Long-Term Care: Ashlea Ondrusek on Purpose & GrowthExecutive leader Ashlea Ondrusek (Avir Health Group) explains how her team scaled rapidly across...
Texas Long-Term Care at a Crossroads: THCA’s Travis Clardy
Texas Long-Term Care at a CrossroadsTHCA President & CEO Travis Clardy joins us at THCA’s 75th convention to break down the state of Texas long-term care: funding prog...
Uniting LTC: Real Stories, Real Solutions, Better Outcomes
Welcome to Our Purpose – The LTC Podcast, where the people behind skilled nursing and long-term care share their stories. In this episode, hosts Kip Kruger, James Diet...
Our Purpose - The LTC Podcast
We’re excited to introduce Our Purpose! The LTC Podcast—a new space dedicated to conversations that matter in the long-term care industry.In this short trailer, you’ll...
