Healthcare organizations face many challenges as their businesses grow especially in the area of funding. At the same time they are in a highly competitive marketplace where costs are sky-rocketing and payer sources are looking for ways to control that upward spiral. Technological advances are being made that may assist providers of services to control costs, provide better documentation of patient outcomes and better utilize human resources. One answer to obtaining capital needed to make these technological advances is through Federal and Private Grants. And worthy of mention, the additional bonus of funding through grants is that repayment is not required.

F.O.R.C.E. has been able to tap into this resource for its clients through various sources such as Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS), Health and Human Services (HHS), Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), as well as the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and other private grant sources. F.O.R.C.E. clients have utilized this financial resource to improve areas of their service delivery, e.g., various aspects of training, acquisition of state of the art care delivery such as remote monitoring, especially for CHF and wound care patients, etc. The possibilities are endless –you improve your care delivery and/or client service, you never have to repay and you are able to become more competitive in the home healthcare arena.

F.O.R.C.E. assists their clients in identifying pertinent and appropriate grants, assists staff in developing and writing the grant and, submits the grants to the appropriate agency. Furthermore, once approval is granted, F.O.R.C.E. also fulfills a supportive role in compliance and reporting matters pertinent to grant follow-up.

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