new leadership & promotions
Lisa Livingston has been named administrator of Masonic Village Home Health and Hospice, a division of Masonic Village at Elizabethtown. She is responsible for strategic planning, organizing and directing all facets of operations for Masonic Village Home Health and Hospice. This includes maintaining compliance with federal, state and Community Health Accreditation Partner (CHAP) standards and identifying opportunities for improvement. In addition to working with Masonic Village Home Health as an occupational therapist, Lisa previously served as the director of rehabilitation services at Genesis Rehabilitation. She holds a Bachelor of Science in health and occupation and a Master of Science in occupational therapy, both from Elizabethtown College. Lisa has seven years of health care leadership experience.
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Fall 2020 Issue
Melissa Sudduth has been promoted to assistant executive director at Masonic Village at Lafayette Hill. She is responsible for working with leadership to implement strategic plans for the skilled nursing care and personal care areas of campus. In addition, she will ensure health care services, policies, procedures and programs comply with regulatory and accrediting standards. Melissa began working at Masonic Village in 2003 as a nursing supervisor and was most recently the director of nursing. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in nursing from Gwynedd Mercy College and a Family Nurse Practitioner Master of Nursing degree from Villanova University. She is a member of the American Nurses Association and the American Association of Nurse Practitioners.
Grace Chau has been named the new director of nursing at Masonic Village at Warminster. She is responsible for planning, organizing, developing and directing the overall operations of the nursing services department, while maintaining quality care. Grace has worked for the past 11 years at Wood River Village and Juniper Village in Bensalem. She attended Australia Catholic University to earn her bachelor’s degree in health science (nursing).
Denise Jones has been promoted to director of nursing at Masonic Village at Lafayette Hill. Denise has worked as a baylor registered nurse (RN) supervisor with Masonic Village since 2014 and is certified as a wound nurse. She graduated from the RN program at Bucks County Community College. She is certified as a Registered Nurse Assessment and Minimum Data Set Coordinator.
