In honor of National Nurses Week 2026, Angie Graham sits down for a powerful conversation about what families need to know when a loved one enters a hospital, nursing home, assisted living, or memory care setting.

This year’s Nurses Week theme is “The Power of Nurses,” and this episode shows exactly why that matters.

Angie is joined by Stacey Sis, Vice President of Nursing at Our House Senior Living, and Lori Nardin, Vice President of Regulatory Compliance, for a real, honest, and deeply practical talk about care, advocacy, resident rights, family expectations, and the emotional weight nurses carry every day.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

• What families often misunderstand about power of attorney
• Why resident rights still matter, even when families want safety
• What to look for when touring assisted living or nursing home communities
• How to advocate without becoming “that family”
• What nurses wish families would share about their loved ones
• Why yelling at nurses helps absolutely no one, a wild concept
• How dementia, delirium, pain, skin care, and end-of-life care affect daily nursing work
• What strong care culture feels like when you walk through the door

This conversation is for families, caregivers, nurses, care teams, and anyone trying to make better choices for someone they love.

If you are the family point person, the one asking questions, making decisions, and trying to keep everyone calm, this episode is for you.

And to every nurse listening: thank you for being the steady ones.

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In this episode, Angie Graham talks with Lauren Davis, RN, owner and CEO of Davis Clinical Consulting. Lauren shares how she built a consulting firm after years in long term care, why leadership support matters so much in nursing and assisted living, and what happens when healthcare organizations wait too long to fix problems.

They talk about burnout, staffing, leadership turnover, state surveys, crisis management, admissions mistakes, complaint systems, training gaps, and how technology and AI may shape the future of senior care.

Lauren also explains why experience matters more than titles, why good leaders must delegate, and why proactive support can save facilities from major trouble down the road.

If you work in assisted living, skilled nursing, healthcare leadership, or senior care operations, this conversation is packed with real insight.

Davis Consulting: https://davisclinical.org/

Key Takeaways
•Leadership in long term care needs support, not just pressure
•You cannot do every task yourself, delegation matters
•Showing up to work is only the start, people need tools to succeed
•Practical experience often matters more than degrees alone
•Facilities should fix issues early, not only after citations or closures
•Communication can reduce complaints and build trust
•Healthcare will need both smart technology and human connection

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In this episode, Angie Graham sits down with Teepa Snow, OT and dementia care leader, to talk about what actually helps people living with dementia. They cover why arguing reality backfires, how to build cooperation in the moment, when psych meds become dangerous, and why "Hand-under-Hand" can change care fast. You will also hear practical strategies for families, staff, and leaders who want safer, kinder dementia support.

•Relationship comes before tasks, especially with dementia.
•Arguing reality rarely helps, it usually escalates stress.
•Many “behaviors” are unmet needs or poor caregiver approach.
•Psych meds can create serious risks, use as last resort.
•Hand-under-Hand reduces threat and increases participation fast.
•Sexual actions may be confusion, not intent, adjust positioning first.

Teepa Snow
Occupational therapist and dementia care specialist with 45 years of experience.
Founder of Positive Approach to Care and the Snow Approach Foundation.

Host: Angie Graham
Healthcare advocate & podcast host focused on nursing leadership, caregiving, and dementia topics.

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Menopause care has been shaped by fear for decades. In this episode, Angie Graham sits down with Stacey, VP of Nursing, to talk about hormone replacement therapy (HRT) and what’s changing in the conversation.

They cover why many women were scared away from estrogen, how perimenopause symptoms can start earlier than people think, and why “treat the symptom” often leads to a long medication list. They also discuss vaginal estrogen for recurrent UTIs in older women, bone health, brain fog, mood changes, and why self-advocacy matters.

In this episode

• Why the 2003 black box era changed care
• Perimenopause symptoms (including brain fog and sleep issues)
• Vaginal estrogen and recurrent UTIs in older adults
• Polypharmacy, side effects, and treating the root cause
• HRT, bone density, and hip fracture risk
• How to find a provider who will actually talk through options

Medical note
This video is for general education. It is not medical advice. Talk with a qualified clinician about your personal risks and options.

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If you are struggling to afford insurance, this is a MUST watch!

Healthcare feels broken for a reason. Insurance often decides what care you can access and when.

In this episode, Angie Graham talks with Dr. Amy Doherty of KlarCare in Portage, Wisconsin. They unpack why private-pay and membership-based clinics are growing, and what patients can do to get better care with clearer pricing.

You’ll hear real examples of pricing gaps, like imaging that dropped from thousands to a few hundred dollars. They also cover why “insurance-only thinking” can trap patients, and how to do the math on premiums and deductibles.

Medical note: This is general education, not personal medical advice.

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Is healthcare really facing an employee crisis? Angie Graham says no. It’s a management crisis hiding behind “staffing shortages.” People still want to work. They just want to feel valued, informed, and supported.

In this episode, Angie speaks to emerging leaders about modern staffing. She shares a simple, underused strategy: stay connected to your summer students so they return during holiday breaks, when your full-time team needs time off most.

She also challenges leaders to communicate flexibility before people quit. Many employees leave because they don’t know their options, like taking a leave and still keeping their job.

The big takeaway: overtime isn’t the enemy. Burnout is. Build a deeper staffing bench with students, casual workers, seasonal help, and retirees looking for part-time hours. Then create a workplace people actually want to return to.

If you manage people well, you don’t chase talent. Talent comes back.

👍 Like, subscribe, and share this with a leader who needs the reminder.

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Big moves create big stress, especially when the move is into senior care. In this episode, Matt Paxton (Clutter Cleaner, Filthy Fortunes) shares a simple, repeatable plan to downsize without crushing the family. Matt’s first step is clarity: pick where you’re going and set the deadline. Then make a “legacy list” of five items, the pieces that hold the stories you want to keep. After that, choose your real must-haves based on space, not guilt (sometimes buying new costs less than moving old).
From there, it’s the hard part: the other 95% of the house. Matt walks through fast ways to check value (Google Lens, eBay sold listings), where items sell best (local vs online), and why “family heirlooms” like dining room sets and china often have zero market now. He also shares practical tactics for pre-sorting photos and paper, plus what to do if a loved one keeps collecting in a smaller senior living apartment.

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In this episode, host Angie Graham sits down with Angela and Maggie, COO's of Davis Consulting, to pull back the curtain on life inside struggling nursing homes.

With backgrounds in long term care administration, hospital leadership and hands-on crisis work in facilities across the region, they specialize in stepping into buildings that are in trouble: survey tags, staffing chaos, low census and financial strain.

They talk about:

• Why so many long term care leaders are burned out
• How staffing shortages and pay competition are reshaping the field
• The lingering trauma of Covid for residents, families and staff
• What “federal focus” buildings are and why some close instead of recover
• Why culture and leadership matter more than any policy binder
• How Davis Consulting helps facilities move from panic mode to prevention

If you work in senior care, health care leadership or you’ve ever worried about where your loved one might live, this conversation will hit close to home.

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