https://simplecast.com How To Care At Nurse Next Door, we’ve always thought getting older was something to be celebrated. We believe that by living Happier Aging, we can profoundly impact our own lives, and the lives of those around us. Happier Aging® is Nurse Next Door’s philosophy of care: for our clients, their families, our people and everyone we meet. It all comes down to our care approach, leadership and the people behind the scenes. In this series of conversations between Cathy Thorpe, CEO at Nurse Next Door, and Sarah Stockdale, we’ll learn about Cathy’s radically empathetic and bold approach to leadership, and how Nurse Next Door is changing how we—as a society—can help care for our elderly. 2021 How To Care en Mon, 16 Oct 2023 09:00:00 +0000 Mon, 26 May 2025 17:21:21 +0000 https://how-to-care.simplecast.com How To Care https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/5f2212c4-a4e9-4aa8-8b20-96be2329162b/ff6cdc43-4aa8-42ff-a7e4-f5d04048d54d/3000x3000/how-to-care-podcast-cover.jpg?aid=rss_feed https://how-to-care.simplecast.com episodic At Nurse Next Door, we’ve always thought getting older was something to be celebrated. We believe that by living Happier Aging, we can profoundly impact our own lives, and the lives of those around us. Happier Aging® is Nurse Next Door’s philosophy of care: for our clients, their families, our people and everyone we meet. It all comes down to our care approach, leadership and the people behind the scenes. In this series of conversations between Cathy Thorpe, CEO at Nurse Next Door, and Sarah Stockdale, we’ll learn about Cathy’s radically empathetic and bold approach to leadership, and how Nurse Next Door is changing how we—as a society—can help care for our elderly. Nurse Next Door false https://feeds.simplecast.com/2QHdZkNe alternative care, caregiver, elderly, happier aging, home care, nursing, palliative care, retirement, senior, sundowning, veteran Nurse Next Door Professional Home Care Services Inc. katie@vocalfrystudios.com b01eede8-6469-4e0c-945e-1c2a89953420 Bold Kindness: Means Lead Less, Mentor More Often the best way to lead is to get out of the way. This is the fourth and final part of our series on Bold Kindness so we’ll be talking to President and CEO of Nurse Next Door, Cathy Thorpe, about how her leadership style involves doing as little leading as possible. Instead it’s about mentoring and guiding the team to lead their own lives, grow their confidence and skills, and make their own decisions. We’re also joined by one of Cathy’s longtime mentees, Veronica Tissera, VP Client Experience, who has worked with Cathy almost since the start of her career.

]]> Mon, 16 Oct 2023 09:00:00 +0000 katie@vocalfrystudios.com (Nurse Next Door Professional Home Care Services Inc.) https://how-to-care.simplecast.com/episodes/bold-kindness-means-lead-less-mentor-more-bovquoUE Often the best way to lead is to get out of the way. This is the fourth and final part of our series on Bold Kindness so we’ll be talking to President and CEO of Nurse Next Door, Cathy Thorpe, about how her leadership style involves doing as little leading as possible. Instead it’s about mentoring and guiding the team to lead their own lives, grow their confidence and skills, and make their own decisions. We’re also joined by one of Cathy’s longtime mentees, Veronica Tissera, VP Client Experience, who has worked with Cathy almost since the start of her career.

