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About Mission Health

Based in Tampa, FL, Mission Health Communities is a premier provider of senior living and skilled rehabilitation communities, with a dedication to enhancing the quality of life for those we serve. Mission Health manages and operates senior living, assisted living, short-stay rehabilitation and skilled nursing communities in Alabama, Georgia, Kansas, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Tennessee and Wisconsin. Our team is connected and our work is inspired by a set of shared values. By committing to these values, our employees hold themselves to a higher standard.

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Our CARES Values

Our CARES values define what we expect from each other. They also serve as a benchmark for measuring the work that we do and the quality of care that we provide. Our employees are extraordinary, passionate, and caring professionals who take great pride in their ability to serve in a broad range of health care service roles including administration, therapy, and support.

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Character

We will do the right thing for our residents, our co-workers and our company. We will not let our residents down. We will not let our co-workers down.

Attitude

We provide a positive, enriching work environment that our team members want to be a part of and that enhances the culture of our communities.    

Respect

We behave with respect toward others by extending courtesy, honor, and dignity in our everyday interactions. We show respect to our team members, residents, patients, vendor partners and visitors — as well as to ourselves.

Excellence

We expect excellence in all we do, because those in our care deserve our best efforts at all times. By holding ourselves to the highest standard, and by fostering opportunities for personal and professional growth, we will maximize operational and financial performance.

Service

Mission Health is dedicated to the service of our residents, our fellow team members, and our communities.

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Physician and Hospital Referrals

Admissions are accepted 24/7; please email our admissions team.

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We're on a mission to provide the best care possible.

From American Health Care Association (AHCA) quality awards to Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement (QAPI) accreditation, our communities strive to achieve, and exceed, industry standards for excellence and quality care.

Mission Management Services

Communities in crisis can be turned around, made clinically compliant, made profitable and whole. That is why we are here. Mission Management Services has extensive experience successfully managing care communities across the post-acute care continuum.

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Our Leadership

Stuart Lindeman

Stuart Lindeman

President
and CEO

Stuart's Bio
TinaThomas

Tina Thomas

Senior Vice President of Operations

Tina's Bio
Karen McDonald

Karen McDonald

Vice President and
Chief Clinical Officer

Karen's Bio
Paris Girginis

Paris Girginis

Vice President of
Clinical 
Reimbursement
and Compliance

Paris' Bio

Cheri Kauset

Vice President of
Customer Experience
and Communications

Cheri's Bio
Jaime Yoakum

Jaime Yoakum

Vice President of
Finance

Jaime's Bio

In Their Own Words

Hear from our senior leadership and staff in various podcasts or interviews:

Mission Health CFO: Skilled Nursing Providers are Balancing on a Financial Tightrope

Milchelle Delker, CFO

Mission Giving

At Mission Health, while making life better for others begins with our patients, residents and their families, it extends to our caring staff and the communities in which we all work, play, and live.

Through Mission Giving, our community involvement program, we are able to extend our reach collectively and individually through three initiatives that work together to provide social, strategic, and financial support to individuals and organizations that share our goal in fostering strong, healthy people and communities.

Providing care to someone who is suffering from an illness can be physically and emotionally draining – that’s why we created the Giving Back to Caregivers Initiative. We offer caregivers helpful resources, strategies, fun activities and support group options that not only encourage discussions about the stresses of caregiving but also celebrate the willing, supportive spirit caregivers share.

Many of Mission Health’s employees are passionate about donating or volunteering their own time to help others in their respective cities, towns and communities. Our Giving Back to Neighbors Grant Initiative is designed to encourage and recognize Mission Health employees who volunteer their personal time to support a registered 501(c)(3) charity by awarding $100 grants that, if approved, will be donated to that charity on behalf of an employee.

The Alzheimer’s Association and the American Heart Association are two national health organizations that do very important work on a local, regional, and national level. We created the Giving Back Together Initiative to work together as a company to champion the efforts of these organizations while creating meaningful and lasting relationships between the organizations’ chapters, our home office, and the areas in which we operate.

Mission Health encourages & facilitates charitable giving not only to our employees and residents, but towards our local communities to provide the best Mission Experience possible. At the Home Office, we have made it our mission to serve and contribute to our communities annually by supporting organizations such as R’Club Child Care based out of St. Petersburg, where we donate presents to a family in need.

Companywide, we participate in charitable events such as Carol For A Cause, where proceeds are donated to Hunger Relief organization, Feeding America. In 2020, Mission employees and even residents out at our communities got together to participate in Carol for A Cause fundraisers by singing songs that brought joy in a difficult year.

Mission Health also strives to provide our employees with an optimal working experience, and that includes giving back to those who work hard to provide the best Mission Experience possible.

Last year, Mission Health initiated the employee relief program for employees who have recently suffered unexpected hardships. The employee relief program serves as a temporary safety net program where Mission Health comes together as one to assist our devoted employees when disasters strike, and relief fund packages are dispersed based upon the extent and type of situation. This program was one of the most requested by our employees: not by those looking for relief themselves, but for fellow colleagues who may be in need of help.

Likewise, Mission believes in giving back to the greater community. After noticing many charitable giving organizations, particularly food pantries, struggle in 2020, Mission came together to decide on a new holiday season initiative: each community chose a local food bank/pantry to receive a gift of $500 on their behalf.

It is important to Mission Health that the CARES values of Character, Attitude, Respect, Excellence, and Service are reflected in everything we do, and that includes the ways we give back. Our communities also participate in a wide variety of local charity and fundraising events, organize teams for annual Alzheimer’s Association walks, and come together in support of each other when the need arises.

We look forward to continuing to have a meaningful impact on local, state, and national levels in the future.

