Private Care Symposium

 Sheila Davis is the Executive Senior Vice President of Area Operations for Always Best Care Senior Services, LLC where she is responsible for managing all aspects of the field support of franchisees through the company’s Area Representatives (AR’s), National Directors, and Business Operations Manager.  As Executive Senior Vice President, Area Operations, manages programs, initiatives, projects and tracking of all areas of concern as it relates to all franchisees’ operations, sales & marketing, financial management, human resources, licensing, legislation, and all aspects of their franchised business.  Ensures all elements relative to compliance, policies and procedures, and vendor relationships for proper non-skilled care and skilled care execution by the franchisees are maintained.  Sheila as also served as the Senior Vice President of Operations for US CareNet and the National Director of Home Care Operations for Always Best Care Senior Services, LLC as well as their Administrator.  She has served as a regional operations director, general manager and administrator for many agencies throughout Texas and well as serving as the Co-Owner of a home health consulting business in Wichita Falls.

Sheila has served on numerous TAHC&H Committees including Government Affairs, Private Pay, Clinical Practice and Community Care Services.  Sheila received her degree in business from Texas Tech University with an emphasis on health care administration and received her CHCE designation in 1998, her ACHC Consultant designation in 2020 and her OASIS-C Certification in 2013. 

Cindy Campbell is a nationally recognized thought-leader and management consultant to the continuum of healthcare at home. Cindy holds a Masters of Health Administration with specialty in Healthcare Informatics, and a Bachelor of Science in Nursing. She brings over 25 years of experience working across the continuum of healthcare at home in advancing levels of leadership and eighteen years with Fazzi Associates, now proud to be a fully integrated member of the WellSky family of companies. As the Director of Operational Consulting for Wellsky advisory services, Cindy and her team of highly skilled executives work nationally to help providers successfully navigate change in support of their mission and business objectives. Cindy’s Wellsky advisory services teams help agencies leverage strategic thought and operational efficiency into organizational, work-process and clinical model design for Home Health, Hospice, Advanced Illness Management, Palliative Care, Telehealth/RPM and Private Duty organizations throughout the United States. Cindy has served as a Board Member of the National Association for Homecare & Hospice, Chair of the Pediatric Homecare & Hospice Association of America, member of the Executive Committee of the American Telemedicine Association’s Homecare and Remote Monitoring Special Interest Group and Advisory Committee Member for Healthcare Unbound.

Tammy Ross is the Senior Vice President of Professional Services at Axxess, the leading home healthcare technology company. She oversees the professional services division at Axxess with a focus on practical operational solutions for the home health, home care, and hospice sectors of the post-acute care industry using technology. Prior to joining Axxess, Tammy served as an executive consultant at Fazzi and Associates, where she used her years of home health leadership experience to assist clients with clinical and operational strategic planning and development.

Erin Vallier earned an Individually Structured Liberal Arts degree in Physical Science, Psychology, and Music Performance from the University of Colorado, Denver. She earned a Masters in Healthcare Administration and Management, with a Project Management Specialty, from Colorado State University. Erin began her career in the fitness industry in 2005. After earning her bachelors, she transitioned to the home care space with a passion bred from personal and family experience. She has held management roles in the QA, intake, OASIS, and HR departments, and has helped facilitate numerous successful state and CHAP surveys for the organization she worked for. Erin was responsible for maintaining clinical documentation compliance, writing and revising policies and procedures, and for writing and facilitating new hire training for all clinical employees, including EMR and OASIS education. Her last role in home health was marketing - a natural segway to her role at AlayaCare – Account Executive.

Candyce Slusher LVN, CDCS is the founder of SLUSHER Consulting and is a geriatric-focused nurse serving San Antonio since 1995 in multiple settings, specifically PAS since 2004.  As a Home Care Consultant my primary goal is to help agencies provide the highest quality care to seniors in their communities through regulatory compliance, creating a culture of accountability, and simplifying work-flow systems. Candyce has spoken for the Alzheimer’s Association and has also served as Board Member and past President for the Alamo Area Home Care Council.