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Health Dimensions Group Recommended for Management of Chicago-area Facility

We are pleased to share that Health Dimensions Group (HDG) has been recommended for day-to-day management at Winchester House, a Lake County-owned health care and rehabilitation center in Libertyville, Illinois. The Winchester House Advisory Board, which consists of individuals with health care and financial expertise, recently conducted extensive analysis of Winchester House’s operations, finances, market position, and other factors. The analysis showed revenues remained relatively flat, while expenses increased.

The advisory board concluded the existing financial model was not sustainable and submitted a recommendation to the county board to explore contracting with a long‐term nursing care operator to manage day‐to‐day operations, and control costs. A review panel made up of representatives from the Winchester House Advisory Board and key county personnel conducted a comprehensive review of HDG’s quality of care surveys, performance records, financial records, and conducted announced and unannounced visits and interviews to several of HDG’s managed communities.

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Amy Minnich to Join HDG as Consulting Practice Project Manager

We are pleased to share that Amy Minnich will be joining Health Dimensions Group September 12 as our new Project Manager in the Home and Community Based Division of the Consulting Practice.

Amy’s professional background includes leadership positions in acute hospital and critical care, home health, managed care, and long term care services. Most recently, she served as the Executive Director for LIFE Geisinger (Living Independently for Elders Program operated by Geisinger Health System) in Pennsylvania. Amy was also a 2008 Practice Change Fellow sponsored by Atlantic Philanthropies and the John A Hartford Foundation, a program designed to improve services and expertise in the field of senior care.

Amy completed her diploma in Nursing from Geisinger Medical Center School of Nursing, Bachelor’s Degree from Pennsylvania State University and holds a Master’s in Health Services Administration from Marywood University in Scranton, Pennsylvania.

Please join us in welcoming Amy to the HDG team!

Jade Gong and Anne Lewis Appointed to National PACE Association Committees

Health Dimensions Group (HDG) congratulates Jade Gong, vice president of strategy, and Anne Lewis, project manager, for recently being appointed to the National PACE® Association’s (NPA) Public Policy Committee and Education and Awards Committee respectively. 

NPA is an organization that aims to advance the efforts of Programs of All-inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE), a model centered on the belief that it is better for the well-being of seniors with chronic care needs and their families to be served in the community whenever possible.  

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