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Award winning care

From  American Health Care Association (AHCA) quality awards to Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement (QAPI) accreditation, our communities strive to achieve and exceed industry standards for excellence and quality assurance

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We appreciate your feedback and any comments you’d like to share that can help us in our mission to do the best job possible in enhancing the lives of those we serve,

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Stuart Lindeman

Stuart Lindeman

President & CEO

Mr. Lindeman is President and Chief Executive Officer of Mission Health.  Prior, he was a Senior Vice President for Revera Health Systems, where he was responsible for overall financial, clinical, operational management and direct P&L oversight for the U.S. division of Revera Inc., a 1.2 billion dollar Canadian-owned healthcare company that is a leading provider of senior care and has been in operation for over 50 years.  As Senior Vice President of U.S. operations, Mr. Lindeman led thirty skilled nursing/post acute centers with over 3,700 beds in nine states.  Mr. Lindeman’s additional responsibility included management of an Institutional Pharmacy and Therapy Company.  During his career, Mr. Lindeman also held positions as Regional Director of Operations for Extendicare Health Services, Inc., Regional Vice President of Operations for Meritcare and as an Administrator for Beverly Enterprise.  Mr. Lindeman holds a B.S. in Public Administration with a focus on Healthcare Administration from Avila University and is a Licensed Nursing Home Administrator.  Mr. Lindeman is a former Board member of the American College of Health Care Administrators and a current Board member of LTC 100 and the Washington Health Care Association.  Mr. Lindeman brings over 30 years of senior housing experience to Mission.

TinaThomas

Tina Thomas

Senior Vice President of Operations

Ms. Thomas is a Sr Vice President of Operations for Mission Health.  Prior, she was a Regional Vice President for Hybris Health Systems and Revera Health Systems.  Ms. Thomas is a results-driven senior health care executive with over 19 years of experience in operations and financial systems development.  She is a demonstrated leader, who has consistently managed multi-million-dollar budgets annually and improves operational efficiency.  Ms. Thomas currently serves on the Minnesota Care Providers Board of Directors.  She is a former board member of the Connecticut Association of Health Care Facilities and served as a Member of Washington Health Care Association Group Retro and Quality Committee.  She also served as a member of the American Health Care Association Senior Examiner for Silver Quality Award Committee.  Ms. Thomas holds a B.H.S. in Health Care Administration from the University of Kentucky and is a Licensed Nursing Home Administrator.

Karen McDonald

Karen McDonald

Vice President and Chief Clinical Officer

Ms. McDonald is the Chief Clinical Officer of Mission Health.  Most recently, she was Vice President of Quality for LaVie Management Services responsible for the overall clinical and quality outcomes of fifty-eight skilled nursing facilities in fourteen states.  Before that, she completed an eighteen year career with Fundamental Clinical Consulting/Trans Health/Integrated Health Services culminating in the role of Senior Vice President Clinical Services where she was responsible for the overall clinical and regulatory practice in all settings including Skilled Nursing, Hospice, LTC Acute Hospitals, Acute Hospital, Home Care, Personal Care and Assisted Living Centers.  She is a member of Nurse Executive Council and holds a diploma in nursing from Fanshawe College (Canada) and a BSN from the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill.

Paris Girginis

Paris Girginis

Vice President of Clinical 
Reimbursement and Compliance

Mr. Girginis who is now the Vice President of Clinical Reimbursement and Compliance Officer, held the position of Director of Clinical reimbursement at Mission Health for over 3 years. Mr. Girginis has over 20 years of Health Care experience, and prior to Joining the Mission Health Team his experience included District Director of MDS and Case Mix for Consulate Health Care and Director of Clinical Reimbursement for Airamid Health. During his years of service Mr. Girginis has developed a passion for Clinical Reimbursement, and through his clinical expertise has implemented systems and processes to achieve superior reimbursement results across multiple states. Mr. Girginis is an alumnus of Northeastern University Boston MA, and holds a nursing degree from Northern Essex College, Haverhill MA. Mr. Girginis and his family currently reside in Tampa, Florida.

cheri kauset

Cheri Kauset

Vice President of Customer Experience and Communications

For the last 5 years, Ms. Cheri Kauset has used her wealth of healthcare experience as a marketing and communication leader to guide her in her role as Vice President of Business Development. With 50 health centers in 6 states, Cheri focused on building a brand that exemplified the Mission Experience for each resident, employee, and community partner. Her commitment to creating and enhancing innovative new approaches to customer and employee satisfaction lead to her promotion to Vice President of Customer Experience. Now, she utilizes her talents to drive and support culture and organizational enhancements, creating and implementing employee engagement programs for Mission Health, as well as managing the effective communications and brand development team.  Previously, Ms. Kauset served as Vice President of Marketing and Communications for Revera, Inc. for over 20 years, where she implemented initiatives for 30 health centers in 9 states.  She currently resides in Tampa, Florida with her family.

Jaime Yoakum

Jaime Yoakum

Vice President of Finances

Jamie A. Yoakum is the VP of Finance of Mission Health. Mr. Yoakum has more than 20 years of real estate accounting experience. Prior to joining Mission Health in December 2022, he served as Chief Accounting Officer and a member of the Management Committee of Sila Realty Trust, Inc. beginning September 2020. He served in various other accounting roles with Sila Realty Trust, Inc. commencing in 2011. Previously, Mr. Yoakum held various controller, vice president of finance, financial analyst and accounting roles with RMC Property Group, Euro American Advisors, Inc., Fifth Third Bank and CASTO. Mr. Yoakum began his career in public accounting when he joined Deloitte & Touché LLP in May 2001. Mr. Yoakum graduated summa cum laude from Franklin University in Columbus, Ohio, in 1999 with a bachelor of science in finance and in 2000 with a bachelor of science in accounting and is licensed as a certified public accountant.



 

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