Will the CE Direct program available to RehabCare nurses continue after the close? The
program is beneficial as nurses can obtain CEUs without a cost to the nurse.
As we indicated in the previous edition of Combining Our Strengths, at Kindred we value
educational and leadership training programs, and we are committed to ensuring every employee
has a variety of continuing educational opportunities available to them after the
close. There will be no change to the current RehabCare CE Direct program through 2011 after we
combine the two companies. As Kindred also has online educational opportunities, this is another
area where we will look to determine best practices after the close.
Where can I find more information regarding the Kindred Executive Fellows program?
Kindreds Executive Fellows Program has been developing nursing home Executive Directors and
hospital
CEOs since 2008, with the goal of recruiting talented individuals from either within
Kindred or externally. Those who enter the program are provided with knowledge, training, and
diverse, hands-on experience necessary to excel as a nursing home Executive Director or hospital
CEO. For more information on the program, please visit www.kindredfellow.com
Triumph Dallas and Kindred Hospital Dallas are very close to one another. Are there plans to
share a CEO or will each facility have its own?
There are currently no plans for change at the facility level after the close. After the two
companies have been combined, decisions of this nature will be made at the local level based on
the needs of the particular market.
For those of us who travel, does Kindred have similar on-line travel arrangements such as
what we use now and also on-line expense and reimbursement systems?
At Kindred, we utilize an in-house travel agency and all employees use these services for
business travel. After the close, please contact Sally Meilun at 502.596.7427 or
Sally.Meilun@kindredhealthcare.com if you have any questions.
We dont currently have an on-line expense system, but we do reimburse for such expenses
through direct deposit. The RehabCare on-line expense and reimbursement system, known as Concur,
will remain in effect through the end of 2011. After the close, we will be reviewing
Concur and Kindreds reimbursement systems as well as other programs to ensure the most
appropriate reimbursement system is in place for the combined company beginning in 2012.
At RehabCare, therapists that travel between facilities are reimbursed $0.51 per mile. Will
that reimbursement change with Kindred?
At Kindred, like at RehabCare, we reimburse for mileage based upon the current IRS business
mileage rate, which for 2011 is $0.51 per mile.
Lets say Im a former Triumph employee with banked PTO hours, and now Im accumulating
PDO hours under the RehabCare PDO plan. If Im an employee thats to be termed late this year,
early next will I be able to take my Triumph and accumulated RehabCare PDO hours at 100% once Im
termed?
All banked PDO/PTO hours will be paid out in one lump sum when you terminate.
If Im an employee who is scheduled to be termed, how will severance be distributed?
All in one lump sum, or during each pay check cycle after term?
In the majority of cases, severance will be paid on a regular pay cycle.
RehabCare currently offers all employees $50,000 of life insurance, for free. Is this something
Kindred does as well?
At Kindred, we provide life insurance equal to one times your annual base salary to all full-time
employees.
We also offer supplemental coverage that you may choose to purchase.
Please advise how Kindred will do raises since RehabCare just lowered the raises to
only 1%.
As we understand, RehabCare has always allowed for merit based increases and Kindred will
continue to do likewise for the combined company after the close.
Currently Triumph Hospitals use after hours service for pharmacy orders after closing.
After the buy out, will Kindred continue this beneficial service?
Kindred hospitals also utilize an after-hours pharmacy service. This is an example of the
operational opportunities that will be addressed post-close. We plan to draw on the best practices
and operational strengths of both organizations after the close.