We’re Back!
After a Brief break, The Quest for the GoodLife with Dr. Mike Strouse is back in action and better than ever!
Season 5 of The Quest for the GoodLife can now be enjoyed in a traditional podcast format so you can listen at home or on the go.
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Episodes Drop every other Thursday at Noon!
Join Dr. Mike Strouse and Ivo Ivanov as they explore groundbreaking approaches to independence, self-direction, staffing models, technology-enabled care, and workforce stability. Through candid conversations, real-world examples, and thought-provoking analogies, Mike and Ivo unpack the science of implementation, the art of change management, the future of human-centered care and more.
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Featured Videos
Living the GoodLife: Creating Tech-Leveraged Human Services for the Next Generation of Care
Technology Leveraged Service Models
iLink Technologies
Tour of GoodLife's Neighborhood Network
Tour of GoodLife's Applied Technology Center
GoodLife U: 2022 Video Blog Series
Episode 1: The 36 & 48 Contingency
GoodLife's 36 and 48 Contingency is specifically designed to meet the challenges of the new workforce reality.
Episode 2: Replacement Staffing
Replacement staffing represents multiple challenges. In this episode, Dr. Strouse introduces practical solutions…
Episode 3: Bifurcating Your Workforce
Learn about ICHRA and how bifurcation creates better opportunities, flexibility, and savings for both the workfo…
Episode 4: Technology Enabled Service Models, pt 1
Dr. Mike Strouse introduces a small series within our 2022 GoodLife U series focused on important system designs…
Episode 5: Technology Enabled Service Models, pt 2
What’s possible for virtual care is rapidly evolving. Dr. Strouse discusses the policy challenges that face tech…
Episode 6: Technology Enabled Service Models, pt 3
This episode includes demonstration of cutting edge iLink technology integrated within service models to improve…
Episode 7: Technology Enabled Service Models, pt 4
Dr. Mike Strouse talks with Ivo Ivanov about how to grasp a simple and attainable vision of The Final Rule.
Episode 8: Back to the Future
We’ve got to admit that technology is absolutely integral to our lives. Withholding tech from the lives of peopl…
Episode 9: GoodLife U Season Wrap Up
We take a look back at some key points during the past season and preview the next one with Megan McKinney Todd …
GoodLife U: 2021 Video Blog Series
GoodLife U Preview
What can you expect from this series?
GoodLife U Episode 1: The National DSP Crisis
Looking at turnover rates alone doesn't provide the answers our industry needs, but there is hope.
GoodLife U Episode 2: The Problem With Wonky Schedules
What are they? How did we get them? And what kind of havoc do they cause for staff stability?
GoodLife U Episode 3: The Five Faucet Theory
When each "faucet" is turned on, the result is improved DSP stability and improved quality of care.
GoodLife U Episode 4: Filling the Vacancy Gap
A system that anticipates need and has DSPs ready to fill the gap--here's how to do it.
GoodLife U Episode 5: Premium Pay
Vetted but complex, these pay strategies offer several advantages.
GoodLife U Episode 6: Paid Time Off and Pay Day
Let's take a look at some common, self-inflicted wounds.
GoodLife U Episode 7: Lifestyle Professional Direct Support Positions
We talk about positions that allow the caregiver to live with or near the people they support.
GoodLife U Episode 8: Professional Extended Family Model
Here's how our "shared living" approach is a little different from other, similar models.
GoodLife U Episode 9: Rise Up, Look Back, Step Forward
Time to ask the hard questions. When we begin helping other agencies, this is where we start.
GoodLife U Bonus Episode: Premium Pay with Jim Holland, Labor Attorney
BONUS! We dig a little deeper into the ins and outs of Premium Pay and hear from an expert.
Quest for the Good Life Video Blog Series
Quest for the Good Life Episode 1
Quest for the Good Life Episode 2
Quest for the Good Life Episode 3
Quest for the Good Life Episode 4
Quest for the Good Life Episode 5
Quest for the Good Life Episode 6
Quest for the Good Life Episode 7
Quest for the Good Life Episode 8
Quest for the Good Life Bonus Episode
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Tour of NN in Douglas County
Tour of NN in Johnson County
Tour of GoodLife's Neighborhood Network
Tour of the Applied Technology Center (ATC)
iLink Video
