About Us
Diversified Health Partners are experts in senior living services. We provide solutions for our clients. This is accomplished by finding “opportunities” available through innovation, expertise, and strategic partnerships.
Diversified Health Partners are experts in senior living services. We provide solutions for our clients. This is accomplished by finding “opportunities” available through innovation, expertise, and strategic partnerships.
Our Leadership Team has significant experience in the healthcare industry and management consulting. Our team members have been chief executive officers, or senior level executives and managers in public companies, large private companies, entrepreneurial companies and professional service firms. We deliver results. We understand how to succeed because we have succeeded and are prepared to use our experiences and skills to help you and your organization.
Our consultants have practical experience and proven talent and will provide you with expertise that will meet a variety of needs, and help you to identify and capitalize on opportunities. We understand your business of post-acute care. We’re confident we can assist your organization to meet its needs today, and as you strategize for the future.
Our team includes:
Licensed Nursing Home Administrators
MDS (Minimum Data Set) Expert
Clinical Dietician
Restructuring Attorneys
Brokers
CEO/President
Shelly comes from a very diverse background with more than 30 years of experience in the healthcare industry, workforce management, sales/business development management, strategic planning, financial acumen and strong leadership development skills. She has held previous roles including Chief Operations Officer for a multi-state operation. Ms. Szarek-Skodny began her career in post-acute care as a Regional Human Resource Manager for a HCR/Manor Care and moved into operations quickly.
She has worked with Kindred, Altercare of Ohio, HCR/Manor Care, University Hospitals, and has partnered with Cleveland Clinic Foundation and Summa Healthcare. She has been a multi-site manager in several industries and brings that breadth and depth to her clients.
She then proceeded to work within non-profit, private, for-profit entities in large and mid-size corporations. She has a track record of success and currently serves in state and national capacities for consultation within her own consulting firm started in 2009.
She is the President for the Ohio Person Centered Care Coalition created under Governor Kasich and Transformational Change, an active committee member of Ohio Health Care Association (Human Resources, Reimbursement and Quality), Leading Age Ohio, National Pioneer Network Representative for Ohio, AHCA and National Transition of Care member. She is the founder of professional Networking Group and Executive Home Health Network.
She is a certified trainer and speaks professionally for McKnight’s Long Term Care, American Medical Directors Association, OHCA, American College of Health Care Administrators, and many more associations.
Her clients have included hospitals, CEOs, attorneys, private equity companies, cottage industry, technology firms and all levels of the continuum of the senior industry.
She is sought to speak nationally at conventions and serve on boards related to healthcare and human resources. She is an active committee member of Ohio Health Care Association (Human Resources, Finance and Quality), AHCA, and National Transition of Care Coalition member.
Vice President of Business Development and Marketing
Jody comes to Diversified Health Partners, LLC, with more than 22 years of executive and management level experience. She is an accomplished and innovative professional with a specialty leadership background in senior health and housing within post-acute communities.
In addition to working for two of the largest national long-term care providers, she has worked and project-managed for industry leading area companies, both for profit and philanthropic. Manor Care, Essex Healthcare, Beverly Enterprises and Paragon Rehabilitation Services have been her clients.
Jody has a proven track record as a strategic team builder who delivers successful bottom line outcomes in business development and planning, marketing, sales and census challenges. Her professional experience includes V.P. of Business Development, Corporate Director of Marketing and Midwest Regional Marketing Manager.
Jody is forward thinking with a results-driven outlook that carries over from her professional to her personal life. She is a graduate of Kent State University, Alumni member of Alpha Phi Sorority and has helped in several positions on community and industry boards of directors.
President of J & D Healthcare, Inc
Diane has dedicated over 25 years to the healthcare industry, specializing in leadership within nursing homes and retirement communities. She has held key executive roles, including Administrator, Regional Administrator, and Chief Operating Officer, bringing extensive expertise in operations, regulatory compliance, and quality improvement.
Most recently, Diane served as Chief Operating Officer at Menorah Park Campus in Beachwood, Ohio, where she was an integral part of the transition team. As COO, she oversaw operations for a 1,000-bed campus with more than 1,200 employees, managing all business lines and driving financial improvements.
Prior to her tenure at Menorah Park, Diane spent 23 years leading skilled nursing facilities, assisted living, and independent living communities. Her experience extends to revitalizing hospice programs, home health care, adult day care, private duty services, and outpatient rehabilitation. Additionally, she has successfully opened new skilled nursing facilities from the ground up.
Throughout her career, Diane has been responsible for regulatory compliance, labor management, operational efficiency, star ratings, quality measures, customer service, and policy implementation. Her expertise lies in evaluating systems and implementing industry-best practices to enhance organizational performance.
Diane holds a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Ursuline College and has been a licensed Nursing Home Administrator since 1999. She also serves on the Ohio Health Care Association (OHCA) board, demonstrating her ongoing commitment to advancing industry standards.
Our unique vision, mission and values capture the essence of who we are and how we interact with one another. In addition, they speak to how we go to market and our commitment to delivering excellence to our clients, shareholders and the community.
To be the most trusted and respected professional services firm recognized by our clients for delivering excellence.
Diversified Health Partners is designed to not simply solve issues, but to help companies run more efficiently, lower operating costs and become more profitable. We do this by looking at every aspect of a company, which means finding “opportunities” that a client may not have even realized they had through innovation, expertise and strategic partnerships.
Integrity | We do the right thing regardless of the consequences.
Pursuit of Excellence | We continually strive to exceed the expectations of our people and our clients.
Accountability | We take responsibility for individual and collective actions.
Collaboration | We work together to achieve collective and individual goals.
Passion | Our energy and enthusiasm are contagious. We are inspired to make a lasting impact.
Innovation | We constantly pursue new products and services to improve operations.
Strategic Partnerships | We develop relationships with companies who bring value to our clients and mirror our values.
DHP’s 5 Pillars of Success make us who we are. These foundational principles help define Diversified Health Partners, and each pillar shares the same core values and objectives:
