From bedpans to boilers
By ANDREA BROWN-HURLEY / Staff Writer
photo: RICHARD T. MEAGHER / staff photographer
BOONSBORO - Douglas W. Leidig considers himself among "the newer breed of nursing home administrators."
Young and energetic, the new executive director at Reeders Memorial Home in Boonsboro focuses on such people-centered responsibilities as managing a varied health care staff and meeting the needs of older residents, while tackling such "business challenges" as designing the budget and complying with ever-increasing state and federal regulations, he said.
"I have to know everything from bedpans to boilers," said Leidig, 33.
He took the helm at Reeders, which is capable of serving 157 residents, in October.
Leidig is currently working with a Philadelphia-based market feasibility group to pinpoint the long-term health care needs of the community in order to determine how Reeders can best meet those changing demands, he said.
While overseeing the day-to-day operations of the nursing center, Leidig said he tries to involve representatives from each department in the decision-making process.