]]> Bold Kindness: Means Lead Less, Mentor More Nurse Next Door Professional Home Care Services Inc. 00:21:42 Often the best way to lead is to get out of the way. This is the fourth and final part of our series on Bold Kindness so we’ll be talking to President and CEO of Nurse Next Door, Cathy Thorpe, about how her leadership style involves doing as little leading as possible. Instead it’s about mentoring and guiding the team to lead their own lives, grow their confidence and skills, and make their own decisions. We’re also joined by one of Cathy’s longtime mentees, Veronica Tissera, VP Client Experience, who has worked with Cathy almost since the start of her career. Often the best way to lead is to get out of the way. This is the fourth and final part of our series on Bold Kindness so we’ll be talking to President and CEO of Nurse Next Door, Cathy Thorpe, about how her leadership style involves doing as little leading as possible. Instead it’s about mentoring and guiding the team to lead their own lives, grow their confidence and skills, and make their own decisions. We’re also joined by one of Cathy’s longtime mentees, Veronica Tissera, VP Client Experience, who has worked with Cathy almost since the start of her career. false full 4 3 483dfdee-3f9a-453a-aac4-52707a22abc7 Bold Kindness: The Abundance Mindset To grow a business, or even just grow yourself, you have to start by believing you can grow. Having a mindset of abundance is really important to Nurse Next Door. It means you don’t obsess over numbers, and you don’t find reasons to cut back or avoid doing something. You look for what is possible, and how to make more things happen. Director of People and Culture, Kelly Quinn, joins us to talk about how to foster a culture of abundance, alongside president and CEO, Cathy Thorpe.

]]> Mon, 18 Sep 2023 09:00:00 +0000 katie@vocalfrystudios.com (Nurse Next Door Professional Home Care Services Inc.) https://how-to-care.simplecast.com/episodes/bold-kindness-and-the-abundance-mindset-sLil_1HC To grow a business, or even just grow yourself, you have to start by believing you can grow. Having a mindset of abundance is really important to Nurse Next Door. It means you don’t obsess over numbers, and you don’t find reasons to cut back or avoid doing something. You look for what is possible, and how to make more things happen. Director of People and Culture, Kelly Quinn, joins us to talk about how to foster a culture of abundance, alongside president and CEO, Cathy Thorpe.

]]> Bold Kindness: The Abundance Mindset Nurse Next Door Professional Home Care Services Inc. 00:26:58 To grow a business, or even just grow yourself, you have to start by believing you can grow. Having a mindset of abundance is really important to Nurse Next Door. It means you don’t obsess over numbers, and you don’t find reasons to cut back or avoid doing something. You look for what is possible, and how to make more things happen. Director of People and Culture, Kelly Quinn, joins us to talk about how to foster a culture of abundance, alongside president and CEO, Cathy Thorpe. To grow a business, or even just grow yourself, you have to start by believing you can grow. Having a mindset of abundance is really important to Nurse Next Door. It means you don’t obsess over numbers, and you don’t find reasons to cut back or avoid doing something. You look for what is possible, and how to make more things happen. Director of People and Culture, Kelly Quinn, joins us to talk about how to foster a culture of abundance, alongside president and CEO, Cathy Thorpe. false full 3 3 2be13f79-2d36-4275-be60-a30bdd80e3dc Bold Kindness: REAL conversations How well do you really know the people you work with? Could you name their hopes, dreams and fears? Do you share your own deepest feelings with those you spend your working life with? Do you have open and honest conversations, led with care? At Nurse Next Door that’s an important part of the company culture, and it starts by having REAL conversations. President and CEO, Cathy Thorpe, has fostered that culture through sharing her own life, leaning into REAL conversations, and with one important pink couch. She’ll be joined by VP Operations, Susan Karda, to have some real conversations about the importance of openness at work, letting go of ego and how to work with that in practice.

]]> Mon, 14 Aug 2023 09:00:00 +0000 katie@vocalfrystudios.com (Nurse Next Door Professional Home Care Services Inc.) https://how-to-care.simplecast.com/episodes/bold-kindness-and-real-conversations-sElq5fCX How well do you really know the people you work with? Could you name their hopes, dreams and fears? Do you share your own deepest feelings with those you spend your working life with? Do you have open and honest conversations, led with care? At Nurse Next Door that’s an important part of the company culture, and it starts by having REAL conversations. President and CEO, Cathy Thorpe, has fostered that culture through sharing her own life, leaning into REAL conversations, and with one important pink couch. She’ll be joined by VP Operations, Susan Karda, to have some real conversations about the importance of openness at work, letting go of ego and how to work with that in practice.

