Wisdom Center Resources
A comprehensive collection of curated links, tools, and materials to support residents, families, and senior living professionals.
Guide Path Modules Resources
Module 1: Culture Change
Cultivates a person-centered community, enhancing choice, dignity, and quality of life for each resident. Provides robust strategies for transforming organizational culture and deepening understanding of enterprise risk management.
Module 2: Resident & Family Expectations Management
Aligns expectations through refined communication and educational strategies. Includes conflict resolution techniques essential for preempting potential issues with residents and their families.
Module 3: Compassionate Communication
Enhances communication skills that foster empathy, build trust, and alleviate anxiety among residents and their families. Focuses on active listening and supportive responses.
Module 4: Empathetic Leadership In Healthcare
Develops leadership through emotional intelligence, promoting self-awareness and exemplifying compassion. Equips leaders with strategies to bolster staff resilience and nurture a positive organizational culture.
Module 5: Trauma-Informed Care
Provides insights into the impacts of trauma on residents and families, offering knowledge on recognizing triggers and implementing practices that ensure psychological safety.
Module 6: Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Belonging
Teaches effective methods for fostering cultural competency throughout the organization, ensuring every resident feels welcomed, valued, and understood.
Module 7: Quality of Life & Goals of Care
Aids in discerning what is most important to each resident, focusing on person-centered care planning that aligns with individual goals.
Module 8: Palliative Care
Focuses on alleviating pain and enhancing comfort, including skill-building for engaging in meaningful end-of-life conversations and providing compassionate care.
Module 9: Risk Management
Examines strategies to avert lawsuits and claims, focusing on identifying key risk areas and implementing best practices to mitigate these risks.
Family and Friends Resources
Caregiving & Senior Living Education
- Michele Magner
- Family Caregiver Alliance
- Lotsa Helping Hands
- The Family System
- Navigating Senior Living & Transitions (Bridge the Gap Podcast, Expert Articles)
- Emotional and Spiritual Health
Planning for the Future
Self-Care & Emotional Well-Being
Legacy & Storytelling
Strategic Partners & Resource Centers
Mettle Health
Mettle Health is a team of clinicians ready to provide whole person care to anyone living in the United States, without a doctor's referral. We help both patients and caregivers navigate the practical, emotional, and existential issues related to aging, serious or chronic illness and end of life.
Co-Founders: BJ Miller, MD and Sonya Dolan
Website: https://mettlehealth.com/
Paige Ahead Healthcare Education & Consulting, LLC
Paige is a featured, dynamic speaker at health care conferences on diverse topics for post-acute and long-term care settings. Her presentations and training are entertaining, filled with real-life examples and experiences. She highlights the joys and tackles the challenges of working in these settings.
Consultant | Speaker | Writer: Paige Hector, LMSW
Website: https://paigeahead.com/
The Empathic Leadership Institute
The Empathic Leadership Institute (ELI) is committed to supporting organizations to embrace empathic leadership responses, mindsets, habits and structures. Our experience leading corporate change shows that empathic responses create a fundamental cultural shift where everyone in the organization feels empowered and accountable.
Co-Founder | Lead Trainer: François Beausoleil, MBA
Aspire for More
Mentoring, Motivating, and Elevating Executive Directors in the senior living industry is not just about taking a bunch of buzz words and throwing them together, it is a strategy that I utilize to make sure senior living professionals are leading assisted living teams to their full potential. I am passionate about helping the elderly population and seeing leaders in the field succeed in growing committed and motivated teams and cultures is how I measure success.
Website: https://aspireformorewitherin.com/
Michele Magner – Gerontology & Caregiving Coaching
Michelle Magner empowers family caregivers to navigate the emotional challenges of supporting aging loved ones with clarity, confidence, and compassion. Through practical tools, heartfelt guidance, and a focus on well-being, she helps caregivers move from simply surviving to truly thriving.
Website: https://michelemagner.com/
Melissa Miller – Caregiving Entrepreneurship & Coaching
From managing medical appointments to ensuring your loved one's comfort, the responsibilities can feel never-ending. But with the right tools, strategies, and support, you can simplify the caregiving journey and find peace of mind along the way.
Website: https://www.caregivingentrepreneurshipreimagined.com/
Empathy – Grief & Estate Settlement
Founded in 2020 by Ron Gura and Yonatan Bergman, Empathy is the most comprehensive platform of its kind, providing critical support across grief, estate settlement, benefits and probate. Dedicated to assisting families through their toughest times, we've helped millions regain stability by focusing on compassionate care. Loss is very hard — but we're dedicated to making it a bit less hard, for everyone, every day.
Website: https://www.empathy.com
Validation Training Institute
The Validation Training Institute teaches the Validation Method—an empathetic communication approach that helps caregivers connect meaningfully with older adults experiencing cognitive decline. Through global training and resources, VTI promotes dignity, reduces stress, and supports person-centered care.
Website: https://vfvalidation.org/
Podcasts, Organizations, & Thought Leaders
Bridge the Gap Podcast
Bridge the Gap Podcast is a platform dedicated to informing, educating, and influencing the culture of senior living. By amplifying real voices across the industry, BTG sheds light on critical issues, advocates for change, and drives quality outcomes for older adults and those who care for them.
Website: www.btgvoice.com
The Purpose Equation
Anna developed The Purpose Equation®, a framework that helps people of all ages define and activate their unique purpose in life and work. Through workshops, training, and coaching, she brings purpose, joy, and meaning to daily life and leadership.
Website: https://thepurposeequation.com/
Being Mortal by Atul Gawande
Riveting, honest, and humane, Being Mortal shows that the ultimate goal is not a good death but a good life – all the way to the very end.
