Nursing Home Administrator

DEBRA L.WUDTKE

** ***** **., *********, ** ***** Home: 360-***-**** Cell: 503-***-****

E-mail Address: abu4w7@r.postjobfree.com

Self Employed, consulting for Skilled Nursing Homes April 2012 to present

Crestwood Healthcare Management, LLC January 2006- to April 2012

Developed a Management Company which successfully resulted in turning

around poor performing communities into profitable entities. Transitioned

Crestwood Healthcare into a company working with REITS which operated 15

Independent Living, Assisted Living and Memory Care Communities totaling 15

communities with 503 units.

Directed the following activities:

. Developed and managed budgets of approximately $21 million and

oversight of up to 450 employees.

. Management/Business Development and Contract negotiations

. Vendor Contract negotiations

. Clinical

. Quality Assurance

. Operational Performance

. Financial Management

. Sales/Marketing

. Risk Management

. Information Technology

. Human Resources

. Asset & Property Management

Major accomplishments

. Was instrumental in piloting and providing to a third party software

company. This software encompasses all aspects of marketing,

clinical, financial, and human resources. By utilizing this software

system we were able to eliminate 2 positions within the accounting

department.

. Negotiated acquisitions of 15 communities (503 units) under lease buy

back contracts.

. Renegotiated with workers compensation company to reduce premiums by

$100,000.

. Implemented Employee Ambassador program which resulted in a 25%

decrease in employee turnover.

. Successfully ran financial EBITDARM at 35% or higher.

. Successfully created a culture of the company being a family, meaning

that the CEO and COO worked with the staff in the field approximately

75% of the time. Held quarterly staff and resident/family meetings to

discuss concerns, success of the community.

. Had weekly calls with the Administrators in regard to operations,

goals for the week, month and annually.

. Annually asked for feedback from the staff in regard to Policies and

Procedures. We were able to implement some of the staff's

recommendations and thus change the Policies and Procedures. For the

suggestions that we were unable to implement we explained to the staff

why.

Assisted Living Concepts 2003-2006

Divisional Vice President of Operations

Report to the COO, with full accountability for the operations of 76

Assisted Living communities totaling 2,964 units. Developed and managed

budgets of approximately $124 million and oversight of 2,000+ employees of

which 19 were direct reports.

Directed the following activities:

. Oversight of all communities operations

. Monitoring of regulatory compliance

. Monitors compliance with financial, census, payroll, staffing and

Capital expenditures

. Oversight of Quality Initiative Programs which include Performance

Improvement, Operations Improvement, Quality Benchmarks, Turnover,

Sales/Marketing initiatives

. Participated as part of the Senior Management in

developing/implementing company strategic goals and initiatives

Major accomplishments

. Improved annual operating cash flow by approximately $5 million

annually

. Decreased staff turnover by 25%

. Improved collection efforts and DSO-decreasing accounts receivable by

$500 thousand per year.

. Implemented the national LEAP program (exercise program) throughout

the Division

. Improved occupancy to 97.3% and reduced Medicaid mix from 59% in 2003

to 43%

. Streamlined all quality programs/training and implementation

. Decreased Workers Compensation claims and dollars by over 50%

. Received company awards for quality of care, EBITDARM improvement and

NOI improvement.

Kindred Healthcare 2002-Feb. 2003

Director of Operations (licensed 1899 beds)

Reported to the Senior Vice President of the Central Region, with full

accountability for the operations of 13 Skilled Nursing Facilities totaling

1899 beds. Control budgets of approximately $97 million and staff of 2000.

Directed the following activities:

. Oversight of all residence operations

. Monitored regulatory compliance

. Monitored compliance with financial, census, payroll, staffing and

capital expenditures

. Oversight of Quality Initiative Program which included Performance

Improvement, Guardian Angel Program, Standards of Care and Turnover &

Reduction

Major accomplishments

. Improved annual operating cash flow by approximately $ 1 million

. Decreased staff turnover from 100% to 62%

. Decreased Hospital Discharges from 35% to 20%

. Decreased Pressure Wounds to below 2%, Weight Loss to below 2% and

Falls to below 14%

Kindred Healthcare 2000-2002

Area Administrator, 6 facilities (797 beds)

Reported to the Director of Operations, with full accountability for 6

Skilled Nursing Facilities totaling 797 beds. Control budgets of

approximately $41 million and staff of over 1000.

Directed the following activities:

. Development and implementation of all facility budgets

. Monitored compliance with financial, census, payroll, staffing and

capital expenditures

. Monitored and evaluated individual performance of Administrators

. Strategic planning and new program development

. Monitored regulatory compliance and quality assurance programs.

. Labor/Management negotiations

Major accomplishments were:

. Improved annual operating cash flow by $1 million in 2002 and

. $2 million in 2001

. Improved collection efforts-decreased DSO to 37

. Reduced employee turnover by 20%

. Developed Advanced Care Unit

. Achieved 2 Deficiency Free Surveys

. Compiled needs assessments and created niche marketing programs

Sheboygan County Health Care Centers 1999-2000

Director of Health Care Centers

Reported to the Board of Supervisors, with full accountability for the

operations of three large health care centers. Control budgets of

approximately $32 million and staff of 700.

Directed the following activities:

. Monitored compliance with financial, census, payroll, staffing and

capital expenditures

. Marketing and Public Relations programs

. Monitor and evaluate individual performance of Administrators and

Program Managers

. Labor/Management negotiations

. Strategic planning and new program development

. Monitored regulatory compliance and quality assurance programs

Major accomplishments were:

. Carried out strategic, consolidation and restructuring plans

. Improved collection efforts-decreased DSO to 44

. Improved occupancy rate to 95%

Sheboygan County Healthcare Centers - Sunny Ridge Nursing Home 1997 -1999

Administrator (340 beds)

Reported to the Director of Operations, Sheboygan County Health Care

Centers, with full accountability for the operation of a 340 bed Skilled

Nursing Facility. Controlled budget of approximately $14 million and staff

of 200.

Directed the following activities:

. Development and implementation of facility budget

. Monitored compliance with financial, census, payroll, staffing and

capital expenditures

. Marketing and Public Relations Programs

. Monitored and evaluate individual performance of Program Managers

. Labor/Management negotiations

. Monitored regulatory compliance quality assurance programs

Major accomplishments were:

. Improved annual operating cash flow by $500 thousand

. Improved occupancy rates to 95%

. Improved collection efforts-decreased DSO to 44

. Achieved Deficiency Free Survey

. Reduced employee turnover

. Negotiated Managed Care Contracts

. Deficiency Free Survey

EDUCATION & CERTIFICATIONS

. Milwaukee Area Technical School

Associate Degree related courses in Business

. University of Wisconsin Madison

Nursing Home Administrator 1996

. University of Phoenix

Working toward Bachelor Degree in Finance

Professional Organizations and Affiliations/Community Service

. Provided web training seminar for skilled providers in regard to

Medicare regulations.

. Participated/presented at ALFA Conferences in regard to success of

automating all areas of business.

. Assistant coach to community area child soccer team.

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