]]> Bold Kindness: REAL conversations Nurse Next Door Professional Home Care Services Inc. 00:25:31 How well do you really know the people you work with? Could you name their hopes, dreams and fears? Do you share your own deepest feelings with those you spend your working life with? Do you have open and honest conversations, led with care? At Nurse Next Door that’s an important part of the company culture, and it starts by having REAL conversations. President and CEO, Cathy Thorpe, has fostered that culture through sharing her own life, leaning into REAL conversations, and with one important pink couch. She’ll be joined by VP Operations, Susan Karda, to have some real conversations about the importance of openness at work, letting go of ego and how to work with that in practice. How well do you really know the people you work with? Could you name their hopes, dreams and fears? Do you share your own deepest feelings with those you spend your working life with? Do you have open and honest conversations, led with care? At Nurse Next Door that’s an important part of the company culture, and it starts by having REAL conversations. President and CEO, Cathy Thorpe, has fostered that culture through sharing her own life, leaning into REAL conversations, and with one important pink couch. She’ll be joined by VP Operations, Susan Karda, to have some real conversations about the importance of openness at work, letting go of ego and how to work with that in practice. false full 2 3 aef0bdfb-a6ae-4f96-970c-6772acff1180 Bold Kindness: The Growth Philosophy Bold Kindness is the philosophy at the core of Nurse Next Door’s culture. It encourages people to be high performers on their own terms. It's how Nurse Next Door achieves amazing growth and engaged team members. This is the first of four episodes exploring this groundbreaking way of generating their culture and developing people. The series will be completed with a book release in 2024. President and CEO, Cathy Thorpe, explains her Bold Kind approach in full, and we’re joined by Arif Abdulla, VP Global Franchise Development, who talks about his own journey with Bold Kindness, and how he struggled with it at first before embracing it and thriving.

]]> Mon, 17 Jul 2023 09:00:00 +0000 katie@vocalfrystudios.com (Nurse Next Door Professional Home Care Services Inc.) https://how-to-care.simplecast.com/episodes/bold-kindness-the-growth-philosophy-4ZaOBe4Z Bold Kindness is the philosophy at the core of Nurse Next Door’s culture. It encourages people to be high performers on their own terms. It's how Nurse Next Door achieves amazing growth and engaged team members. This is the first of four episodes exploring this groundbreaking way of generating their culture and developing people. The series will be completed with a book release in 2024. President and CEO, Cathy Thorpe, explains her Bold Kind approach in full, and we’re joined by Arif Abdulla, VP Global Franchise Development, who talks about his own journey with Bold Kindness, and how he struggled with it at first before embracing it and thriving.

]]> Bold Kindness: The Growth Philosophy Nurse Next Door Professional Home Care Services Inc. 00:21:52 Bold Kindness is the philosophy at the core of Nurse Next Door’s culture. It encourages people to be high performers on their own terms. It's how Nurse Next Door achieves amazing growth and engaged team members. This is the first of four episodes exploring this groundbreaking way of generating their culture and developing people. The series will be completed with a book release in 2024. President and CEO, Cathy Thorpe, explains her Bold Kind approach in full, and we’re joined by Arif Abdulla, VP Global Franchise Development, who talks about his own journey with Bold Kindness, and how he struggled with it at first before embracing it and thriving. Bold Kindness is the philosophy at the core of Nurse Next Door’s culture. It encourages people to be high performers on their own terms. It's how Nurse Next Door achieves amazing growth and engaged team members. This is the first of four episodes exploring this groundbreaking way of generating their culture and developing people. The series will be completed with a book release in 2024. President and CEO, Cathy Thorpe, explains her Bold Kind approach in full, and we’re joined by Arif Abdulla, VP Global Franchise Development, who talks about his own journey with Bold Kindness, and how he struggled with it at first before embracing it and thriving. false full 1 3 f08449f8-307d-4394-8dee-3b3bff9e3884 Meet Julia, the Daughter If you want to know more about Nurse Next Door’s care, then the best person you could speak to is the daughter of one of our clients. Julia Killy’s dad received care from Nurse Next Door in the final part of his life. Julia describes how the theme of his care was around dignity and Happier Aging. Nurse Next Door didn’t just care for Julia’s dad… they cared for Julia. If you have questions about your own care, or perhaps a parent, then this episode is for you. It’s the final part of this series exploring different areas of care.

