SNF/LTC Partners of
Virginia
A co-op of providers.
We provide high quality, on-site care for elders in Assisted Living, Long Term Care and Skilled Rehab. Our group of geriatric specialists is small and selective with a focus on providing extended presence in facilities and expert care to complex patients.
Jim Wright, MD PhD
President
What We Do
Meet Your Team
Dr. Jim Wright
MD, PhD, MATS, CMD
Dr. Wright received his PhD and MD from VCU Medical School in Richmond VA, and holds a Master of Arts in Theological Studies from Union Presbyterian Seminary, as well as a Certificate in Bioethics from Loyola University, Chicago. He specializes in geriatrics and is medical director of two facilities in Richmond, VA, Our Lady of Hope and The Memory Center.
He is widely published in a number of peer reviewed journals including The Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, and The Journal of the American Medical Director’s Association. He has a particular interest in improving quality of care and quality of life for those living in long term care and assisted living settings.
Tangela Crawley-Hardy
MSN, APRN, AGNP-C
Tangela Crawley-Hardy is an Adult Primary Care Geriatric Nurse Practitioner with Autonomous Practice Authority in the state of Virginia. She has been in long-term care and geriatrics for over fifteen years in various positions as well as Hospice and Palliative Care since 2005.
Tangela completed undergraduate work at both John Tyler Community College and Virginia Commonwealth University and went on to get a Masters Degree in Nursing from Walden University in 2015. She is board certified by the American Association of Nurse Practitioners and a member of the Geriatric Advanced Practice Nursing Association (GAPNA).
William Reed
MD, CMD
Dr. Reed is Medical Director of Westminster Canterbury Richmond. He has more than 20 years experience working with the elderly in skilled rehab and long term care as well as a wealth of experience in hospital medicine. He obtained his undergraduate degree from the University of Virginia, and went on to earn both his Master’s degree and his Medical degree from Virginia Commonwealth University, graduating in 2001. He was a founding member of the Henrico Doctors Hospitalist team where he worked for 10 years. He is board certified in Family Medicine and specializes in geriatrics and palliative care.
Bre Becht
MMS, PA-C
Brianne Becht is a nationally certified physician assistant specializing in geriatric medicine since 2013. She completed her Bachelor’s degree at The Florida State University and graduated from Nova Southeastern University, Florida with a Masters in Medical Science in 2009. She spent four years practicing internal medicine with a focus on hospitalized patients where she developed a specific interest in the underserved elderly. Upon relocation to Virginia she found a small geriatrics group that shared her passion. She now has the privilege of serving as an advocate for the geriatric population and our Veterans.
Dr. Arleeta Diggs
MD
Dr. Arleeta Diggs is a board certified family medicine physician who is a lifelong local. She received her bachelors degree from Howard University in Washington DC. Her medical doctorate degree was obtained at Eastern Virginia Medical School in Norfolk, Virginia. She completed residency at VCU/Hanover Family Physicians in Mechanicsville, Virginia. She is a proud wife and mother of six children (yes SIX) and a weight challenged cat who is approximately the size of a small child.
Lynn Simpkins
FNP, GNP
Lynn Simpkins is a Family and Geriatric Nurse Practitioner with Autonomous Practice Authority in the state of Virginia, and is board certified by the American Association of Nurse Practitioners and the American Nurses Credentialing Center. She graduated from the University of Virginia in 1995 with a postgraduate certification as a Family Nurse Practitioner, and later completed training as a Geriatric Nurse Practitioner. She has worked in long-term care and geriatrics for over 15 years.
Lynn holds a postgraduate degree in Advanced Practice Hospice and Palliative Care from the University of Colorado and is boarded as a Hospice and Palliative Care Nurse Practitioner. In addition she is a Certified Diabetes Educator, a Certified Dementia Practitioner and completed a postgraduate degree from West Virginia University in Emergency Medicine. She is passionate about individualizing care for geriatric patients based on their goals of care.
When she isn’t working, Lynn enjoys knitting, and long hikes in the mountains with her husband and dogs.
Laura Kreisa
NP
Laura Kreisa relocated to Richmond after completing her BS in nursing at the University of Delaware. She had the opportunity for various experiences across the continuum at MCV (now VCU Health), including critical care, cardiology, outpatient primary care, heart failure & transplant, leadership positions, and performance improvement. She earned her MS at VCU – FNP (Family Nurse Practitioner) during that time.
Over the past six years, she has partnered with residents in Assisted Living Communities in the Richmond area as their primary care provider.
She enjoys playing the piano, reading, and escaping with her husband to their condo in VA Beach.
Padmalatha Dharanikota
MD
Dr. Dharanikota is Medical Director of Autumn Care of Mechanicsville. She has decades of experience working in long term care and skilled rehabilitation as well as extensive experience in hospital medicine at Chippenham and Johnston Willis Hospital. Dr. Dharnikota received her medical degree from Andhra Medical College, Visakhapatnam, India and completed her residency in Internal Medicine at McLaren Regional Medical Center, Flint, Michigan.
Erica Carter
MD
Dr. Carter received her MD from VCU School of Medicine and completed her residency in Family Medicine at Carolinas Medical Center Northeast. She has over a decade experience in Hospital Medicine and has been working in the skilled rehab field for over 3 years.