Second class of Spirit Awards features 6 inspirational women
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 09, 2023
Six women have been chosen as the second class of Spirit Award winners as part of the McKnight’s Women of Distinction program.
McKnight’s Women of Distinction Hall of Honor gains 20+ in 2023
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 16, 2023
Twenty-one women working in senior living, skilled nursing or home care are being announced today as 2023 inductees into the Hall of Honor in the annual McKnight’s Women of Distinction awards program,…
16 Veteran VIPs are among McKnight’s Women of Distinction
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 15, 2023
Sixteen women working in home care, senior living or skilled nursing are being announced today as the third class of Veteran VIPs in the annual McKnight’s Women of Distinction awards program, a joint…
McKnight’s names 16 Rising Stars in Women of Distinction awards
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 14, 2023
Sixteen women working in home care, senior living and skilled nursing are being announced today as Rising Stars and will be feted May 22 as part of the fifth annual McKnight’s Women of Distinction awards,…
Today’s the day! Women of Distinction entries due by midnight ET
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 10, 2023
Nominations to the 2023 McKnight’s Women of Distinction awards program are due by midnight ET today.
Final deadline Tuesday for Women of Distinction nominations
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 05, 2023
Today is the standard deadline for nominations to the 2023 McKnight’s Women of Distinction awards program, but nominations will be welcomed until the extended deadline of Tuesday, Jan. 10.
McKnight’s Women of Distinction 2022: Demetress Harrell
Jan 04, 2023
Demetress Harrell, CEO/administrator of Hospice in the Pines and McKnight’s Women of Distinction Hall of Honor inductee, shares her biggest accomplishment, the biggest surprise of her career, and…
Jan. 5 is nomination deadline for 2023 McKnight’s Women of Distinction awards
By
Lois A. Bowers
Dec 22, 2022
Thursday, Jan. 5, is the standard nomination deadline for entries to the 2023 McKnight’s Women of Distinction awards program.
McKnight’s Women of Distinction 2022
Nov 28, 2022
Take a look at the video from the May 12, 2022, McKnight’s Women of Distinction awards ceremony, at which dozens of women in skilled nursing, senior living and home care were honored across four categories:…
2023 McKnight’s Women of Distinction nominations open
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 15, 2022
McKnight’s Home Care, McKnight’s Senior Living and McKnight’s Long-Term Care News have opened the nomination process for the 5th annual McKnight’s Women of Distinction awards program.
McKnight’s Women of Distinction 2022: Joan Devine
Sep 23, 2022
Joan Devine, director of education for the Pioneer Network, shares what it means to her to have been selected as a 2022 McKnight’s Women of Distinction Veteran VIP, the biggest surprise of her career,…
Meet Wendy Schrag, 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 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 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 Bryanna Wegner, Hall of Honor inductee
By
Nicole Blanchard
Aug 08, 2022
Never let it be said Bryanna Wegner has forgotten her roots.
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.”
