Serving the New Jersey Health Care Service Firm industry
Welcome to Orchard Hill Management
Access 40 years of experience in home care!
What We Do
Management Services
New Jersey Home Care regulations have expanded in scope dramatically over the last few years. Expertise grounded in 40 years of experience can help guide your organization through the maze of accreditation rules, State laws, and government regulations.
Working with leadership and staff to become accredited
Ken Wessel, President of OHM, has served as chairman and Trustee of several state and national accrediting bodies. He has also performed many accreditation surveys in NJ and around the country. He can provide a learning experience that will help your Health Care Service Firm become and remain compliant with accreditation standards.
Sharing proven strategies to maximize the efficiency of your company.
With 36 years of experience directing a nationally recognized Home Care Agency, Orchard Hill Mgt. can add perspective and expertise to help with problem solving and maximize efficiency. Ken has shared his expertise in 22 states to assist with recruiting and retention problems.
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Sen. Bill Bradley receiving lifetime caring award from Ken Wessel
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Ken Wessel
Ken with President Clinton discussing Medicaid policy
Ken Wessel earned his bachelor's degree in political science at Fairleigh Dickinson and a Master of Social Work at Rutgers University.
Ken has long advocated for seniors and others who need home care, and the workers who care for them. Wessel had led a nationally accredited agency, for 36 years and he has been instrumental in setting New Jersey's standards for care at home.
The licensed social worker has testified before both houses of Congress and the New Jersey State Legislature and successfully lobbied for both a nursing school scholarship program and a state pilot project for GED training for home health aides. His impressive credentials include serving as president of the Home Care Council of New Jersey, Vice President of the Home Care Association of NJ. He was elected to the National Association of Home Care Board and chairman of the Home Care Aide Association of America four times. He served as chair of the National HomeCaring Council Accreditation program for 10 years and also has served on the Board of the CAHC and NIHCA accrediting programs.