TALABook featuring “Did I Remember to Tell You? A Real-Life Guidebook for Dementia Family Caregivers” with Author Pam Kovacs Johnson
Pam Kovacs Johnson has spent most of her life working in long-term care dedicated to meeting the needs of older adults and their families. She is a writer, speaker, and author of Did I Remember to Tell You? A Real-Life Guidebook for Dementia Family Caregivers, based on her [...]
HHSC Reports Exceptionally Positive Results from a Quality of Assisted Living Study
In 2021 the Texas Legislature instructed the Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) to survey Assisted Living communities in the state of Texas and evaluate the quality care and services. The study was conducted in 2022 through a partnership between the HHSC and the University of Texas (UT) at Austin’s Center for Excellence in Aging Services and Long-term Care. Researchers conducted hundreds of on-site visits, interviewed staff, met with residents, and sent out hundreds of questionnaires with over 150 questions.
The impact of the HHSC and [...]
TALAHour – Emergency Response Planning and How it Impacts your Building in the Event of a Disaster – with Servpro Team Shaw
Staying current on emergency preparedness is a crucial aspect of running an Assisted Living community. June 1st is the official start of hurricane season and extreme weather has become practically a year-round occurrence across the state of Texas. Get refreshed on the fundamentals of emergency preparedness during this webinar.
Leadership That Waltzes with Assisted Living – by Ty Jones
Ty Jones hosted the Leadership Intensive at the TALA 2024 Annual Conference and Industry Expo.
First, let me say thank you to Diana, the TALA Board of Directors, and our 2024 leadership intensive sponsor LifeWell Senior Living. It was an honor to conduct the three-hour Leadership Intensive workshop at the 2024 TALA Leadership Conference. A special thanks to all the session attendees for their unselfish and proactive participation throughout the entire duration of the workshop. Collectively, as a group, we dared to do something different and [...]
In-Person Assisted Living Manager’s Class
TALA provides the Texas Regulations Class (8 hours) and the Administrator’s Overview Class(16 hours) in-person at the Landing at The Haven & Laurels in Stone Oak, San Antonio. Taking both courses will satisfy the 24-hour Assisted Living Managers Class requirement by HHSC in Texas. The course is divided into two parts and can be taken either as a three-day course or by taking either component separately. Join TALA for this iteration of the course at The Haven & Laurels in Stone Oak, 511 & 575 Knights [...]
Highlights from 2024 Annual TALA Conference and Industry Expo
TALA’s signature event is the Annual Conference and Industry Expo, typically held each spring. The TALA Conference and Industry Expo brings together professionals from across the state of Texas to learn, network, and grow. The 2024 Conference featured a loaded schedule with industry experts, Nursing, Dementia, and Leadership tracks, Hero awards, an Olympian, and more. Here are a few highlights.
TALA 2024 began at the Hyatt Regency Hill Country Resort with a packed day of engaging nursing track sessions and a leadership intensive presented by a [...]
Transparency in Leadership
This article is the fifth of a five-part series Become a Great Senior Living Leader by the TALA Workforce Development Committee.
Leading with transparency has multiple benefits to an organization and its people. Transparency is often thought to refer to something that is permeable or see though. When it comes to leadership, transparency refers more to integrity, being open and honest. While it is understood that not every aspect of a business can be shared in its totality (i.e. we don’t share our entire profit and [...]
Recap: 2023 TALA Conference and Trade Show, Lights, Camera, Assisted Living
The #2023talaconfandtradeshow began with a packed day of engaging nursing track sessions and a leadership intensive presented by Jonathan Fanning. In the evening, industry partners, provider members, board members, and speakers mingled at the board reception where memories were captured at the photo-booth, hors d’oeuvres and drinks were enjoyed, and a celebrity look-a-like, The Queen of Tejano herself- Selena made an appearance!
Day 2 kicked off with coffee and kolaches followed by a record-breaking attendance at the Opening Keynote: “Building Emotional Intelligence,” presented, again, by the [...]