About This Episode
Leadership & Operations Consultant Retirement Home Insider
Episode : 2025-12-01T07:22:42.009Z
Leadership & Operations Consultant Retirement Home Insider
Join us on Full Circle for an insightful conversation with Dianna Shaw, an award-winning healthcare leader and trusted senior care consultant. Drawing on over 25 years of diverse experience in nursing home operations, Medicare/Medicaid health insurance, and geriatric care management, Dianna provides a holistic view of the complex elder care ecosystem. In this episode, she offers practical advice for families navigating the senior care system, highlighting how to overcome confusing medical and insurance language to close the healthcare literacy gap. Dianna also tackles pressing industry issues like the impact of direct caregiver staffing shortages, the logistical realities of aging at home, and the vital importance of proactive planning to ensure you can find the right, high-quality care solutions for the aging loved ones in your life.
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