A member of BKD National Health Care Group, Sherri has more than 20 years of experience and focuses on long-term care. She provides clinical consulting for health care providers and educates providers about Medicare reimbursement strategies. Sherri has trained numerous skilled nursing facilities as well as swing bed and skilled nursing units about
proper minimum data set completion to manage the Medicare program. She performs comprehensive follow-up reviews focused on patient-centered care and regulation compliance to help providers obtain appropriate Medicare reimbursement. Prior to joining BKD, she had 10 years
of health care experience as a director of nursing and administrator in a skilled nursing facility and also worked
as a licensed practical nurse and certified nurse assistant. Sherri is a member of the Missouri League for Nursing and serves on the league’s scholarship and awards committee. She is a Certified Legal Nurse Consultant (CLNC), licensed nursing home administrator and Resident Assessment Coordinator – Certified (RAC-CT). As a CLNC, Sherri assists attorneys representing health care providers. She frequently presents to long-term care and senior living associations. Sherri is a 1992 graduate of Mercy College of Nursing and Health Sciences of Southwest Baptist University, Springfield, Missouri, with a registered nurse (RN) certification, and a 1998 graduate of Southwest Baptist University, Bolivar, Missouri, with a B.S. degree in nursing.