“From Closed to Open in the Current Healthcare Time and Space” by Dianne H. Timmering

A question was recently posed about what would constitute “genuinely effective ways” in promoting a “compliant culture” in a healthcare business setting. Below are some thoughts on how this might be accomplished. To transition the nursing home healthcare climate from one that has been historically “closed” to one of openness does not happen overnight. It … Continue reading “From Closed to Open in the Current Healthcare Time and Space” by Dianne H. Timmering

“Compassion in the Workplace” Session, November 16, 2012 – Festival of Faiths, Louisville, KY

“Compassion in the Workplace” session on November 16, 2012 dream from the Festival of Faiths in Downtown Louisville, KY by E. Joseph Steier and Dianne Timmering Our move back to Louisville two years ago seemed perfectly timed with a city-wide charge to create and launch a "lifelong wellness and aging" movement that we could play … Continue reading “Compassion in the Workplace” Session, November 16, 2012 – Festival of Faiths, Louisville, KY

EVENT – Hall Of Fame Induction, Louisville South Facility – November 7, 2012

Below is the text of the prayer and blessing given at the Hall of Fame Induction Event at the Louisville South Facility on November 7, 2012. How many countless lives have you served, have you changed, have you loved, have you saved. To the recipients: We love you so much and are honored to be … Continue reading EVENT – Hall Of Fame Induction, Louisville South Facility – November 7, 2012

EVENT: Opening Prayer for the 2012 Senior Olympics

On October 10th, 2012 Signature HealthCARE hosted our Second Annual Senior Olympics here at our home office in Louisville, KY. Many of our precious residents from nine of our local facilities came to participate in a day-long event of fun and friendly competition before our home office stakeholders as well as many invited guests. I … Continue reading EVENT: Opening Prayer for the 2012 Senior Olympics

“On Spirituality” by Dianne H. Timmering

Bitterness can stall even the smallest possibility of hope, binding people to a depth of discouragement of who they think they only can be. Spirituality is the sword that cuts through; it is an intervention of the most tender kind where forgiveness births and self-awareness begins to unfold from the buried depths of hurt. It … Continue reading “On Spirituality” by Dianne H. Timmering

“The World Is Full Of Beauty” by Dianne H. Timmering

"He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the human heart; yet no one can fathom what God has done from beginning to end." Ecclesiastes 3:11 Yesterday I was able to spend the day at Signature of Buckhead in Atlanta. We had a great day--the beauty of the stakeholders … Continue reading “The World Is Full Of Beauty” by Dianne H. Timmering