March 2018 Partner News

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Four Partner Agencies Recognized as "Likely to Recommend" in Hospice Compare Family Satisfaction Report Medicare.gov's inaugural Hospice Compare Family Satisfaction report, released on March 1st, shows that 4 Senior Options partners  rated above the national average  in "Likelihood to Recommend this Hospice." Congratulations to the teams at  First Choice Home Health and Hospice, Masonic Village Hospice, Senior Independence Lynchburg, and  Westminster-Canterbury at Home! (Note: sample sizes for McGregor Hospice and SI Montana Hospice were too small to include).

Congratulations to partner Westminster Canterbury Richmond at Home, as their CMS Medicare Home Health Enrollment application, also known as the 855A, has been approved. Kevin Daignault, Administrator, and the WCR at Home team will begin taking their survey patients in preparation for their CHAP Home Health survey.

Westminster-Canterbury at Home , Virginia Beach, VA has attained Level 3 of 4 levels of the NHPCO's "We Honor Veterans" program. In achieving this Level, WCAH has developed and strengthened relationships with VA medical centers and other Veteran organizations in the Hampton Roads market area. Congratulations to the Westminster-Canterbury at Home hospice team. Of note, Masonic Village Hospice is already a Level 4 in the We Honors Veterans program.

Nancy King, President, Senior Options , has been invited by Ziegler to lead a session on “The Top 5 Tips for a Successful Home and Community-Based Services" Platform. The Ted Talk-like discussions will be held during LeadingAge PEAK's Base Camp, scheduled for the exhibit hall during the March 2018 conference. Ms. King's discussion is scheduled for Monday, March 19th from 10:30 - 10:45 a.m. For details about Base Camp, click on: Leading Age Base Camp ase Camp

March is National Professional Social Work Month , and "Learning Leadership from Social Work" is the topic for a recent article focusing on leadership lessons, by Nancy King. Senior Options is honored to recognize the important contributions that social workers make within all of our partner agencies.

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Senior Options provides advisory services and operational support to nonprofit senior living organizations wishing to serve seniors beyond the walls of their campuses. For more information about Senior Options contact Nancy Koury King, DM, President of Senior Options at 757-496-1464 or Joan Walter Noe, Account/Project Manager and Client Liaison at 757-496-1724, or visit www.senioroptions.net. Senior Options is honored to work with: Brandon Oaks at Home First Choice Home Health and Hospice Lake Prince Woods McGregor Hospice Masonic Villages Home Health and Hospice Senior Independence Lynchburg Senior Independence of Montana Warm Hearth at Home Williamsburg Landing Home Health Westminster-Canterbury at Home Westminster Canterbury Richmond at Home

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