Learn more about Byanna Wegner, vice president of clinical services, Majestic Care, Westfield, IN.
Diversity ‘even more critical’ in senior living
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 12, 2019
Companies operating in senior living increasingly are taking steps to make their boards and C-suites look more like the customers they serve and the workers who serve them. It’s a smart and welcome...
Long-term care leaders return to basics, employ innovation to grow direct care staff
By
Kimberly Marselas
May 20, 2024
Facing the reality that most new nurses don’t choose to enter geriatrics, senior living and skilled nursing leaders both are going back to the basics and seizing on innovation to expand their direct...
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 in addition to being a champion of employees, has been chosen as this year’s Lifetime Achievement...
Meet Elizabeth Straus, Hall of Honor inductee
By
Mallory Hackett
Jul 16, 2019
Elizabeth “Lizzy” Straus, executive vice president at CareOne, is a member of the 2019 McKnight’s Women of Distinction Hall of Honor.
Meet Jiane Bassi, Rising Star honoree
By
Emma Baumgartel
Jul 14, 2021
Jiane Bassi, associate executive director, Covenant Living of Turlock, Turlock, CA, is in the 2021 class of the McKnight’s Women of Distinction as a Rising Star honoree.
Meet Kate Catizone, Rising Star honoree
By
Liza Berger
Jul 13, 2020
Kate Catizone, director of clinical applications, Villa Healthcare, Skokie, IL, is in the 2020 class of the McKnight’s Women of Distinction as a Rising Star.
Meet Meera Riner, Hall of Honor inductee
By
Chloe Konrad
Jul 29, 2021
Meera Riner, chief operating officer, Nexion Health Management, Sykesville, MD, is in the 2021 class of the McKnight’s Women of Distinction as a Hall of Honor inductee.
Meet JoAnne Reifsnyder, Hall of Honor inductee
By
James M. Berklan
Jul 17, 2020
JoAnne Reifsnyder, executive vice president, clinical operations, and chief nursing officer, Genesis HealthCare, Kennett Square, PA, is a member of the 2020 McKnight’s Women of Distinction Hall of Honor.
Meet Gail Sheridan, Hall of Honor inductee
By
Chloe Konrad
Jul 22, 2021
Gail Sheridan, chief clinical operations officer, Tealwood Senior Living, Bloomington, MN, is in the 2021 class of the McKnight’s Women of Distinction as a Hall of Honor inductee.