McKnight’s Pinnacle Awards

You have about 3 weeks to nominate someone for recognition in the 2025 McKnight’s Pinnacle Awards before the standard deadline arrives

The registration portal is now open for the 2025 McKnight’s Pinnacle Awards, long-term care’s premier recognition program honoring sector veterans.

To read more about the 2024 McKnight’s Pinnacle Awards, see these articles: In the photos above: Top row, left: Inspiration Award winner Esmerelda Lee, COO and EVP at Century Park Associates, engages...

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...

Wendella “Wendy” Blackman carries the weight of responsibility in her heart. As the director of Reflections memory care program at senior living community The Bristal at North Woodmere, NY, the residents...

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...

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...

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...

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. 

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...