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3. INTRODUCTION
The Wall Street Journal recently listed two industries as ones to watch for the foreseeable future: computer
software and extended care facilities. Investors have taken note. Unfortunately, so have health regulators. As
more and more opportunists leap into this expanding market, one thing seems certain: scrutiny by consumer
groups and government regulatory bodies will only become more intense.
A feature article in the August issue of Consumer Reports begins, "A long stay in a nursing home can consign a
resident's family to financial hardship, even poverty. But choose the wrong nursing home, and you may also
consign your loved one to physical and emotional hardship, including premature dependency and incontinence,
even premature death."
Common problems include patients being all but abandoned with predictable results: bed sores, withdrawal, loss
of appetite, declining health, etc.
What consumer groups, the media, regulators and Wall Street are looking for is an attractive alternative, a firm
that can deliver excellent care at an attractive price, i.e., the Home Depot of the 90s.
That firm can be Covenant Care.
4. SITUATION
The failing health of a loved one is a stressful and traumatic event for a caring spouse, parent, son or daughter.
To leave a wife, husband, father, mother, or child in a cold, unfriendly place with no friends and fearful
expectations seems almost inhuman, even cruel. It doesn't have to be that way. There can be an easier, better
choice.
When Life Ends, Or When It Truly Begins?
As the U.S. and worldwide business climate has evolved over the past few decades into becoming too many
chasing too few, establishing a clear-cut market position has come to be a crucial ingredient for success. Take
the hospitality industry, for instance. For basic necessities -- a room, a bed, a bathroom -- Motel 6 has filled a
niche. At the other end of the spectrum is the Ritz-Carlton where every whim, every creature comfort is catered
to.
Covenant Care has the same opportunity. It can offer the basics -- merely a place to live out the end of one's
life, however humble -- or it can be something more, something special. The place where life begins.
5. BACKGROUND
Two personal convalescent care experiences are burned forever into my consciousness. The first took place
many years ago when I spent a month as a nurse during my SVN (Student Vocational Nurse) training at a
facility in Whittier. A patient was patiently trying to play solitaire with a deck of cards so old and worn that
many of the cards had literally lost their faces. When I bought her four new decks with my own money, she
was so overwhelmed that she wept.
Recently, my daughter and I decided to adopt a patient at a nearby convalescent facility. This woman suffered
from very poor eyesight, yet, amazingly, no one had offered to read her mail. Stacks of letters on her dresser
remained unread! She was elated when I offered to read them to her. What she has given back to my daughter
in terms of attention, stories and love has been that of the most proud, caring grandparent.
When a staff doesn't care enough to replace a deck of cards, read a letter, change a diaper or perform other
necessary services, it's time for a change. The bottom line is that America needs a new vision for the elderly.
Unlike Europeans and Asians who still show respect for their parents, we've abandoned those who raised us.
With today's high divorce rate, traditional families and values are teetering on extinction. The wisdom of
previous generations with their social mores have been ignored for too long. The buck stops here.
My intention is to revolutionize the convalescent care industry in two steps. First, by assembling a team of
caring professionals to demonstrate for America and the industry how a convalescent facility can and should be
run and make a profit, too. And second, by speaking publicly whenever and wherever I can about convalescent
care reform.
6. OBJECTIVES
• To help Covenant Care become the premier extended care organization in the United States.
• To have Covenant Care rank consistently in the top ten percent of the most profitable organizations within
the industry.
• To offer Covenant Care patients and their family members an alternative to the "park 'em here" mentality.
In short, to make Covenant Care the convalescent industry trend setter by showing integrity, loyalty and respect
for wisdom and life experience.
7. STRATEGIES
• To provide marketing materials that address issues of the utmost concern in a realistic and caring manner.
• To be up-front about costs including what Medicare will cover, what insurance will cover, what services
are not provided, and other medical billing questions.
• To provide around-the-clock professional staffing.
• To provide comprehensive services within state-of-the-art facilities.
• To adhere to strict quality control procedures including both internal and external review procedures.
• To prominently post inspection reports where staff, patients and visitors can review them.
• To hire, train and systematically evaluate a multidisciplinary team of management and administration staff
on qualitative as well as quantitative issues.
• To provide on-going education to administration, staff, patients and family.
• To provide the widest possible menu of social and personal fulfillment activities for patients and families.
• To encourage volunteer programs.
• To foster humor and laughter among staff, patients and visitors as a reducer of stress.
• To provide counseling for staff, patients and family members.
8. • To recognize individual needs: clothing, privacy, safety, grooming, warmth, food, pets, music, hobbies,
furniture, photos of loved ones and other personal belongings.
• To provide patients a caring ear.
• To list and provide "extras" such as TV's, phones and diapers as included services.
• To continually monitor outcomes through feedback from the community, patients and families, physicians
and nurses.
• To invite governmental, consumer, and private review.
9. TACTICS
Theme: A Passion For Caring
Internal Execution:
Staff:
1. Survey and assess current needs, create standards, and provide on-going training.
2. Initiate incentive program which recognizes individuals with bonuses, trips, awards, for
good attitude and service above and beyond the call. Recognition provided in a newsletter and
via lapel pin or uniform badge.
Patients:
1. Provide recognition in a newsletter, bulletin board and monthly social events for staff, patients
and visitors.
2. Provide for individual patient fulfillment via a comprehensive menu of services including
both internal and external activities, such as:
Classes
• Managing finances • Braille Institute
• Physical fitness for seniors • Western and swing dancing
• Tap • Yoga
• Water aerobics • Calligraphy
• Painting/art • Music
10. Support Programs
• Another passage • Parkinson's
• Caregiver • Adult children of aging parents
• Legal assistance • Transportation/shuttle van
• Library • Medicare assistance
Travel Opportunities
• Museums • Race track
• Popular senior attractions • Theaters
Entertainment
• Movies • Local singers and other entertainers.
• Participatory talent shows • Casino nights
External Execution:
Consumers: Visits encouraged.
Volunteers: Media/community recognition provided for participants in volunteer
program.
Media: Advertising, public relations and other marketing materials portray real people: staff,
administrators, patients, family members.
11. PROPOSAL SUMMARY
I would like to offer my services to Covenant Care, either as A): a full-time administrator, or B): as an
independent contractor, specifically as follows:
A. Goal: Increase the census overall among all Covenant Care facilities.
Position: Director of Marketing and Development
Responsibilities: Oversee development of marketing materials, implementation of patient
programs and training of directors and staffs.
Compensation: $5500 per month, plus expenses, on a six month test unit contract.
B. Goal: Increase the census for a single Covenant Care test facility.
Position: Director of Administration
Responsibilities: Responsible for overseeing all day-to-day facility management tasks including hiring
and training a multi-disciplinary team, development of patient and volunteer programs, etc.
Compensation: $88,000 salary per year, plus expenses, plus 1-2% bonus based on gross sales.