]]> Tue, 5 Jul 2022 04:00:00 +0000 katie@vocalfrystudios.com (Nurse Next Door Professional Home Care Services Inc.) https://how-to-care.simplecast.com/episodes/episode-8-meet-julia-the-daughter-WX_0j93j If you want to know more about Nurse Next Door’s care, then the best person you could speak to is the daughter of one of our clients. Julia Killy’s dad received care from Nurse Next Door in the final part of his life. Julia describes how the theme of his care was around dignity and Happier Aging. Nurse Next Door didn’t just care for Julia’s dad… they cared for Julia. If you have questions about your own care, or perhaps a parent, then this episode is for you. It’s the final part of this series exploring different areas of care.

]]> Meet Julia, the Daughter Nurse Next Door Professional Home Care Services Inc. 00:26:36 If you want to know more about Nurse Next Door’s care, then the best person you could speak to is the daughter of one of our clients. Julia Killy’s dad received care from Nurse Next Door in the final part of his life. Julia describes how the theme of his care was around dignity and Happier Aging. Nurse Next Door didn’t just care for Julia’s dad… they cared for Julia. If you have questions about your own care, or perhaps a parent, then this episode is for you. It’s the final part of this series exploring different areas of care. If you want to know more about Nurse Next Door’s care, then the best person you could speak to is the daughter of one of our clients. Julia Killy’s dad received care from Nurse Next Door in the final part of his life. Julia describes how the theme of his care was around dignity and Happier Aging. Nurse Next Door didn’t just care for Julia’s dad… they cared for Julia. If you have questions about your own care, or perhaps a parent, then this episode is for you. It’s the final part of this series exploring different areas of care. false full 4 2 aca1901c-4760-4e8e-806c-1c396b73e4a7 Meet Kiran, the Franchise Owner Nurse Next Door is not just one business. “HeartQuarters,” in Vancouver, sits at the intersection of the brand and the small business owners who run Nurse Next Door franchises across three countries. Kiran Samran is one of those franchise owners. Nurse Next Door provides the flexibility for business owners like Kiran to run their own business with systems and support, all the while enjoying the things she loves to do. 

She works hard, but she also answers emails on the beach. Kiran is a big traveler, a parent and she even maintains a small CPA practice on the side. If you want to hear more about Kiran’s franchise journey with Nurse Next Door, especially if you’re interested in becoming a franchisee, check out this third part of our series exploring different areas of care at Nurse Next Door.

]]> Tue, 28 Jun 2022 04:00:00 +0000 katie@vocalfrystudios.com (Nurse Next Door Professional Home Care Services Inc.) https://how-to-care.simplecast.com/episodes/episode-7-meet-kiran-the-franchise-owner-G2M79MVa Nurse Next Door is not just one business. “HeartQuarters,” in Vancouver, sits at the intersection of the brand and the small business owners who run Nurse Next Door franchises across three countries. Kiran Samran is one of those franchise owners. Nurse Next Door provides the flexibility for business owners like Kiran to run their own business with systems and support, all the while enjoying the things she loves to do. 

She works hard, but she also answers emails on the beach. Kiran is a big traveler, a parent and she even maintains a small CPA practice on the side. If you want to hear more about Kiran’s franchise journey with Nurse Next Door, especially if you’re interested in becoming a franchisee, check out this third part of our series exploring different areas of care at Nurse Next Door.

