Sandra J. (Sandy) Bassett

Ms. Bassett is a licensed Nursing Home Administrator (NHA) and has been extensively involved in all administrative, business, financial and management aspects for skilled nursing facilities reasonably expected of a licensed nursing home administrator including, but not limited to:

• Knowledge and application of as well as adherence to federal and state regulations relating to nursing home operations;
• Regulatory survey review, formulation of plan of correction, and facility-wide implementation of corrective action(s) to ensure successful clearance of allegedly deficient areas;
• Evaluation of civil money penalties (CMP’s) in relation to cost benefit of timely payment with reduction versus contesting the deficiency allegation via Independent Informal Dispute Resolution (IIDR);
• Facility policy and procedure formulation, strategic review, implementation, training, and adherence including internal control and program management;
• Formulation and training of Quality Assurance/Performance Improvement programs including ongoing maintenance and reformulation thereof;
• Departmental cost analysis and control;
• Billing analysis, review, and reconciliation of all payor sources (Medicaid, Medicare, insurance, and private pay);
• Marketing and recruitment strategies in relation to both appropriate resident population and qualified staff;
• Short- and long-term budgeting models to include cash flow management;
• Financial metric analysis including revenue and cost per patient day (PPD) evaluation, comparison, and improvement plans;
• Formulate and institute overall profit improvement strategies balanced with resident quality of care requirements and staff job satisfaction;
• Organization of financial materials to include general ledger reports in relation to compiling data required for annual Medicare and Medicaid Cost Reports;
• Establishment, review, and training in resident trust account management to include compliance assurance and reporting;
• Working knowledge in all areas of facility operations and management from both hands on and consulting approaches;
• Leader in mock survey processes;
• Knowledge and application of various federal and state laws in relation to human resources to include successful defense of unemployment claims, Department of Labor investigation, and Equal Employment Opportunity Commission investigations;
• Skilled in “people relations”, training, and empowerment of others;
• Observation and monitoring facility operations including patient care to ensure appropriate service delivery;
• Direct oversight of state-approved in-house Nursing Assistant training program;
• Proven track record of implementing safety compliance programs and training resulting in reduction of injury to residents and staff.