Sowerby Consulting
Group, Inc. Specializes in providing the following services:
EDUCATION
Care Plan Education: Care plans are one of the most
cited deficiencies in the country. If your staff is having difficulty
writing clear and concise measurable goals, Sowerby Consulting Group,
Inc can help. We can teach your staff the skills they need to write
meaningful care plans that are a valuable working tool.
Certified Nursing Assistant Course Development:
Would you like to recruit more staff by starting a CNA
course at your facility? We can develop a course and submit it to the
state for certification. We can train a qualified member of your staff
to coordinate this program. We also can assist you by providing an
additional person to oversee the practical portion of the program or
function as a tester.
Dementia Education:
We offer everything from the basic one hour inservice to a
full and comprehensive 40-hour education program. We can help you to
develop a therapeutic environment in which individuals with dementia
thrive. If you have a special care unit that does not meet the needs of
your residents, a strategic educational plan is in order. We can tailor
a program to the facility and help staff to clearly understand their
critical role in providing a therapeutic milieu.
Documentation Education:
Are you providing quality care, but dont have the
documentation to prove it? If it is not documented, it did not happen!
We can teach your staff how to document clearly and concisely, for
their protection and for the protection of the facility. Care plans,
resident assessment protocols, triggers or incident reports must be
right the first time.
Inservice Education:
For a complete listing of the multitude of inservices that
Sowerby Consulting Group, Inc offers click on: SCG Inservices. If you
do not see the topic listed then ask us about designing a program for
you.
Public Relations:
Learn how to develop a positive image in the community.
Develop relationships with untapped resources that will help expand
referral sources, increase the census and profits. Create valuable
partnerships with entities that are crucial for your business. Design
strategies that will expand the number of satisfied internal and
external customers at the facility. We can creatively design a plan
that will result in the instant name recognition and financial success
that you are seeking.
Special Care Unit Development:
Are you in the process of designing a Alzheimers unit or
do you need to address the care of the dementia population at your
facility? Whether it is an assessment on how to modify the physical
environment or an educational program to improve staff interventions,
we can design a program that is tailored to your facility. If you are
not satisfied with your current dementia program, learn how we can help
you to develop a model program.
Training the Trainer Development:
Would you like to start a Train the Trainer program at your
facility? You can utilize our services in making it happen. We have a
Certified Train the Trainer on our staff. We can train qualified
members of your staff to offer inservices that will help your CNAs
meet their educational requirements at your facility.
REGULATORY
Certificate of Need Application Assistance
Whether it is advice, assistance or representation, you
wont find anyone more knowledgeable about the Certificate of Need
process than Sowerby Consulting Group, Inc. Learn successful techniques
for submitting your application. Achieve the results you are looking
for with future projects.
Dispute Resolution Representation
Did you receive a citation during your latest survey and
wish to challenge it through the dispute resolution process? Sowerby
Consulting Group has achieved excellent results in the dispute
resolution process.
Legal Issues:
Legal and ethical issues occur on a daily basis in the
field of health care. Need to review a current situation and determine
what your plan of action is going to be? Let over 25 years of health
care experience and assist you to devise the best strategy for your
facility.
MANAGEMENT
Consultation In all Aspects of Long Term Care:
Together we have a combined knowledge of over 90 years of
long term care experience in administration, nursing, financial,
activities, dementia care and legal expertise. Utilize our resources
and bring about the positive changes you are seeking.
Financial Reporting:
Need to develop financial systems that give a clear easy to
read financial assessment of your situation? We can develop working
tools that make sense and give you answers to your financial questions.
Policy Development:
Make sure that the policies you develop guide and not
hinder the environment you work in. Policies that are well written
remove ambiguity regarding facility position for employees and their
professional practice. See how we can help you develop policies that
meet your needs.
Performance Improvement Development:
Quality indicators are now guiding the survey process. It
is crucial to have strong performance improvement plans that reflect
systems developed to address issues. We can help you create performance
improvement programs that will serve the facility well in the new
millenium.
Systems Development:
Reoccurring problems often happen due to the lack of
systems. We will provide an unbiased analysis of the situation that
will get to the root of your problems. Once identified we can develop
systems that provide resolution. Get the results you are looking for by
contacting Sowerby Consulting Group, Inc.
Temporary Facility Management:
Selecting the right administrator for the facility is a
critical decision. Wish you had more time to make the best decision for
that pivotal leadership position? Let us help by providing temporary
management of the facility.
Practical Management Skills for Director of Nursing
Services:
Successful retention of a new DON at your facility can be
contingent upon the orientation or training you provide. By investing
in a solid orientation program you can insure success for the future.
Help provide the direction needed for one of the most difficult jobs in
long term care today. Whether it is calculating daily labor hours,
developing a budget, or managing disciplinary issues we can provide an
orientation that starts them out successfully.