]]> Meet Kiran, the Franchise Owner Nurse Next Door Professional Home Care Services Inc. 00:23:27 Nurse Next Door is not just one business. “HeartQuarters,” in Vancouver, sits at the intersection of the brand and the small business owners who run Nurse Next Door franchises across three countries. Kiran Samran is one of those franchise owners. Nurse Next Door provides the flexibility for business owners like Kiran to run their own business with systems and support, all the while enjoying the things she loves to do. She works hard, but she also answers emails on the beach. Kiran is a big traveler, a parent and she even maintains a small CPA practice on the side. If you want to hear more about Kiran’s franchise journey with Nurse Next Door, especially if you’re interested in becoming a franchisee, check out this third part of our series exploring different areas of care at Nurse Next Door. Nurse Next Door is not just one business. “HeartQuarters,” in Vancouver, sits at the intersection of the brand and the small business owners who run Nurse Next Door franchises across three countries. Kiran Samran is one of those franchise owners. Nurse Next Door provides the flexibility for business owners like Kiran to run their own business with systems and support, all the while enjoying the things she loves to do. She works hard, but she also answers emails on the beach. Kiran is a big traveler, a parent and she even maintains a small CPA practice on the side. If you want to hear more about Kiran’s franchise journey with Nurse Next Door, especially if you’re interested in becoming a franchisee, check out this third part of our series exploring different areas of care at Nurse Next Door. false full 3 2 9d2d39d0-b160-413c-9a23-785cdea145cc Meet Marika, the Care Designer “Care Designer” is not a job title you see at other care or health companies. Instead, they are often referred to as care managers. Marika Svac joins Sarah and Cathy to help us understand the creativity that small change of title implies. Being a Care Designer is all about working with clients, caregivers and franchise owners, and providing that crucial link between business and client.  Find out how Marika has developed herself personally and professionally at Nurse Next Door in this second part of our series exploring different areas of care at Nurse Next Door.

]]> Tue, 21 Jun 2022 04:00:00 +0000 katie@vocalfrystudios.com (Nurse Next Door Professional Home Care Services Inc.) https://how-to-care.simplecast.com/episodes/episode-6-meet-marika-the-care-designer-Z6zpr5gU “Care Designer” is not a job title you see at other care or health companies. Instead, they are often referred to as care managers. Marika Svac joins Sarah and Cathy to help us understand the creativity that small change of title implies. Being a Care Designer is all about working with clients, caregivers and franchise owners, and providing that crucial link between business and client.  Find out how Marika has developed herself personally and professionally at Nurse Next Door in this second part of our series exploring different areas of care at Nurse Next Door.

]]> Meet Marika, the Care Designer Nurse Next Door Professional Home Care Services Inc. 00:25:06 “Care Designer” is not a job title you see at other care or health companies. Instead, they are often referred to as care managers. Marika Svac joins Sarah and Cathy to help us understand the creativity that small change of title implies. Being a Care Designer is all about working with clients, caregivers and franchise owners, and providing that crucial link between business and client. Find out how Marika has developed herself personally and professionally at Nurse Next Door in this second part of our series exploring different areas of care at Nurse Next Door. “Care Designer” is not a job title you see at other care or health companies. Instead, they are often referred to as care managers. Marika Svac joins Sarah and Cathy to help us understand the creativity that small change of title implies. Being a Care Designer is all about working with clients, caregivers and franchise owners, and providing that crucial link between business and client. Find out how Marika has developed herself personally and professionally at Nurse Next Door in this second part of our series exploring different areas of care at Nurse Next Door. false full 2 2 127d0ce9-e596-4b99-b0a6-74879fd7bee1 Meet John, the Caregiver At the core of Nurse Next Door are our Caregivers, and John Steele exemplifies everything it means to embrace Caregiving as a Career. It’s about shifting the mindset of what that role of the Caregiver could be. Sarah, Cathy and John dig into the rewards of this work and what it takes to be a Caregiver. Find out how John uses skills gained in his sales career to provide Happier Aging, Nurse Next Door’s Care Philosophy in this first part of our series exploring different areas of care at Nurse Next Door.

