• Obtain the skills to evaluate, treat, and develop programs for individuals with cognitive impairments related to Alzheimer’s or a related dementia
• Obtain a marketing competitive edge
• Increase profits
• Facilitate successful care outcomes

• Over 2000 therapists including Occupational, Physical and Speech professionals who works in geriatrics

• Deliver a continuing education program that provides the therapists with practical, effective evaluation and treatment strategies and meets requirements for Medicare reimbursement

The solution

• Create and lead “Dementia Therapy: Achieving Positive Outcomes for the Dementia Patient” and “Dementia Therapy: Intermediate Course”

• Over 2000 therapy professionals have attended
• Over 10 therapy companies have hired DCS to provide these workshops exclusively for their company
• Several of our company clients have asked for multiple presentations
• 98% of participants said they would recommend these courses to a friend or colleague

• A national provider of Occupational, Physical and Speech Therapy
• Provides inpatient and outpatient therapy services in various settings -- skilled nursing facilities, assisted living centers, home health agencies and hospitals.
• Core business is geriatric rehabilitation.

• Maximize the Occupational, Physical and Speech Therapy services provided to the geriatric client with dementia in all settings under both Medicare Part A and Medicare Part B

• Provision of the “Dementia Therapy: Achieving Positive Outcomes” continuing education workshop exclusively for this companies therapy staff, in several locations over several dates
• Implementation plan
• Tracking of revenue and service increases

• Therapists are now able to evaluate and treat the patient with Dementia
• Estimated increase of revenue (in about a 1 year period) due to two day dementia training course: $470,158
• Estimated an increase in of 30% of residents identified for service based upon knowledge gained from the Dementia Therapy workshop

• Provider of long-term nursing care, Alzheimer's care, assisted living, short-term transitional care, and rehabilitation services
• Provider in several states throughout the east

• Implement an activity program that facilitates positive outcomes, is marketable, and provides continuity of care between therapy and nursing

• Install the “Forget-Me-Not Therapeutic Activity Software Program” in several of the long-term care facilities

• 86% of the activity departments surveyed stated the program was of great benefit to assist with planning and delivering activities that represent the person’s interests and are adapted to the person’s functional ability level. Staff also felt the program enhanced the facilities marketing efforts.
• Actual Employee Quotes:
• “I think it’s great. It gives us information of resident’s past likes/hobbies & makes it easier to format activities & know who to involve.”
• “It shows families & residents that we care about them & their individuality which equals good customer service.”
• “The goal of enhancing activities & linking them to therapy has been met”.

• A newly developed 120 bed upscale long term care community offering assisted living and skilled nursing care, dedicated to serving those with Alzheimer’s disease or related dementias

• Install an interdisciplinary dementia care model that will:
• Facilitate positive care outcomes
• Attract interest from potential customers, quality staff, and referral sources
• Meet or exceed surveyor requirements

• Consultation services to install the “Forget-Me-Not Interdisciplinary Care Program”

• The community, at an average price point of approximately $7000 per month, achieved 95% capacity less than one year from opening
• The community won the St. Louis Business Journal Health Care Innovation Award

• A successful health care company which provides contract Occupational, Physical and Speech therapy in a variety of environments and health care consultation services

• Maximize the Occupational, Physical and Speech Therapy services provided to the geriatric client with dementia in all settings under both Medicare Part A and Medicare Part B
• Obtain additional therapy contracts with Skilled Nursing and Assisted Living communities

• Provision of the “Dementia Therapy: Achieving Positive Outcomes” continuing education workshop to several of their therapy staff
• Create and provide follow-up consultation in the form of Dementia Care study groups to further enhance the skills of the therapists and managers in serving the person with dementia

• Therapists demonstrated an increase in provision of services to those with Alzheimer’s or a related dementia
• Company has been highlighting their commitment to training their therapy staff to service those with dementia and has successfully gained new therapy contracts