Juniper
Communities announces that Melissa “Missy” Ebner has joined Juniper as Regional
Director of Wellness and Wellbeing. Missy brings a wealth of experience in
nursing care, especially with seniors to her position. From a clinical
perspective, her role will be to oversee the entire portfolio of clinical care
and support for the residents, provide clinical oversight, and staff training.
She is a licensed Registered Nurse (RN) in every state where Juniper currently
has communities.
“We are very
excited to have Missy join the Juniper family,” expressed Lynne Katzmann, CEO
of Juniper Communities. “She comes to Juniper with a wonderful background and
deep experience in the clinical complainants of senior living. She will be a
great resource for our community wellness teams and to the home office team in
this changing healthcare environment.”
Missy’s
interest in working with senior living communities is that they offer residents
more freedom than skilled nursing settings. “The seniors can be taken care of
in a homelike environment and you can become a friend, not seen as a nurse or
caregiver,” she explained. “Juniper’s staff is wonderful at treating the
residents as a parent or grandparent, this doesn’t always happen in
institutional settings.”
Juniper
Communities owns and operates Personal Care, Assisted Living, Memory-Care,
Skilled Nursing and Independent Living communities in NJ, FL, CO and PA.
“Nobody is
as forward thinking as Juniper. They are far ahead of the curve in the industry
and where healthcare is going. The staff I’ve observed go above and beyond,
always doing more even though no one is looking,” Missy described of her
building level observations.
Missy Ebner
has worked in the healthcare industry since 1987. She received her LPN from the
James Martin School of Nursing in 1987 and her RN from Excelsior College in
2005. She is a resident of Willow Grove, PA and born and raised in Pennsylvania.
She has been married to Henry Ebner for 26 years and has three children, Corey,
Shane and Cassidy. Something her family
and friends know about her is that she loves to shop the Outlets, and loves a
good bargain!
