Sheryl Byerly has joined Affinity Health Services Inc.’s senior management team as Regional Director of Operations. She brings 17 years of care facility experience and a wide range of responsibilities, such as Campus Director, Executive Director, Nursing Home Administrator, Personal Care Manager and Food Services Manager. Sheryl was most recently the Corporate Director of Operations […]
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Ready or Not … Mock Surveys Help Prepare for PC InspectionsReady or Not … Mock Surveys Help Prepare for PC Inspections
By Deborah C. Alabran-Blair, RN, WCC, RAC-CT, CDP, PCHA — Clinical Consultant While inspection procedures may differ based on the type of inspection or circumstances related to a specific home or event, inspectors will generally use the procedures under Appendix E of the RCG 55 Pa. Code Chapter 2600 for Personal Care Homes. That being […]
Q&A With Affinity CEO Denise McQuown-HatterQ&A With Affinity CEO Denise McQuown-Hatter
Affinity Health Services Inc. is a 25-year mainstay in serving senior living communities as a management and consulting partner. Co-founder, President and CEO Denise McQuown-Hatter was there for the launch and continues to oversee the operations a quarter-century later. Why and how Affinity was developed is as unique as the services it provides, ranging from […]
Affinity Health Services Turns 25!Affinity Health Services Turns 25!
Affinity Health Services Inc. marks 25 years of serving senior living communities as a management and consulting partner in 2021. Co-founder, President and CEO Denise McQuown-Hatter said the Indiana-based company was formed to serve a need for providing clinical best practices, financial management, and senior living leadership to be an expert resource for clients. McQuown-Hatter […]
Affinity Offers New Lines of Service in HR, Developer LendingAffinity Offers New Lines of Service in HR, Developer Lending
Affinity Health Services has increased the types of service offerings in this, its 25th year as a management and consulting partner. “As an experienced management and consulting partner, Affinity now provides for Human Resources advisory and consulting and Senior Living Developer and Lending Services,” says Executive Vice President of Consulting and Business Development Candace McMullen. […]
Affinity Health Services Will Help Implement Mandatory Staff Vaccination PoliciesAffinity Health Services Will Help Implement Mandatory Staff Vaccination Policies
On Nov. 4, 2021, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the new vaccine requirements that will compel providers to require COVID-19 vaccination for all eligible staff. Currently, nursing home vaccination rates nationally average 71%. CMS announced a deadline of Jan. 4, 2022, for Medicare and Medicaid-certified health care providers to ensure that […]
Facts About Influenza, COVID-19 and the Common ColdFacts About Influenza, COVID-19 and the Common Cold
Affinity Health Services offers tips to keep residents, staff and visitors healthy in the face of influenza, COVID-19 and the common cold, according to AMS infection prevention partners. Download a PDF version > Affinity provides a continuum of services that includes both comprehensive management and consulting and advisory services to senior living communities with various […]
Coleman Earns AAPACN Train the Trainer for MDS Section GG CertificationColeman Earns AAPACN Train the Trainer for MDS Section GG Certification
Affinity Health Services’ Vice President of Clinical Reimbursement Tammy Coleman received American Association of Post-Acute Care Nursing (AAPACN) certification for Train the Trainer for MDS Section GG in May 2021. AAPACN’s Section GG Train-the-Trainer certificate program provides on-going training to direct care staff to accurately report or document the resident’s performance in the 24 different section […]
Affinity’s Huffman Among PACAH Event SpeakersAffinity’s Huffman Among PACAH Event Speakers
Affinity Health Services‘ Angela Huffman will speak at the Pennsylvania Coalition of Affiliated Healthcare & Living Communities (PACAH) 2021 Fall Conference, September 13-15, at the Hilton Harrisburg. Affinity is the Welcome Party sponsor for this event. Huffman is Affinity’s Vice President of Clinical Services and an RN, recently added to her expertise by earning a […]
COVID-19 Vaccine Facts Dispel MythsCOVID-19 Vaccine Facts Dispel Myths
By Candace McMullen Currently, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania has 692 nursing facilities caring for 80,000 older Pennsylvanians. Nursing facilities and other institutional care providers experience the harshest realities as COVID infiltrates the general community. Since March of 2020, nursing facilities have lost over 13,000 residents, who have died as a direct result of COVID. Of […]