Case Mix and Reimbursement Strategies

Dawn Appler-Worsley, ADC/MC/EDU, CDP
President and Board Member
National Certification Council for Activity Professionals (NCCAP)

Dawn Appler-Worsley is a highly accomplished senior care professional, author, and national speaker with 26 years of expertise. She has been awarded national certifications as a Certified Activity Director, Consultant, Dementia Care Practitioner, Alzheimer’s Dementia Care Trainer, and Eden Alternative Associate. An approved Modular Education for Activity Professionals (MEPAP) instructor, Dawn was instrumental in working with other industry experts during the development of the Home Care Certification curriculum and credential to begin addressing the growing need for standards in home care for our aging population.

Published in both print and video, Dawn has a vast knowledge in many facets of long-term care and community services. She is considered a pioneer in her field regarding resident rights and culture change, a national speaker on a variety of topics for health care workers, and is currently serving on the Board of the National Certification Council for Activity Professionals (NCCAP).. Learn more about Dawn

Charles de Vilmorin
CEO & Founder
Linked Senior

While at Georgetown University, Charles wrote his thesis on retirement communities: The nursing home institution, a Foucauldian paradigm (2006). Around the same time, his grandmother was diagnosed with Alzheimer ’s disease and moved to a nursing home. These two experiences helped Charles realize how lonely, bored and secluded many residents of nursing homes and retirement communities were. Linked Senior was created to enhance the quality of the lives of these seniors.

He serves on the board of:
• The Validation Training Institute: The Validation Method is proven method of communication developed by Naomi Feil that helps improve the connection between caregivers and older adults experiencing dementia.
• AMDA: The Society for Post Acute and Long Term Care Medecine.