Carmen W. Shell, RN
Sr. Quality Improvement Consultant
Carmen Shell brings 28 years of experience in long-term care to RB Health Partners, Inc. For 22 of those years, she served at a large senior-care campus in progressive roles, ultimately as Senior Vice President of a 310 bed post-acute care and skilled-nursing center located in West Palm Beach.
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During her time at that center, Ms. Shell and her team achieved and maintained a CMS 5-star rating across all categories, were awarded the Florida Gold Seal Award for excellence in long-term care for 12 consecutive years, attained Joint Commission accreditation and re-accreditation, and were recognized by US News & World Report as one of the top nursing homes in the nation. In 2021, Ms. Shell was chosen by her peers as the LeadingAge Florida Executive of the Year.
Ms. Shell is known for her strong leadership skills and her ability to build highly motivated, goal focused teams.
Her experience and expertise allow her to support clients in the following areas:
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Post-Acute and Long-Term-Care Operations
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Leadership Development
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Regulatory Compliance and Survey Preparation
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Quality Measures Improvement
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Continuing Education
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Team Building
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Project Management & Development
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Solution finding through curiosity & critical thinking
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When not working, Ms. Shell enjoys reading, gardening, sailing, and traveling. Ms. Shell, her husband, and two young children left the USA in 1989 to live aboard their sailboat and travel the world. She homeschooled their son from grade 4 to 11 and their daughter from grade 1 to 8. When the family returned to the USA in 1996, Ms. Shell began her career in long-term care.
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