State survey can make or break a nursing home — and in this episode of Our Purpose - The LTC Podcast, Hosts James Dieter and Kip Kruger sit down with Stacia Boeckstiegel to talk about what it really takes to survive survey, lead through compliance, and support nursing home teams during some of the toughest moments in long-term care.

Stacia shares her journey from second-generation nursing home administrator to Assistant Director of Regulatory Compliance at Avir Healthcare, overseeing more than 60 skilled nursing facilities across Texas. From F-tags and infection control to immediate jeopardy situations, fall prevention, staffing challenges, and family communication — this conversation dives deep into the realities administrators and DONs face every single day.

Topics Covered:

* How to prepare for state survey before surveyors walk in
* The importance of family communication in long-term care
* Reducing Immediate Jeopardies (IJs) and compliance risk
* Why infection control remains the #1 cited deficiency
* Fall prevention strategies in skilled nursing facilities
* Leadership lessons for nursing home administrators
* Building strong teams and promoting from within
* Managing stress during state survey investigations
* Why regulatory compliance ultimately protects residents

If you work in skilled nursing, assisted living, healthcare operations, or long-term care leadership — this episode is packed with practical insight and real-world experience.

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Brad Underwood, CEO of Voyage LTC, joins Our Purpose Podcast to share his leadership journey, the culture behind Voyage LTC, and the challenges facing long-term care in Oklahoma.

In this conversation, Brad opens up about turning around distressed nursing homes, building trust with frontline staff, leading with vulnerability, and creating a culture where employees feel seen, supported, and valued. He also shares the heart behind Voyage Cares, VCamp, and the VIP Awards, programs designed to invest in employees beyond the workplace.

Brad also discusses the difficult realities facing Oklahoma long-term care, including reimbursement challenges, regulatory pressure, and why local operators must continue fighting for residents, staff, and community-based care.

This episode is a powerful look at what happens when leadership, culture, purpose, and advocacy come together in long-term care.

In this episode of Our Purpose – The LTC Podcast, Hosts Kip Kruger and James Dieter sit down with Cody Campbell to talk about his incredible journey from CNA to nursing home owner and the leadership lessons he’s learned along the way.

Cody shares how he built his career in long-term care over more than two decades, why leadership buy-in matters at every level, and what it really takes to create a strong culture inside a facility. We also dive into some of the biggest challenges facing LTC today, including burnout, staffing, retention, compliance, reimbursement, agency use, and survey readiness.

If you’re a nursing home administrator, DON, operator, owner, or leader in skilled nursing and long-term care, this episode is packed with practical insight and real-world encouragement from someone who has lived it at every level.

In this episode, we cover:

* Cody Campbell’s path from CNA to owner
* Building culture and leadership in long-term care
* How to create staff buy-in at the facility level
* Burnout, retention, and supporting administrators
* Reducing agency reliance and becoming fully staffed
* Why collaboration matters in LTC leadership
* The role of social media in connecting nursing home administrators
* Lessons Cody wishes he knew earlier in his career

If you’re passionate about skilled nursing, senior care, healthcare leadership, and the future of long-term care, this conversation is for you.

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