]]> Tue, 14 Jun 2022 04:00:00 +0000 katie@vocalfrystudios.com (Nurse Next Door Professional Home Care Services Inc.) https://how-to-care.simplecast.com/episodes/episode-5-meet-john-the-caregiver-W33sqKj2 At the core of Nurse Next Door are our Caregivers, and John Steele exemplifies everything it means to embrace Caregiving as a Career. It’s about shifting the mindset of what that role of the Caregiver could be. Sarah, Cathy and John dig into the rewards of this work and what it takes to be a Caregiver. Find out how John uses skills gained in his sales career to provide Happier Aging, Nurse Next Door’s Care Philosophy in this first part of our series exploring different areas of care at Nurse Next Door.

]]> Meet John, the Caregiver Nurse Next Door Professional Home Care Services Inc. 00:22:20 At the core of Nurse Next Door are our Caregivers, and John Steele exemplifies everything it means to embrace Caregiving as a Career. It’s about shifting the mindset of what that role of the Caregiver could be. Sarah, Cathy and John dig into the rewards of this work and what it takes to be a Caregiver. Find out how John uses skills gained in his sales career to provide Happier Aging, Nurse Next Door’s Care Philosophy in this first part of our series exploring different areas of care at Nurse Next Door. At the core of Nurse Next Door are our Caregivers, and John Steele exemplifies everything it means to embrace Caregiving as a Career. It’s about shifting the mindset of what that role of the Caregiver could be. Sarah, Cathy and John dig into the rewards of this work and what it takes to be a Caregiver. Find out how John uses skills gained in his sales career to provide Happier Aging, Nurse Next Door’s Care Philosophy in this first part of our series exploring different areas of care at Nurse Next Door. false full 1 2 c3b27a7f-4787-40b8-8cae-a7ff5795b682 From Cathy’s Couch Over the last three podcasts we’ve talked to CEO Cathy Thorpe about her leadership style and management philosophy, but now it’s time to walk the walk. Leaders and employees from inside and outside of Nurse Next Door sent in their sticky scenarios from their workplaces and Cathy draws on her experience and skills to give you answers in this Master Class on disruptive leadership.

]]> Tue, 26 Oct 2021 09:00:00 +0000 katie@vocalfrystudios.com (Nurse Next Door Professional Home Care Services Inc.) https://how-to-care.simplecast.com/episodes/episode-4-from-cathys-couch-jCxpxbaU Over the last three podcasts we’ve talked to CEO Cathy Thorpe about her leadership style and management philosophy, but now it’s time to walk the walk. Leaders and employees from inside and outside of Nurse Next Door sent in their sticky scenarios from their workplaces and Cathy draws on her experience and skills to give you answers in this Master Class on disruptive leadership.

]]> From Cathy’s Couch Nurse Next Door Professional Home Care Services Inc. 00:23:04 Over the last three podcasts we’ve talked to CEO Cathy Thorpe about her leadership style and management philosophy, but now it’s time to walk the walk. Leaders and employees from inside and outside of Nurse Next Door sent in their sticky scenarios from their workplaces and Cathy draws on her experience and skills to give you answers in this Master Class on disruptive leadership. Over the last three podcasts we’ve talked to CEO Cathy Thorpe about her leadership style and management philosophy, but now it’s time to walk the walk. Leaders and employees from inside and outside of Nurse Next Door sent in their sticky scenarios from their workplaces and Cathy draws on her experience and skills to give you answers in this Master Class on disruptive leadership. senior care business, home care business, aging, leadership, home health care franchise, radical candor, senior care franchise, home care industry, home health care business, nurse next door, nursing, home care franchise, cathy thorpe false full 4 1 06c50fcc-32fd-42e3-9362-6c397661805a Leading from the Heart Cathy Thorpe is all about getting the best out of the people at Nurse Next Door. To do that, she knows she has to give them her best in return. Kim Scott’s concept of “Radical Candor” is a big part of Cathy's leadership style, so we’re hearing what that means and what it’s like to bring your whole, messy self to work — both from Cathy, and from a member of her leadership team. People want to be high performers in this space, so how does leadership make sure that everyone from Cathy through to the Franchisees and Caregivers have that opportunity?

