Bill Piper, CEO of Waveny LifeCare Network, has appointed Claudia Katz, RN as director of nursing at the Waveny Care Center in New Canaan, the nonprofit eldercare organization’s 5-star rated skilled nursing and rehabilitation facility. Katz will be responsible for providing leadership and direction for Waveny’s nursing department and will play an active role on the organization’s management team.
“I came to Waveny for all the right reasons, but especially so I could redirect my entire focus back to quality nursing,” said Katz. “I am very excited about team building and capitalizing on our 5-star nursing team’s strengths. I have a passion for empowering people to grow and for motivating them to take on more ownership and responsibility in their roles. I feel very supported by Waveny’s entire management team – they are incredibly dedicated, and really raise the bar. I am very happy to be here.”
A registered nurse with more than 40 years of diverse clinical and managerial experience in acute, sub-acute, rehabilitation and long-term care nursing settings, Katz most recently served as director of nursing for Fairview of Fairfield, a 120-bed skilled rehabilitation and long-term care facility in Fairfield, and previously as director of nursing for the William and Sally Tandet Center for Continuing Care in Stamford.
Claudia Katz was named, Director of Nursing, at the Waveny Care Center in New Canaan.
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