Diamond Boone, corporate director of therapeutic recreation at Athena Health Care Systems in Farmington, CT, is a Rising Star honoree in the 2024 McKnight’s Women of Distinction awards program.
Meet Danuta Jurgowska, 2024 Spirit Award winner
By
Josh Henreckson
Jun 28, 2024
Danuta Jurgowsky, registered nurse at Preakness Healthcare Center in Wayne, NJ, is a Spirit Award winner in the 2024 McKnight’s Women of Distinction awards program.
McKnight’s Women of Distinction Spirit Award bestowed upon 4
By
Lois A. Bowers
Foster Stubbs
Adam Healy
Josh Henreckson
Feb 22, 2024
Four inspiring women have been elected 2024 McKnight’s Women of Distinction Spirit Award winners, organizers announced
‘Bodacious’ mentorship, honesty needed to retain LTC leaders of tomorrow, experts say
By
Josh Henreckson
May 17, 2024
Cultivating mentorships in long-term care is vital to bringing up and retaining the next generation of sector leaders, a group of six prominent women leaders said this week at a McKnight’s Women of Distinction...
Recruiting, retention strategies shared by McKnight’s Women of Distinction
By
Foster Stubbs
May 16, 2024
“Hire the right people, and hire them as quickly as possible.”
Lynn Hood to receive 2024 McKnight’s Women of Distinction Lifetime Achievement Award
By
James M. Berklan
Mar 12, 2024
Lynn Hood, a long-term care executive well-known for answering the call to act under emergency conditions and being a champion of employees, has been chosen as this year’s Lifetime Achievement Award...
It’s time to make that deserving leader a Women of Distinction nominee
By
James M. Berklan
Dec 22, 2023
The early deadline for the 2024 McKnight’s Women of Distinction awards program is just two weeks away and counting down. Prime time for action, in other words.
A waste of time? Hardly
By
John O'Connor
May 10, 2024
Some might think it unnecessary or perhaps even unfair to honor women for the exceptional work they do in this field. To that, I have a simple question: What rock have you been living under?