Sharon has been in healthcare management and administration for 25 years. For the past 20, she has been actively involved in the homecare industry, from field nurse to Executive Director to Principal Consultant in 5 Star Consultants.

She has worked in and managed certified homecare, hospice, private duty, home infusion and dme as regional and executive directors. Her expertise is in problem solving, teaching and implementing successful action plans. She will help you to dig to the root of the problems that you face and partner with you as you change processes and work the plan. She will assist you in laying a foundation in your organization that sets you up for success in the coming years.

She is a well known speaker at state and national conferences, specializing in case management, outcome enhancement, management training, OASIS, PPS, and documentation. She is an expert in regulatory, compliance, and operations.

She is an ACHC surveyor and a former CHAP surveyor, performing national accreditation and deemed status surveys. One of the qualities that Sharon’s clients like is that she is down to earth, will roll up her sleeves and tackle challenges with you and your staff.

Linda Hoge, a senior financial executive for many years, began her healthcare career in 1978 as Chief Financial Officer of an employees' health plan. After several positions as CFO and Regional CFO of for-profit hospitals in Texas and California, she spent seven years as in-house financial consultant to a large organization offering home health, hospice, home infusion, and private duty.

Linda is a principal and founding partner of 5 Star Consultants. She has assisted many clients by analyzing their financial and statistical data, establishing pertinent reports and tools, and "operationalizing" the resulting information to help improve their performance. 

The home healthcare industry faces many ongoing challenges. Consider that this era has shown us less reimbursement, skyrocketing professional salaries, more and more regulatory and governmental requirements, while the need for excellence in quality of care and customer service is at its max. All of this leads to shrinking profit margins, whether you are a small independent provider or part of a large national company.

Often the challenges seem insurmountable. To provide excellence in customer service and quality while remaining compliant and financially successful is not always easy, but we wouldn't be in this business if we wanted easy.

Our industry is needed by the clients we serve and this need will increase considerably over the next decade as the baby boomers become senior citizens.

So, don’t be discouraged! We know our industry has great value, so let’s make it easy and fun as we go forward! That is why 5 Star Consultants is here to help your agency:

• Have excellence in customer service and quality of care

• Maintain regulatory compliance

• Increase profit margins

• Locate and keep happy, satisfied employees