Meet Kurt Merkelz, MD, 2024 McKnight’s Pinnacle Awards ‘Setting the Standard’ honoree
By
Jessica R. Towhey
May 09, 2024
Kurt Merkelz, MD, led the recent standardization of best practices throughout Compassus through the development of tools and procedures built into the organization’s interoperability platform. This effort...
2024 McKnight’s Tech Awards entries now open, with expanded categories
By
James M. Berklan
May 08, 2024
The McKnight’s Tech Awards + Summit returns with expanded categories and more opportunities to win and celebrate innovation in long-term care.
For Cathy Williams, providing senior care at a level that exceeds expectations is in her blood. As the CEO of Winslow Campus of Care in Winslow, AZ, she keeps the skilled nursing facility and its staff...
Esther Kamara-Conteh’s life has taken her from Sierra Leone in West Africa to New York and beyond.
Meet Mark Baiada, 2024 McKnight’s Pinnacle Awards ‘Inspiration’ honoree
By
Jessica R. Towhey
May 03, 2024
What does it feel like to give away $20 million? Mark Baiada, founder and chairman of the Board at BAYADA Home Health Care, knows because that’s what he did six years ago.
Good business partners can be difficult to find, which is why Wendy Strain, the director of consulting services for Polaris Group, is a bright light in a crowded field.
Cindy Smith has perhaps one of the greatest skills needed for long-term care: the knowledge and experience to reduce the time needed to obtain a prior authorization.
Meet David Totaro, 2024 McKnight’s Pinnacle Awards ‘Agent of Change’ honoree
By
Jessica R. Towhey
Apr 30, 2024
David Totaro took an unusual path to the long-term care sector, and his varied experience served him well as he developed a national, legislative advocacy program for BAYADA Hearts for Home Care.
Marianne Longo has been the chief clinical officer for care coordination, at Help at Home for less than a year, but she’s already made an indelible mark on the company’s program.