If you answered “two,” then you are incorrect! We have many nurses whose clinical skills 
and expertise come in all shapes and sizes. During this Nurses’ Week and at all times of the year, we are immeasurably grateful for each of them. Happy Nurses’ Week!
THA Group is committed to providing the highest possible level of customized, “person-centered” care to our patients. Our nurses perform a number of specialized roles so that they can use their exceptional skills to provide the RIGHT care at the RIGHT time in order to optimize our patients’ opportunities for success wherever they are on their healthcare journey.
At the heart of our home health care are our Patient Advocate | Health Coach teams. These pairs oversee and coordinate our patients’ care. The Patient Advocates are highly skilled Registered Nurses. They assess individual patients’ needs, establish the plan of care, coordinate the necessary clinical disciplines (nursing, therapy and medical social work) and communicate with the physician. Our four Patient Advocates, all who already have esteemed careers at THA Group are:
Deborah Osteen, RN
Talina Brooks, RN
Florence Groover, RN
Connie Williams, RN, CHPN
As a home health care agency, the members of the Care Delivery Team are the faces of THA Group whom our patients see every day. We have nurses dedicated to admissions and discharge. These talented professionals are astute at performing the initial clinical assessment to determine a precise list of home health needs so that the Patient Advocates can develop customized care plans as ordered by the physician. Our specialized Admissions/Discharge nurses are:
Allison Pace, RN (SC)
Jennifer Sigman, RN (GA)
Preceding our nurses’ admission visits, the field nurses who are best equipped to give appropriate care are assigned accordingly. This excellent team is arranged geographically in order to see our patients in a timely and effective manner. They are:
Tonya Barnes, RN (SC)
Catherine Bradley, NP (GA)
Charity Brancho, LPN (SC)
Gail Brazell, RN (SC)
Patricia Butler, NP (GA)
Gail Buttress-Doyle, RN (GA)
Velicia Carter, RN (GA)
Jennifer Dawson, RN (GA)
Kimberly Dean, RN (GA)
Jennifer Granat, RN (SC)
Shelly Wamba Hendrix, RN (GA)
Natalie Hibbard, RN (SC)
Jane Houston, NP (SC)
Kristina Lantz, RN (GA)
Kimberly Nease, RN (GA)
Cari Ormsbee, RN (GA)
Dana Peggau, RN
Mary Richards, RN (GA)
Laurie Rodgers, RN (GA)
Sandra Rotter, RN (SC)
Cheryl Russo, LPN (GA)
Atholia Scott, RN (GA)
Eileen Sheridan, RN (SC)
Diana Smith RN
Anne Taylor, RN (SC)
Our hospice nurses provide specific end-of-life care to our patients and their families during their final journey. These nurses are:
Sheila Kirkland, RN, CHPN (Interim Director of Hospice)
Susan Costello, RN (SC)
Jennifer Kote, RN (GA)
Sharon Luneau, RN (SC)
Suzie Oliver, RN, CHPN (SC)
We also have highly specialized nurses in our corporate office whose clinical experience is essential to the tasks they perform:
Vicki Bolen, RN WOCN, is a renowned Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nurse who oversees and visits patients with complex wounds.
Jon Cohen, RN CHPN, is our hospice and palliative care specialist who consults with the Patient Advocates and Care Delivery Team for pain and symptom management and other associated issues.
Dana Canestrari, RN, helps implement scheduling of the Care Delivery Team and ensures patients receive appropriate care in the most timely manner.
Vicki Mohr (VP), RN; Kathy Johnson (VP), RN; and Diana Shelley, RN, are the Performance Excellence/Education triumvirate who keep our staff on point with the up-to-the minute training and ensure that our staff is “the best of the best.”
Cathy Cribbs, RN, and Shembra Carter, RN, are our after-hours triage nurses. Unlike some organizations that provide an answering service, THA Group provides actual nurses who answer patients’ calls immediately.
Cathy Hess, RN, and Georgeann McDonald, RN, are experienced telehealth nurses who extend the reach of our Patient Advocate / Health Coach teams.
Finally, Ellen Bolch, our company’s President and CEO is a Masters prepared nurse whose experience runs the gamut from hands-on labor and delivery nurse to university nursing faculty, to business executive. Her more-than-thirty-year career gives her the wisdom and insight to lead our company into the future and guide our dedicated team to live out our mission: Health Care. For Life. At Home.
