Yazar: Cathie Brady

David Farrell, M.S.W., L.N.H.A., is a licensed nursing home administrator who has spent his entire career in the long-term care profession. David earned a Master”s in Social Work with a concentration in Gerontology and Administration from Boston College. In the 25 years he has served as a nursing home administrator, David has advocated for culture change using quality improvement practices. While working for state Quality Improvement Organizations, he played a lead role in the National Nursing Home Quality Initiative. Currently, David is the Director of Organizational Development and Regional Director of Operations for a private nursing home management firm in California. Cathie Brady, M.S., has more than 30 years of experience providing services and advocating for older adults in a variety of settings, including serving as Executive Director of the Department of Aging Services for the city of Bristol, Connecticut, and for 10 years as the Regional LTC Ombudsman for Eastern Connecticut. Cathie has an M.S. in Organizational Management from Eastern Connecticut State University. Cathie is a frequent speaker at state and national conferences and specializes in leadership development at all levels of an organization to assist nursing homes interested in being better places to live and work. Barbara Frank, M.P.A., began her career in long-term care by serving 16 years at the National Citizens” Coalition for Nursing Home Reform in Washington, D.C., where she facilitated the Campaign for Quality. She has served as state ombudsman for Connecticut, and facilitated the first Pioneer Network gathering in 1997. Co-founder of B&F Consulting, she works directly with individual nursing homes to improve their performance measures through workforce retention and culture change. Barbara co-authored Nursing Homes: Getting Good Care There (1996) and has written extensively on efforts to improve care and outcomes in nursing homes. Barbara has an M.P.A. from the Kennedy School of Government.