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Healthcare Speaker & Operational Leadership Development Director
American Senior Communities
Carmel, Indiana, United States
Jerald Cosey is a senior healthcare leader, patient advocate, consultant and professional speaker.
He is operational leadership development director for American Senior Communities (ASC), the largest senior living and senior healthcare company in Indiana. In this role, he is dedicated to developing leaders for over 90 skilled nursing and assisted living communities in Indiana and Kentucky.
Jerald recently served as executive director of Greenwood Meadows, a skilled nursing facility operated by ASC. His facility earned the 2019 American Health Care Association’s Silver Quality Award.
Jerald graduated from Kentucky State University in 1990 with a BA in Business Administration. He received his Certified Nurse Aide and Health Facility Administrator license in 2013.
Jerald began his pharmaceutical career in sales, joining Pfizer Pharmaceuticals in 1996. He quickly advanced to the leadership role of district sales manager. He was named District Sales Manager of the Year twice and a member of the Vice President’s Management Club four times.
He is founder of Graceful Moments, an outreach ministry focused on minimizing isolation within the senior living community.
Experiences he had during outreach stoked a desire in Jerald to serve others professionally, and in 2013, he resigned from his 18-year pharmaceutical sales leadership career to become an Administrator in Training, completing work for his Health Facility Administrator license and Nurse Aide certification.
Jerald is a member of the Board of Directors of the Indiana Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine.
Jerald considers himself a professional servant and is committed to advancing senior healthcare as a speaker, consultant, and patient advocate.
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WS-6 - Leadership Development to Build Trust and Achieve Better Outcomes
Wednesday, October 4, 2023
8:00 AM – 9:00 AM MT