ABOUT THIS PODCAST 🔗
The Nursing Home Operator is a fun, interview-style podcast featuring some of the most interesting people in the nursing home industry.
We talk with administrators, directors of nursing, regionals, owners, executives, clinicians, consultants, and everyone in between. We laugh at the stories that can only happen in a nursing home, learn something new about the industry, and get an honest look at the people who make it all work.
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Update frequency:
weekly
Average audio length:
37 minutes
English
United States
11 episodes
since July 5, 2026
episodic
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On this episode of The Nursing Home Operator, I sat down with Steve LaForte, partner at Cascadia Healthcare, to talk about the business behind skilled nursing.
We discuss how nursing home acquisitions get done, how facilities are valued, what makes distressed buildings attractive opportunities, and…
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The Nursing Home Operator is about the people, stories, challenges, and ideas shaping Nursing Homes. Hosted by nursing home administrator Devan Bennion, the show features candid conversations with operators, nurses, CNAs, owners, physicians, executives, and others across senior care. We talk leader…
Most of my world is skilled nursing, so this episode was a chance for me to step into the senior living side of the industry with Nick Jasmon.
Nick walks me through how independent living, assisted living, and memory care actually work, how residents and families choose communities, how senior liv…
Kyle Griffitts went from playing and coaching football at BYU to running nursing homes and becoming a partner at Nova Health Services.
In this episode, we talk about the surprising similarities between coaching football and leading a nursing home, building great teams, holding people accountable, …
Shubam Gautam has one of the most unique paths into nursing home operations I’ve heard. He spent time as a Buddhist monk in the Himalayas, trained as a surgeon, worked in Alzheimer’s research, and eventually became the administrator of a 320-bed nursing home.
We talk about building trust with front…
Dr. Mike Wasserman has seen nursing homes as a geriatrician, medical director, quality leader, and CEO of a large California nursing home chain. In this episode, we talk about balancing clinical care with operations and finance, building a stronger relationship with your medical director, and why C…
What does it actually feel like to become a nursing home administrator for the first time?
In this episode, I sit down with Jayk Brooks, who took over my first building after I left. We talk about the steep learning curve of being a new administrator, why no two buildings are the same, what "fake …
In this episode, I sit down with Jake Larson, Regional Vice President of Operations, former administrator, and the person who trained me when I first entered the industry. We talk about his journey from running a single building to overseeing multiple facilities, what he looks for when hiring admin…
What can a Division I offensive lineman teach us about leadership in nursing homes?
In this episode, Ryan Turley shares how his experience playing football at The University of Arizona shaped his approach to building culture, developing people, and leading high-performing teams. We discuss the les…
After 30 years in nursing homes, Rob Zitsman has seen what works, what fails, and what can land a facility in serious trouble.
In this episode, Rob shares lessons from his career as an administrator, operator, and expert witness, including why new administrators need to “be a sponge,” why “nobody …
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