Anne Rich, MSN, RN

Experience

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  Fresenius Medical Care

  Apr 2011 - Nov 2011

  Nurse Educator

  Home Therapies Registered Nurse, responsible for education, case management and followup of patients on various home dialysis modalities.

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  Diversified Nurse Consultants LLC

  Jul 2013 - Nov 2018

  Nurse Care Manager

  Comprehensive Care Manager: Providing professional care management services to help those who need care and their family members find their way through an increasingly complex healthcare system and obtain the best possible care.Nurse Care Manager: Working with the Humana at Home program to ensure healthy outcomes for it's most vulnerable members. Personal, in-home assessment and care management to help keep clients at home, provide access to needed resources and help avoid unnecessary hospitalizations. Providing clinical evaluation, medication management, advice, long-term planning, care coordination and supervision.Nurse Educator: Advising, creating, designing, promoting and presenting continuing education programs, online modules, webinars and programs for DNC staff, nurses, health care professionals, caregivers and the general public. PUBLICATION: "The Challenge of Monitoring Medications in the Older Adult", American Nurse Today, September 2018 issue. PRESENTATION: October 2017: "Mental Health Issues in the Older Adult", One hour CE presentation for nurses @ Forest Springs Health Campus, sponsored by Forest Springs, First Light Home Care & Diversified Nurse Consultants LLCPRESENTATION: January, 2017: One hour CE presentation for RN's & Social Workers titled "Nutrition Education for Diabetes", Louisville, Ky., sponsored by Home Instead Senior Care & Brownsboro Park Retirement Community. PRESENTATIONS: June, July 2017: Presentations at Humana Guidance Center, Louisville, Ky., part of the Diabetes Support Series, on Diabetes & Nutrition for Seniors. PROJECT: June 2018: Assisted in creation and formatting of record-keeping binders for our clientsPROJECT: October 2017: Created and assisted with implementation of Employee Recognition Program for professional care managers of Diversified Nurse Consultants LLC, modeled on Clinical Ladder programs. Show less

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  Elder Care Consulting Services

  Nov 2018 - now

  Owner, Elder Care Consultant, Geriatric Care Manager, Aging Life Care Professional, Patient Advocate

  Providing expertise in Wellness Aging™, and as a nurse consultant in the assessment, plan development, coordination, and monitoring of elder care services to ensure the highest quality of care. A published author, Anne has years of experience working with older adults and their families. She has had 2 articles appear in different peer reviewed journals in the past 3 years. Recently her article on Medication Management appeared in the FALL 2020 issue of Journal of Aging Life Care. "Meeting the Challenge of Monitoring Medications in the Older Adult" was published in the official journal of the American Nurses Association in September 2018. Anne specializes in providing assistance and consultation that includes professional nursing assessments, medication management and evaluations to determine level of care needed to help older adults maintain the highest quality of life. Show less

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  CareScout

  Jan 2019 - now

  PRN Field Nurse Assessor

  Through relationships with corporations and families, CareScout is responsible for arranging on-site visits by eldercare professionals to help families assess their needs and develop plans of care. They provide national coverage, and their professionals further promote the mission of helping Americans make intelligent eldercare decisions.Members of the FieldScout Network perform many services to:Understand and evaluate an individual's physical and cognitive statusAssess an individual's level of ADL and IADL dependencyAssess and evaluate caregivers' abilities to perform required careDevelop a comprehensive plan of care in cooperation with a family and a CareScout Care AdvocateEvaluate home safety and make recommendations that can positively impact the family's life and ability to age in placeIdentify local providers and/or community resources that meet a family's needsPerform a facility evaluation by completing a questionnaire with the facility administrator and collect required documents Show less

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  Mountain Area Premier Care Navigation

  Apr 2019 - Dec 2019

  Care Manager Associate, Consultant
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  MountainCare

  Mar 2021 - Aug 2021

  Health Care Coordinator, Adult Day Services, Hendersonville NC