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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 6, 2007
Susan Crane and Rhea Schneiders Join the Institute Team
Nationwide Search to Fill Two Florida Educator Positions is Complete
FLORIDA — Two long term care professionals have newly joined
the Institute for Caregiver Education team. Hired as Associate Consultants
and Educators,
Susan Crane and Rhea Schneiders will help to provide Institute clients in Florida
with person-centered care education and training. “We are so
pleased to bring Rhea and Susan onto our team. They bring many years of eldercare
advocacy
and a strong commitment to person-centered care to the table,” said Institute
President Annette Sanders on Monday. A nationwide search was conducted to fill
the two Florida positions.
Susan Crane is a licensed Nursing
Home Administrator and holds a bachelor’s degree in social work. In
her position she assists Institute clients in improving the quality of life
and
quality of care for
their residents and team members through person-centered care education and
training. Susan brings to the Institute team over 25 years of experience
as a long term care and assisted living administrator; educator, consultant
and
social worker. Prior to joining the Institute she worked with the Florida
QIO as a project coordinator, working specifically to educate providers in
the
areas of leadership, Culture Change, team building and empowerment. Throughout
her career Susan has held a number of prestigious committee positions, including
for such organizations as the Maine White House Conference on Aging, the
American Health Care Association and the Maine Healthcare Association.
Rhea
Schneiders assists Institute for Caregiver Education clients in
implementing the best practices that will transform their community from
a traditional medical model
to a social model of care. Rhea is a practical nurse who brings twenty-one
years of long term care experience to the Institute. Previously Rhea was
a Restorative Director, and assisted in stabilizing homes that had negative
survey
outcomes. She has also been active as an Administrator and a Culture Change
consultant, specifically for the Armed Forces Retirement Homes. Rhea volunteers
regularly to run a support group for a branch of the Alzheimer’s Association
in her area. In addition, she has held a position as a Social Services Director,
bringing a new level of expertise to the Institute team.
The Institute for
Caregiver Education is a nationally-recognized leader in Culture Change
education. For more than 15 years the organization has provided quality caregiver
education
to nursing homes from California to Maine. Over the last five years the
IfCE team has educated hundreds of long-term care professionals on a myriad
of Culture
Change topics at such national conferences as ASA, NADONA, AAHSA, AHCA,
ACHCA, The Pioneer Network, the VA Summit and numerous state associations.
The
Institute for Caregiver Education is currently a leading Culture Change
educator for a number of state QIO organizations as they work with the 8th
Scope of
Work and CMS.
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