After only six months of working as a floor nurse at her first facility, Kristin Harris was promoted. Since then, up has been her only direction.
Meet Lynn Hood, Hall of Honor inductee
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Emma Baumgartel
Jul 26, 2021
Lynn Hood, president/CEO, Principle LTC, Kinston, NC is in the 2021 class of the McKnight’s Women of Distinction as a Hall of Honor inductee.
Meet Jaime Brady, Rising Star honoree
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Chloe Konrad
Jul 23, 2021
Jaime Brady possesses the rare ability to look back on her childhood and know she is where she is meant to be.
Meet Amanda Brown, Veteran VIP honoree
By
Chloe Konrad
Jul 22, 2021
Colleagues of Amanda Brown were able to see the moment they walked into the facility where she is the administrator how passionate she is about the long-term care industry.
Meet Gail Sheridan, Hall of Honor inductee
By
Chloe Konrad
Jul 20, 2021
Gail Sheridan knows what it means to serve. From training as a registered nurse while in the U.S. Navy to dedicating the following phases of her career to the lives of older adults, she has been serving...
‘Real secret to success’ for long-term care leaders is building strong, smart team: panel
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Danielle Brown
Jun 01, 2021
The strongest work teams have leaders who believe that the members are better than they are, says Patricia Will, Belmont Village Senior Living founder and CEO.
‘Put some meat on the bone’ to create meaningful diversity programs
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Kimberly Marselas
May 21, 2021
Effective diversity, equity and inclusion in programs must do more than talk about workplace fairness or train employees about bias; they also must actively counter discrimination and promote representation.
Pandemic ‘was like the devil walked through and was invisible’: McKnight’s ‘Distinction’ panelists
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 20, 2021
Operating through the pandemic was like working with a ghost that was impossible to grasp, leading to feelings of failure among senior living and care leaders. But the pandemic also refocused priorities.
Stumped what to get her? This could be the perfect thing
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James M. Berklan
Dec 04, 2020
I don’t care if your big year-end thing is Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, New Year’s or Festivus. You have a unique opportunity to give a special gift to someone special to the field.
Opportunities abound for women willing to make a difference, speakers say
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 30, 2020
Make good change. Take the opportunity in front of you. Run with it. That’s some of the sage advice that emerged from the McKnight’s Women of Distinction Forum session Wednesday “Lessons learned...