Meet Mark Baiada, 2024 McKnight’s Pinnacle Awards ‘Inspiration’ honoree
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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.
Esmerelda Lee emigrated from South Africa during apartheid, planning to study medicine in the United States. What she may not have expected was that her model of steadfast leadership and commitment to...
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.
Improving the delivery of quality care in behavioral health programs has been a priority for Jessica Fear for more than a quarter of a century. Fear advocates for the use of data to inform and identify...
Meet E. Joseph Steier III, 2024 McKnight’s Pinnacle Awards ‘Thought Leader’ honoree
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Jessica R. Towhey
May 13, 2024
E. Joseph Steier III has been blazing trails and inspiring others professionally for more than 30 years. As the president and CEO of Signature HealthCARE, his leadership keeps more than 18,000 employees...
Orah Burack diligently works out of the spotlight, keeping her head down and her mind focused on improving care and conditions throughout long-term care. Her work as a senior research associate at The...
Meet Joan DiPaola, 2024 McKnight’s Pinnacle Awards ‘Thought Leader’ honoree
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Jessica R. Towhey
May 10, 2024
Perhaps Joan DiPaola’s most significant contribution to dementia care is the vital reminder to caregivers and their families that people living with dementia are people. As the senior dementia care specialist...
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.
Sheila M. Davis is, by numerous measures, an exemplary employee and motivator.
Meet Kurt Merkelz, MD, 2024 McKnight’s Pinnacle Awards ‘Setting the Standard’ honoree
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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...