The personal responsibility Christina Harris feels for the well-being and happiness of residents not only is documented by the appreciation of her colleagues; it also is demonstrated time and time again...
Meet Renee Porter, Rising Star honoree
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Chloe Konrad
Jul 13, 2021
The members of the Benedictine Order of Sisters in Atchison, KS, begin their time together at many different ages, but the retired sisters are able to continue living as a community in the Dooley Center,...
Pandemic advice that works: LTC leaders share their experiences in free May 19 webinar
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Alicia Lasek
May 12, 2021
“Addressing pandemic challenges with success” will feature real-world advice from leaders at Covenant Living Communities, Hebrew Home at Riverdale, Life Plan Communities and Goodman Group. Participants...
Tickets on sale for McKnight’s Women of Distinction banquet
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James M. Berklan
Feb 16, 2024
The public is invited to celebrate top women leaders in long-term care, senior living and home care at the 2024 McKnight’s Women of Distinction banquet and forum May 14. Reservations to the celebration...
Meet Vassar Byrd, Hall of Honor inductee
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Lois A. Bowers
Jul 09, 2020
Vassar Byrd didn’t start her professional life in senior living. Holding a master’s degree in economics from the London School of Economics, she first spent more than 10 years as an economist for the...
Meet Lena Robinson, 2022 Spirit Award winner
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Nicole Blanchard
Aug 01, 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 Wendy Nowokunski, Hall of Honor inductee
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jul 08, 2020
Wendy Nowokunski’s more than two decades of senior living experience include leadership roles at Benchmark Senior Living and Newton Senior Living before she co-founded Burlington, MA-based Northbridge...
What makes a top long-term care leader? Panel of distinguished honorees share what it takes
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Danielle Brown
May 24, 2021
Holistic thinking, multitasking and critical thinking are key characteristics young leaders — especially women — should develop to advance in the workforce. Those attributes were among several recommended...
Lifetime Achievement Award winner Patricia Will answers important questions
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Lois A. Bowers
Jul 06, 2022
2022 McKnight’s Women of Distinction Lifetime Achievement Award winner shares the words she lives by, the biggest surprise of her career, advice for people considering careers in long-term care,...
Fifth annual McKnight’s Women of Distinction event dazzles
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Kimberly Marselas
May 23, 2023
Dozens of skilled nursing, senior living and home care leaders and frontline workers became celebrities for a few hours Monday night in Chicago, where they were feted as the 2023 McKnight’s Women of...