Andee Koczak, RDN, LD brings over 25 years of long term care experience. Andee’s career began in the focus areas of clinical nutrition and food service management and has expanded to include Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement, Infection Prevention and regulatory expertise. In her desire to positively impact more areas of long term care, Andee has gained thorough knowledge of the Requirements of Participation and is committed to teaching and assisting practitioners with uncomplicated but comprehensive solutions to achieve regulatory compliance and improve the lives of the residents we touch. At LeaderStat, Andee has successfully assisted with survey preparation, survey recovery, systems analysis and improvement, and education. Throughout her career, Andee has assisted with achieving survey excellence through improvement in clinical nutrition participation and documentation, elevating kitchen sanitation standards, and streamlining food service operations. Andee has held positions as a Corporate Dietitian for a multi-facility company, provided nutrition and food service consulting services to numerous long term care facilities, and has held positions as a clinical dietitian in individual buildings.  She has a Bachelor of Science degree in Nutrition Science from Miami University and completed her internship at Georgia Baptist Medical Center in Atlanta, Georgia.