Editor’s note: McKnight’s Home Care, McKnight’s Long-Term Care News and McKnight’s Senior Living are profiling the McKnight’s 2022 Women of Distinction honorees daily July 5 through Aug. 10….
Meet Sara Terry, 2022 Hall of Honor inductee
By
Nicole Blanchard
Aug 10, 2022
Editor’s note: McKnight’s Home Care, McKnight’s Long-Term Care News and McKnight’s Senior Living are profiling the McKnight’s 2022 Women of Distinction honorees daily July 5 through Aug. 10….
Meet Kristina Wright, 2022 Rising Star honoree
By
C. Max Bachmann
Aug 09, 2022
Kristina Wright, nursing home administrator at The Bay at Suring, has always had a deep and sincere passion for long-term care.
Meet Carol Silver Elliott, 2022 Hall of Honor inductee
By
C. Max Bachmann
Aug 09, 2022
Over her 43 years of distinguished service to the greater healthcare field, Carol Silver Elliott has continued to innovate and improve standards.
Meet Bryanna Wegner, Hall of Honor inductee
By
Nicole Blanchard
Aug 08, 2022
Never let it be said Bryanna Wegner has forgotten her roots.
Meet Lynn Weidner, 2022 Spirit Award winner
By
C. Max Bachmann
Aug 08, 2022
Lynn Weidner and associate Brandon Kingsmore have raised their voices advocating for better respect, rights and wages for home care workers.
Meet Lena Robinson, 2022 Spirit Award winner
By
Nicole Blanchard
Aug 05, 2022
In January 2021, after 25 years as a certified nursing assistant at Chestnut Park at Cleveland Circle in Boston, 76-year-old Lena Robinson was set to retire with her husband
Meet Cheryl Welch, 2022 Veteran VIP honoree
By
C. Max Bachmann
Aug 05, 2022
Years ago, when staff members at Grace Skilled Nursing and Therapy in Norman, OK, sought advice on pain management or infection control, they were instructed to “give Cheryl a call.”
Meet Joylin Nation, 2022 Hall of Honor inductee
By
C. Max Bachmann
Aug 04, 2022
Joylin Nation describes her father as a man who “would give his all to help others.”
Meet Trista Wilson, 2022 Rising Star honoree
By
C. Max Bachmann
Aug 04, 2022
It is not an overstatement to say that without Trista Wilson, English Meadows Senior Living might not have made it through the pandemic.
Meet Cassie Mistretta, 2022 Hall of Honor inductee
By
C. Max Bachmann
Aug 03, 2022
Cassie Mistretta is an impactful leader in Texas long-term care. Just ask her colleagues and peers.
Meet Amy Schectman, 2022 Hall of Honor inductee
By
Nicole Blanchard
Aug 03, 2022
As the CEO of 2Life Communities, Amy Schectman has implemented countless innovative policies, bringing a passion described as “infectious” to the job
Meet Barb Rode, 2022 Hall of Honor inductee
By
C. Max Bachmann
Aug 02, 2022
Years ago, Barb Rode gathered a group of colleagues, borrowed a minivan from some nuns living on the campus of the company and drove to Canada.
Meet Victoria Wenick, 2022 Rising Star honoree
By
Nicole Blanchard
Aug 02, 2022
Despite her arrival amid a COVID-19 surge, Victoria Wenick immediately made waves at Covenant Living.
Meet Rosita Taylor, 2022 Spirit Award winner
By
Nicole Blanchard
Aug 01, 2022
Most Thursdays, you can find Rosita Taylor pushing a mobile theme cart, bringing goodies and snacks to the residents of Brookdale West Boynton Beach in Boynton Beach, FL. Taylor, the Brookdale Senior Living…
Meet DeLaine Rice-White, 2022 Hall of Honor inductee
By
Nicole Blanchard
Aug 01, 2022
As vice president of rehabilitation services at ProMedica Senior Care DeLaine Rice-White firmly believes that a resident’s or patient’s therapy team is a critical part of his or her recovery.
Meet Luz Liebeskind, 2022 Hall of Honor inductee
By
Nicole Blanchard
Jul 29, 2022
Luz Liebeskind joined RiverSpring Living in 2008, at the height of the recession, as chief financial officer.
Meet Barbara Richards, 2022 Spirit Award winner
By
C. Max Bachmann
Jul 29, 2022
A series of tornadoes swept across the southern United States and Ohio Valley last December, decimating homes and taking the lives of numerous people.
Meet Tina Reed, 2022 Veteran VIP honoree
By
Nicole Blanchard
Jul 28, 2022
Tina Reed jumped into her career as a registered nurse at University of Louisville Hospital, a level one trauma center, after graduating from Spalding University.
Meet Sandra Mundy, 2022 Veteran VIP honoree
By
Nicole Blanchard
Jul 28, 2022
Colleagues describe Sandra Mundy, the Manhattan administrator of The New Jewish Home in New York, as an “exceptional leader whose efficacy as an administrator is respected by all.”