The work of R. Tamara Konetzka, PhD, resonates in the improved care and conditions for the hundreds of thousands of seniors living and recovering in long-term care facilities.
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...
Meet David Totaro, 2024 McKnight’s Pinnacle Awards ‘Agent of Change’ honoree
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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.
Esther Kamara-Conteh’s life has taken her from Sierra Leone in West Africa to New York and beyond.
McKnight’s 40 for 40: Bruce Yarwood
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John O'Connor
Feb 03, 2020
As part of our 40th anniversary, McKnight’s is recognizing 40 notable newsmakers. Each week, we will highlight a new, high-profile leader from the past four decades. Whoever said to leave things better...
Meet Lori Porter, 2023 Hall of Honor inductee
By
Ron Rajecki
Jul 26, 2023
Learn more about Lori Porter, CEO and co-founder, National Association of Health Care Assistants, Carl Junction, MO.
Denise Robertson, chief operating officer at Northern Iowa Therapy, has been recognized in the Business Partner category of the 2023 McKnight’s Pinnacle Awards.
Big senior living stories of 2019
By
Lois A. Bowers
Dec 23, 2019
Here’s a look at some of the news that occupied many minds in senior living over the past year.
Meet Nemse Paguntalan, Veteran VIP honoree
By
Chloe Konrad
Aug 09, 2021
Nemse Paguntalan, assistant director of nursing, Fellowship Senior Living, Basking Ridge, NJ, is in the 2021 class of the McKnight’s Women of Distinction as a Veteran VIP.
Meet Denise Chadwick-Wright, Hall of Honor inductee
By
Emma Baumgartel
Jul 09, 2021
Denise Chadwick-Wright, CEO of Birmingham Green in Manassas, VA, is a member of the 2021 Hall of Honor of the McKnight’s Women of Distinction.