Leadership · Compliance · Culture

Survey-ready communities. Caregivers who stay.

We help assisted living and memory care communities resolve substantiated compliance findings, keep their caregivers and build cultures where good care is the standard, not the exception. We also train leaders, in any industry, to lead the way Dr. Nix does: by example.

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Every chart review is covered by a signed business associate agreement before any resident records are reviewed, and records stay on site.

Founded by Dr. Javarion Nix, DHSc, LPN, RCFA · Oregon Residential Care Facility Administrator · Dementia Care Specialist

Dr. Javarion Nix, founder of Elite Diamond Consulting
Zerodeficiencies at two sister communities after survey prep
160 to 14monthly overtime hours, with no added headcount
8 yearsleading assisted living and memory care
OR and MSfounder licensed in Oregon and Mississippi

Three ways to work together

For your community, your leadership team or your conference.

For communities

Consulting

For executive directors, regional operators and owners of assisted living and memory care communities facing a survey, a substantiated finding or a turnover problem.

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For organizations

Leadership Training

For companies and healthcare organizations that want managers and directors who build trust, develop their people and set the standard by how they show up.

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For conferences

Speaking

For state associations, provider conferences and leadership retreats looking for practical, research-backed sessions on caregivers, culture and survey readiness.

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How we work

It starts with three charts.

The fastest way to see where your community stands. No cost and no commitment.

  1. Free chart review

    We review three resident charts, including observation notes, against Oregon requirements at no cost.

  2. Gap analysis

    You get a clear picture of what a surveyor would find and what is driving it on the floor.

  3. Plan and implementation

    Together we build a corrective action plan, and we can help your team put it into practice.

State Survey Preparation

Mock surveys, chart and care plan audits, and corrective action plans aligned with Oregon Administrative Rules.

Dementia Care

Practical training on responding to behaviors, late-stage care and residents who can no longer engage.

Staff and Caregiver Training

Hands-on training for caregivers, medication technicians and new staff that goes beyond the sign-in sheet.

Leadership Training

Transformational leadership training and coaching for administrators and directors on hard decisions, accountability and leading from the floor. Learn more

Culture Rebuilding

A staff sentiment diagnostic paired with a culture assessment to find the root causes of turnover and burnout.

Organizational Development

Staffing model redesign, defined processes and clear roles that hold up when leadership changes.

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Every chart review is covered by a signed business associate agreement before any resident records are reviewed, and records stay on site.

Leadership training

Leaders who go first. Teams that follow.

Dr. Nix is a transformational leader who leads by example.

He brings that approach to companies and healthcare organizations through workshops, coaching and practical best practices for managers, directors and executive teams. His programs draw on several papers he has written on leadership, his doctorate in Leadership and Organizational Development and years of leading teams under real pressure.

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Leadership workshopsHalf-day and full-day sessions for your leadership team.
Manager developmentTurning strong performers into leaders people follow.
Executive coachingSupport for hard decisions and building trust fast.
Culture assessmentSee what your team experiences and where to focus first.

Speaking

Talks by founder Dr. Javarion Nix.

Interactive, practical sessions for executive directors, health services and wellness directors, memory care leaders and compliance teams. Every session ends with tools attendees can use the next day.

Keynote45 to 60 minutes
Breakout session60 to 90 minutes
Half-day workshopHands-on, for leadership teams
Workforce · Dementia Care

Why Caregivers Leave, and the Three Fixes That Make Them Stay

Research and field results showing that caregiver strain is rarely about the residents. It is about the culture and support around the work.

  • What memory care caregivers report about strain and training gaps
  • A live staff diagnostic attendees score for their own building
  • A 30 day plan built around their lowest scoring factor
Survey Readiness · Compliance

The Mock Survey Playbook: Making Policy Work on the Floor

A repeatable method for closing the gap between the policy binder and daily practice, before the state walks in.

  • Running a mock survey that tests the floor, not just the paperwork
  • Spotting documentation gaps between care plans, charting and acuity data
  • Writing corrective action plans staff actually follow
Leadership · Culture

Lead From the Floor: Transformational Leadership in Practice

How leaders who model the standard build trust, cut turnover and grow the next generation of leaders.

  • The four habits of transformational leaders
  • Leading by example during staffing crises and change
  • A coaching framework attendees can use the next day

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Meet the founder

Dr. Javarion Nix, DHSc, LPN, RCFA

He started as a floor nurse in senior living. Within a year he was promoted to Director of Wellness.

Since then Dr. Nix has served as Memory Care Administrator, Executive Director and traveling administrator across communities in Oregon and Mississippi, and as a compliance nurse at federal mission sites. He leads a CNA training program as Clinical Director and holds a Doctor of Health Sciences in Leadership and Organizational Development from A.T. Still University.

He is a transformational leader who leads by example. He has written several papers on leadership, and his belief is simple: policies on a shelf do not change care. Clear vision, defined processes and leaders who show up on the floor do.

  • FounderElite Diamond Consulting
  • Clinical Director, CNA ProgramZelina Health Institute · 2026 to present
  • Memory Care Administrator and Traveling AdministratorMorningStar Senior Living · 2025 to 2026
  • Executive DirectorMilestone Senior Living · 2023 to 2025
  • Compliance ConsultantIndependent · 2022 to present
  • Director of WellnessThe Blake at Township, MS · 2018 to 2020

Research

What memory care caregivers say they need.

Dr. Nix's doctoral quality improvement study surveyed care partners and medication technicians in an Oregon memory care unit about their knowledge, attitudes and practices in caring for residents who can no longer engage in their care. Twenty-one of 30 eligible caregivers responded.

These caregivers understood dementia well and showed real compassion. But knowledge alone did not protect them from strain, and most wanted more practical, hands-on training. That finding shapes how we train.

Our caregivers already know dementia. The question is whether we know what they need.

90%knew a resident's inability to say thank you comes from the disease, not the person
75%felt weighed down at work at least some of the time
75%wanted more training on caring for residents who cannot engage

Contact

Let's talk.

For a free chart review, leadership training, consulting, speaking or media, reach out directly. If you are preparing for survey or planning an event, include your survey window or event date.

Dr. Javarion Nix, founder of Elite Diamond Consulting