Ascend, a MAXIMUS Company
Shenna Bridgeforth currently serves as a Quality Assessment Coordinator at Ascend, a MAXIMUS Company, since August 2019. Prior to this role, Shenna worked as a Clinical Coordinator at Bradford Health Services-Nashville from July 2017 to August 2019 and spent six years at Bradford Health Services as an Adult Counselor from January 2011 to July 2017. Shenna holds a Master of Science in Professional Counseling from Lipscomb University, obtained between 2008 and 2010.
Ascend, a MAXIMUS Company
Ascend partners with states to: • Provide specialized needs assessments that help states meet Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) regulations. • Manage complex programs that allow states to serve vulnerable populations on a large scale. • Build paperless authorization and information systems to provide states speed, accuracy, and access to the data needed to inform policy and program decisions. Ascend specializes in programs for individuals who are elderly, persons with physical disabilities, and persons with behavioral health, intellectual, and developmental disabilities; we ensure these individuals receive the services and support they need by providing extremely accurate, unbiased, compliant, and efficient assessment services. Headquartered in Franklin, Tennessee, we work with a system of independent contractors around the country who conduct these assessments in their communities.