Germantown, TN 38139 rderouss@bellsouth.net 901-355-5169

Vision

Leadership Vision

The principles behind four decades of work, each one drawn from her record.

“Recognized for building high-performing teams, improving occupancy and census, launching new service lines, and strengthening clinical quality.”

From her professional summary

Guiding principles

Six principles, proven in practice

01

Readiness is everyday work

Survey readiness and accreditation preparedness built into daily operations, not saved for review season.

Joint Commission & CARF
02

Residents at the center

Delivery of resident-centered services across skilled nursing, assisted living and continuing care.

Trezevant Episcopal Home
03

Strong teams, strong culture

Rebuilding leadership teams and strengthening organizational culture to improve resident care.

The Village at Germantown
04

Results you can measure

Census, occupancy and accreditation outcomes tracked and improved, from 50% to 93% occupancy.

Measurable results
05

Quality that improves

Restructuring services to improve care delivery, such as the physician-led wound clinic.

Quality improvement
06

Continuity of care

Coordinated post-acute networks and steady leadership through transitions, keeping care uninterrupted.

Post-acute care

Commitment

Helping organizations be ready

Today, as Senior Consultant with Achieve Accreditation, LLC, her focus is helping healthcare organizations prepare for accreditation reviews through structured improvement strategies, and strengthening the policies, procedures and processes behind them.

Next step

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