Honest notes from people who've run the homes, held the license, and lived the work.
No jargon, no sales pitch - just the real, everyday moments of caring for residents and proving it, from people who've been in your shoes.
California group home operators give good care every day — the hard part is proving it. The first post in the Prove It series on turning everyday documentation into clear, defensible records.
Read the full post →Kura Center is built by people who run California group homes, hold a Regional Center license, and advocate for families - to make documenting and proving resident care simple.
Read the full story →If your rate got smaller starting a cycle in 2026 and nobody explained why, this is why: the hold-harmless cushion ended, and the 90/10 quality-incentive split became real. Here's exactly what happened, and what to do about the next cycle.
Read more → Practical Tech · Post 9The single most trustworthy thing a vendor can say in a demo is "no, we wouldn't recommend that." What to listen for, and how to test for honesty before you sign.
Read more → QIP Series · Post 1Ten percent of your rate rides on a program most providers can't correctly name. QIP is not a licensing plan, not a punishment, and not optional in any way that matters — here's what it actually is, in plain English.
Read more → Practical Tech · Post 1Most bad technology decisions don't happen in the demo. They happen right before it. Five questions worth asking yourself before you say yes to any software for your home.
Read more → Prove It Series · Post 4A grid of initials proves someone was in the room. It doesn't prove what happened the moment a med wasn't routine — and refusals, PRNs, and errors are exactly what audits look at.
Read more → Prove It Series · Post 2Proving a routine day of care isn't about writing more — it's about writing small, and writing it every time. Here's the two-line habit that actually holds up.
Read more → Prove It Series · Post 3If writing a quarterly feels like conducting an investigation into your own home, the daily record wasn't there to begin with. A quarterly is a rollup, not a reconstruction.
Read more →Real situations we've lived - and how we think about them now.