]]> Mon, 20 Sep 2021 04:00:00 +0000 katie@vocalfrystudios.com (Nurse Next Door Professional Home Care Services Inc.) https://how-to-care.simplecast.com/episodes/leading-from-the-heart-N8mdWSGU Cathy Thorpe is all about getting the best out of the people at Nurse Next Door. To do that, she knows she has to give them her best in return. Kim Scott’s concept of “Radical Candor” is a big part of Cathy's leadership style, so we’re hearing what that means and what it’s like to bring your whole, messy self to work — both from Cathy, and from a member of her leadership team. People want to be high performers in this space, so how does leadership make sure that everyone from Cathy through to the Franchisees and Caregivers have that opportunity?

]]> Leading from the Heart Nurse Next Door Professional Home Care Services Inc. 00:28:18 Cathy Thorpe is all about getting the best out of the people at Nurse Next Door. To do that, she knows she has to give them her best in return. Kim Scott’s concept of “Radical Candor” is a big part of Cathy's leadership style, so we’re hearing what that means and what it’s like to bring your whole, messy self to work — both from Cathy, and from a member of her leadership team. People want to be high performers in this space, so how does leadership make sure that everyone from Cathy through to the Franchisees and Caregivers have that opportunity? Cathy Thorpe is all about getting the best out of the people at Nurse Next Door. To do that, she knows she has to give them her best in return. Kim Scott’s concept of “Radical Candor” is a big part of Cathy's leadership style, so we’re hearing what that means and what it’s like to bring your whole, messy self to work — both from Cathy, and from a member of her leadership team. People want to be high performers in this space, so how does leadership make sure that everyone from Cathy through to the Franchisees and Caregivers have that opportunity? happier aging, senior, alternative care, home care, leadership, elderly, careers, retirement business, veteran, health care, nursing, palliative care, caregiver false full 3 1 725dbe8e-139b-4d68-b6de-8e854478ce25 Talking about Death We all die, but we don’t want to think about it. But why not? We would all like our final chapter to be just as wonderful as any other part of our life, and working out how to do that begins with talking about death. Nurse Next Door’s CEO, Cathy Thorpe, recently lost her husband, Harry, and as devastating as that was she has also learned a lot about herself, and about what Happier Aging looks like until the very end. She talks about the two year journey from his diagnosis to his death, how we can all approach death in a healthier and happier way, and shares tips and guidance in how to have the conversation about death. Everyone will be there eventually, so we need to prepare for those difficult conversations.

]]> Tue, 13 Jul 2021 15:29:06 +0000 katie@vocalfrystudios.com (Nurse Next Door Professional Home Care Services Inc.) https://how-to-care.simplecast.com/episodes/talking-about-the-d-word-death-suIuNT03 We all die, but we don’t want to think about it. But why not? We would all like our final chapter to be just as wonderful as any other part of our life, and working out how to do that begins with talking about death. Nurse Next Door’s CEO, Cathy Thorpe, recently lost her husband, Harry, and as devastating as that was she has also learned a lot about herself, and about what Happier Aging looks like until the very end. She talks about the two year journey from his diagnosis to his death, how we can all approach death in a healthier and happier way, and shares tips and guidance in how to have the conversation about death. Everyone will be there eventually, so we need to prepare for those difficult conversations.

