Memory Care Innovation Awards Class of 2025 Announced

Dallas, September 19, 2025

News Summary

WTWH Healthcare has revealed the Memory Care Innovation Awards Class of 2025, honoring leaders dedicated to enhancing cognitive care across various health sectors. Selected nominees demonstrate a commitment to improving health outcomes for individuals with memory disorders and supporting caregivers. Award winners will be invited to share their innovative approaches at the upcoming BUILD & BRAIN Conference in Dallas. The initiative highlights the importance of quality cognitive care in skilled nursing, behavioral health, home care, hospice, and senior living settings.

Dallas — WTWH Healthcare is pleased to announce the Memory Care Innovation Awards Class of 2025. The program recognizes individuals focused on innovative cognitive care delivery across various industries, including: Behavioral health, Home health and home care, Hospice and palliative care, Senior housing and senior living, Skilled nursing. The awards celebrate passionate leaders aiming to define the future of aging in America.

What was announced

The Memory Care Innovation Awards Class of 2025 honors individual leaders working to improve cognitive care across care settings. Each nominee is recognized for a unique vision centered on delivering high-quality cognitive care, improving health outcomes for individuals with memory-related disorders, and supporting caregivers. The award winners will be featured in upcoming WTWH Healthcare publications. Tim Mullaney, Vice President and editorial director of WTWH Healthcare, commended the award winners for their commitment to enhancing the quality of life for their residents and fostering forward-looking visions for care evolution.

Event and recognition details

Honorees will be invited to attend the BUILD & BRAIN Conference hosted by WTWH Healthcare in Dallas, Texas on November 6-7, 2025. The conference invitation is part of the awards program and provides a platform for honorees to share approaches and practical models that aim to improve care for people living with memory-related disorders.

Who the awards recognize

The program recognizes leaders from multiple sectors who are delivering or developing cognitive care programs and services. The awards span five main areas to reflect the range of care settings involved in memory care:

• Skilled Nursing
• Behavioral Health
• Home Health & Home Care
• Hospice & Palliative Care
• Senior Housing & Senior Living

Complete list of Memory Care Innovation Awards Class of 2025 honorees

The complete list of the Memory Care Innovation Awards Class of 2025 honorees includes individuals from various sectors:

Skilled Nursing

• Amber Freeman, SLP – Garrison Geriatric Education Center
• Danielle Long – Rosewood Rehabilitation
• Kayla Howard – Dyersburg Health & Rehabilitation Center
• Kelly Hutchins – Cherokee County Health & Rehabilitation Center
• Lindsay Burson – Rock Creek of Ottawa
• Melissa Smuin – Sunstone Healthcare

Behavioral Health

• Dr. Feyza Marouf – Author Health

Home Health & Home Care

• Ben Klein – Emerest Health
• James Cohen – Nevvon
• Lauren Adams – The LTM Group
• Mirini Kim – PocketRN

Hospice & Palliative Care

• Angela Mouton – Silverado
• Darlene Douglass – Gentiva
• Mary Crowe – Care Dimensions

Senior Housing & Senior Living

• Alexandria Velez – Northbridge Companies – Avita of Stroudwater
• Alison Graves – Sinceri Senior Living
• Amber McDaniel – The Aspenwood Company
• Angela Champlin – HumanGood
• Brenda Gurung – Kisco Senior Living
• Cara Skrypchuk – Trilogy Health Services
• John Swanson – Willow Valley Development Corp.
• Liz Plozner-Chalfa – Juniper Communities
• Nicole Graham – Lumina Las Vegas
• Teresa Krueger – WesleyLife
• Trina Anderson – Senior Lifestyle

Why it matters

The awards highlight practical and scalable approaches to cognitive care. Honorees were selected for work that aims to improve clinical outcomes, enhance resident and family quality of life, support the workforce that delivers care, and promote innovations that can be replicated or adapted across settings. The emphasis on multiple care settings recognizes that people living with memory-related disorders receive services in hospitals, long-term care settings, community-based programs, and at home.

Where to find the full list

For more information and the complete list of award recipients, individuals are encouraged to visit the provided webpage: https://innovation.memorycarebusiness.com/

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