Cathie Brady

Cathie Brady, M.S., is co-owner of B&F Consulting, Inc., which facilitates nursing home improvements by developing leadersâ abilities to nurture their staff and help people work better together. Brady has more than 30 years of experience providing services and advocating for older adults in a variety of settings, including serving as Executive Director of the Department of Aging Services for the city of Bristol, Connecticut, and for 10 years as the Regional LTC Ombudsman for eastern Connecticut...See more

Cathie Brady, M.S., is co-owner of B&F Consulting, Inc., which facilitates nursing home improvements by developing leadersâ abilities to nurture their staff and help people work better together. Brady has more than 30 years of experience providing services and advocating for older adults in a variety of settings, including serving as Executive Director of the Department of Aging Services for the city of Bristol, Connecticut, and for 10 years as the Regional LTC Ombudsman for eastern Connecticut. Brady has an M.S. in Organizational Management from Eastern Connecticut State University. She served as faculty for a national 22-state pilot with Quality Partners of Rhode Island on Improving the Nursing Home Culture and co-produced a four-part Webcast series for the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services entitled â From Institutional to Individualized Care.â? Brady has directed several initiatives in Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Maine to support workplace learning and culture change and she co-developed a curriculum for Nurses as Mentors for a Robert Wood Johnsonâ funded Jobs to Careers initiative in Connecticut. For 3 years, she worked with the New Orleans Nursing Home Staffing Project, which helped nursing homes recover from the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, and co-produced a film with Louisiana Public Broadcasting called The Big Uneasy: Katrinaâ s Unsung Heroes. A frequent speaker at state and national conferences, Brady specializes in working with leaders who have the right instincts but who are overwhelmed by the challenges of being in nursing homes in need, special-focus facilities, critical access nursing homes, or otherwise challenged care organizations. See less