]]> Talking about Death Nurse Next Door Professional Home Care Services Inc. 00:26:16 We all die, but we don’t want to think about it. But why not? We would all like our final chapter to be just as wonderful as any other part of our life, and working out how to do that begins with talking about death. Nurse Next Door’s CEO, Cathy Thorpe, recently lost her husband, Harry, and as devastating as that was she has also learned a lot about herself, and about what Happier Aging looks like until the very end. She talks about the two year journey from his diagnosis to his death, how we can all approach death in a healthier and happier way, and shares tips and guidance in how to have the conversation about death. Everyone will be there eventually, so we need to prepare for those difficult conversations. We all die, but we don’t want to think about it. But why not? We would all like our final chapter to be just as wonderful as any other part of our life, and working out how to do that begins with talking about death. Nurse Next Door’s CEO, Cathy Thorpe, recently lost her husband, Harry, and as devastating as that was she has also learned a lot about herself, and about what Happier Aging looks like until the very end. She talks about the two year journey from his diagnosis to his death, how we can all approach death in a healthier and happier way, and shares tips and guidance in how to have the conversation about death. Everyone will be there eventually, so we need to prepare for those difficult conversations. happier aging, senior, alternative care, home care, leadership, elderly, careers, retirement business, veteran, health care, nursing, palliative care, caregiver false full 2 1 8b86ec7c-58de-4655-b8d7-7a1bf68c3e28 Unlocking Happier Aging At Nurse Next Door, we’ve always thought getting older was something to be celebrated. We believe that by living Happier Aging, we can profoundly impact our own lives, and the lives of those around us. Happier Aging® is Nurse Next Door’s philosophy of care: for our clients, their families, our people and everyone we meet. It all comes down to our care approach, leadership and the people behind the scenes. In this series of conversations between Cathy Thorpe, CEO at Nurse Next Door,  and Sarah Stockdale, we’ll learn about Cathy’s radically empathetic and bold approach to leadership, and how Nurse Next Door is changing how we—as a society—can help care for our elderly.

]]> Mon, 8 Feb 2021 20:41:01 +0000 katie@vocalfrystudios.com (Nurse Next Door Professional Home Care Services Inc.) https://how-to-care.simplecast.com/episodes/unlocking-happier-aging-5_RY2aj6 At Nurse Next Door, we’ve always thought getting older was something to be celebrated. We believe that by living Happier Aging, we can profoundly impact our own lives, and the lives of those around us. Happier Aging® is Nurse Next Door’s philosophy of care: for our clients, their families, our people and everyone we meet. It all comes down to our care approach, leadership and the people behind the scenes. In this series of conversations between Cathy Thorpe, CEO at Nurse Next Door,  and Sarah Stockdale, we’ll learn about Cathy’s radically empathetic and bold approach to leadership, and how Nurse Next Door is changing how we—as a society—can help care for our elderly.

]]> Unlocking Happier Aging Nurse Next Door Professional Home Care Services Inc. 00:26:29 At Nurse Next Door, we’ve always thought getting older was something to be celebrated. We believe that by living Happier Aging, we can profoundly impact our own lives, and the lives of those around us. Happier Aging® is Nurse Next Door’s philosophy of care: for our clients, their families, our people and everyone we meet. It all comes down to our care approach, leadership and the people behind the scenes. In this series of conversations between Cathy Thorpe, CEO at Nurse Next Door, and Sarah Stockdale, we’ll learn about Cathy’s radically empathetic and bold approach to leadership, and how Nurse Next Door is changing how we—as a society—can help care for our elderly. At Nurse Next Door, we’ve always thought getting older was something to be celebrated. We believe that by living Happier Aging, we can profoundly impact our own lives, and the lives of those around us. Happier Aging® is Nurse Next Door’s philosophy of care: for our clients, their families, our people and everyone we meet. It all comes down to our care approach, leadership and the people behind the scenes. In this series of conversations between Cathy Thorpe, CEO at Nurse Next Door, and Sarah Stockdale, we’ll learn about Cathy’s radically empathetic and bold approach to leadership, and how Nurse Next Door is changing how we—as a society—can help care for our elderly. happier aging, senior, alternative care, home care, leadership, elderly, careers, retirement, business, veteran, health care, nursing, palliative care, caregiver false full 1 1