Susan Strutner

Experience

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  The Ohio State University

  Jan 1982 - Jan 1988

  University Systems

  Administrative computer center

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  Sarcom

  Jul 1990 - Jan 1991

  Sales Representative

  Member of the Solutions Center team -- creating computing solutions for businesses.

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  Pataskala Oaks Care Center

  Jan 1992 - Sept 1992

  Administrator In Training (AIT)

  This nine-month administrator-in-training program was enlightening, educational, and fulfilled a requirement to become a licensed nursing home administrator in Ohio. At the time of my AIT, Pataskala Oaks was both a skilled nursing facility and an assisted living facility.

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  Nursing Care Management, Inc.

  Jan 1993 - Jun 2004

  Administrator for Milcrest Nursing Center
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  Columbus Quality Care

  Jan 1993 - Jan 1993

  Assistant Administrator
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  United Church Homes, Inc.

  Jul 2004 - Apr 2013

  Administrator/Executive Director

  Administrator for Chapel Hill Retirement Community, Canal Fulton, Ohio

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  Access Senior Transitions, LLC - Senior Living Advisors, Educators, and Interim Executive Directors

  Apr 2013 - Jan 2024

  Owner / President

  ~ From inception to occupancy! Counsel and direct senior living organizations in building development, operations, project management, compliance audits, satisfaction surveys, quality improvement, staff and business education, and successful community openings. ~ Certified Dementia Practitioner, Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia Care Trainer, providing education, consulting services, and real world solutions to caregivers, healthcare providers (senior living, assisted living, home health, hospital, hospice, skilled nursing), families, business leaders, legal and financial advisers, and friends. Contact us for your education needs! ~ Interim Executive Director and Licensed Nursing Home Administrator. Quality operations for Long-Term Care and Senior Living communities.~ Valuable assistance to seniors, their families/friends - securing care and services as desired and necessary. Skilled guidance through the maze gives the senior a voice. Experienced professionals who offer a holistic approach through an in-depth assessment to provide ACCESS to services; meeting needs and desires now and in the future; by working for the SENIOR and their family/friend, not for contracted providers so the senior is able to select the right service, right care level, and right provider at the right time; and we guide the senior through TRANSITIONS for successful outcomes. Weniger anzeigen

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  Danbury of Cuyahoga Falls and Danbury Woods of Cuyahoga Falls

  Nov 2013 - Aug 2014

  Executive Director

  A division of Brookwood Management Company.

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  Brookwood Management Company

  Jun 2014 - Jun 2016

  Director of Operations, Senior Living

  Transformed and developed Senior Living (independent, assisted living, and memory care) for this growing segment of Brookwood's operations, standardization and growth. Quickly turned around the financial situation of assisted living/memory care for existing locations, creating a warm and friendly environment and created and implemented policies and protocols, quality life enrichment, clinical direction, employee relations, partnering with skilled service providers for retention and attraction of residents, developed and implemented satisfaction surveys, worked with team to define position and branding. Successfully launched four new assisted living/memory care communities obtaining Ohio Department of Health Residential Care Facility licenses by strategically crafting and streamlining a comprehensive system with timelines and standards for all phases of execution from inception through stabilization. Provided direct oversight.Recruitment, hiring, management, education and oversight of executive directors and leadership teams for compliance, financial stability, and success. Standardized purchasing and provider agreements. Stabilized communities at +95% census.Worked with the real estate development department to refine building plans for efficient functionality and safety, and with the design team to achieve beautiful and functioning interior designs with emphasis on safety, way-finding, home, and comfort. Weniger anzeigen

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  Diversified Health Partners, LLC

  Jul 2016 - Jun 2017

  Director of Senior Living Operations
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  St. Joseph Senior Living

  Aug 2017 - Jan 2022

  Chief Executive Officer/Administrator