TD's Tennison named 2021 Nurse Leader of the Year
PHOTO: Leana Tennison, Director of Nursing Services at Columbia Basin Care, the region's only independent, nonprofit, skilled nursing facility.
Leana Tennison, Director of Nursing Services, honored by the Oregon Health Care Association
From Columbia Care Basin:
Leana Tennison, a registered nurse with Columbia Care Basin in The Dalles, has been honored by the Oregon Health Care Association (OHCA), the largest long-term care trade association in Oregon, with the 2021 Nurse Leader of the Year Award for nursing facilities. This award recognizes the achievements and commitments of nurse leaders who successfully lead their communities to deliver outstanding person-centered care and achieve a heightened quality of life for residents.
Leana, a resident of The Dalles, Oregon, is one of those dedicated nurses who is always there. She goes out of her way to help her staff in all areas of their lives, even once becoming an ordained minister so she could marry two of them! If needed, Leana will work the floor and put her Director of Nursing Services work aside for evenings or weekends. She’s on call 24/7, including while being on a beach in Maui.
At the beginning of the pandemic, CBC had lost its infection control nurse, so of course, Leana stepped up to add those duties to her already busy one as DNS. She’s also a dedicated wife and a mother.
Leana was nominated for this award even before CBC’s recent COVID-19 outbreak that not only affected so many residents but reduced the ranks of CBC’s nursing staff while they recovered. Even sick with COVID herself, Leana worked from home. She is truly dedicated to her job. Says Leana, “It feels wonderful to be recognized for all the hard work and compassion that I put into my work each day. I want to thank every person I have met throughout my career who has supported me.”
About the Oregon Health Care Association
The Oregon Health Care Association is a nonprofit organization that improves the lives of seniors and people with disabilities by educating and advocating for quality care. The Oregon Health Care Association represents Oregon nursing facilities, assisted living facilities, residential care facilities, senior housing, and in-home care agencies. residential care facilities, senior housing, and in-home care agencies. Learn more at www.OHCA.com.
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Founded in 1964, Columbia Basin Care is the region's only independent, not-for-profit facility for short-stay rehabilitation and long-term care. Columbia Basin Care is located at 1015 Webber St in The Dalles, 541-296-2156, colbasin.com
