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About Us
Walker Methodist Consulting
Solutions for senior service providers
Within Walker Methodist Consulting, you’ll find wisdom and experience that has launched, managed, marketed, and operated facilities of every size and income level. We have rescued troubled communities. We have developed strategic plans for the future. Best of all, the team has hands-on experience with every level of care—independent living, continuing care retirement communities, assisted living, memory care, skilled nursing and others.
Walker Methodist Consulting provides a complete continuum services, ranging from short-term audits and strategic planning sessions to comprehensive long-term projects—you decide what services you need and when you need them. Walker’s services are both specific and strategic, helping your organization to manage change for future success.
For-profit and non-profit organizations
Whether yours is a for-profit or nonprofit organization, Walker has the wisdom to help you make the right decisions. Walker Methodist Consulting is a for-profit member of the Walker Methodist family of nonprofit organizations providing housing and health care since 1876. With experience in both arenas, Walker Methodist Consulting combines service for customers with good business sense.
Marketing & sales
It is imperative that you understand your market and your customers’ needs. We will analyze your product mix, physical plant, competitive environment, and market opportunity. Using this data, we will establish a strategic marketing plan, produce sales collateral, coordinate a public relations plan, and train your sales staff. We’ll institute a sophisticated computerized system for managing leads and maximizing sales. And we’ll monitor and measure your marketing program to assure that you reach business goals.
Specific services include:
- Market feasibility analysis
- Marketing audits
- Marketing management
- Marketing plan development
- Sales training
- Marketing plan training
- Customer service training
- Collateral and website development
- Branding and repositioning strategies
Management
Whatever type of community you own, Walker can provide effective on-site management as well as consulting services in all areas of management. Our management philosophy places the wants, needs and dreams of customers first, while simultaneously watching the bottom line. Whatever your management issues may be, Walker’s team of professionals has the wisdom and experience to solve even the most complex challenges.
Specific services include:
- Housing/assisted living management
- Long-term care management
- Specialized program development
- Turn-around management
- Quality improvement and survey readiness
- Operations audits
- Staff training and development
- Therapy consultation and management
- Spiritual care program development
Strategic planning
Walker Consulting assists organizations to evaluate their strengths and weaknesses. We carefully assess your current programs, any service gaps, as well as opportunities and threats in the external market environment. From this, we will provide recommendations for new service options tailored specifically to the needs of customers and an individualized implementation plan.
Specific services include:
- Mission, vision & values development
- Environmental assessment
- Strength, weakness, opportunity, threat analysis
- Financial strategy
Walker Methodist Development
The wisdom and experience of Walker’s team can lead your organization through the maze of planning, financial, construction, and project management challenges involved in creating a new facility. We will carefully steward your resources and turn your plans into reality.
Specific services include:
- Design planning
- Project development
- Project/construction management
