Genesis HealthCare Corporation announced that JoAnne Reifsnyder, PhD, ACHPN, has been appointed the company's Chief Nursing Officer. Dr. Reifsnyder assumes the position from Nancy Grimes who retired in July 2012 after 17 years with Genesis HealthCare. JoAnne Reifsnyder completed a postdoctoral fellowship in psychosocial oncology at the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, and holds a PhD in nursing from the University of Maryland, a Master's Degree in nursing from Thomas Jefferson University, and a BSN from Holy Family College. In 2002, Dr. Reifsnyder co-developed and was the coordinator of a palliative care minor at the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, and taught both core courses to nursing, social work and medical students. In 2009, she led the development of the first Masters' program in Chronic Care Management at Jefferson School of Population Health (JSPH), Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia, PA. Dr. Reifsnyder has held executive and leadership roles in both for profit and not for profit health care settings. Prior to joining Genesis, she was Senior Vice President, Care Transitions, with Moorestown, NJ-based Care Kinesis, LLC. In this role, she served as a consultant to Genesis HealthCare and to Bayada Nurses, working with executives and clinical team members to develop a skilled nursing facility to home transitional care model for vulnerable older adults. Dr. Reifsnyder was formerly Chief Quality Outcomes officer for excelleRx Inc. She was also co-founder and partner in Ethos Consulting Group, LLC. She was formerly the Director of the Hospice Program for the VNA of Greater Philadelphia and was Director of Patient Services for Samaritan Hospice in Marlton, NJ. Dr. Reifsnyder is President of the Board of Directors for the Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association, and serves on the Boards of Hospice Foundation of America, Pennsylvania Hospice Network, and LifeChoice Hospice. She is a member of American Organization of Nurse Executives (AONE), the National Gerontological Nurses Association (NGNA) and Sigma Theta Tau International, the Honor Society of Nursing.
Genesis Healthcare, Inc. is a holding company. The Company provides services to skilled nursing facilities and assisted/senior living communities. It also specializes in contract rehabilitation therapy, respiratory therapy, physician services, staffing services, and accountable care. It provides approximately 250 skilled nursing centers and senior living communities in 22 states nationwide. Its subsidiaries also supply rehabilitation therapy to approximately 1,400 locations in 43 states and the District of Columbia. It offers a range of services, which include rehabilitation therapy, memory support, long-term care, and assisted/senior living. Its rehabilitation therapy includes transitional care, short stay care, ventilator rehabilitation, dialysis, cardiac management, and pulmonary management. Its long-term care service provides 24-hour skilled nursing services for elderly residents and people with a chronic condition or a prolonged illness. It also offers hospice care services.
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