Emerald Heights, a continuing-care retirement community with on-site health-care services, welcomes Kris Ladwig to the management team as director of nursing services.

Ladwig comes to Emerald Heights most recently from a director of nursing services position with Ballard Care and Rehabilitation in Seattle. Prior to that position, she has served as director of nursing services at other nursing facilities in the Puget Sound area, where she worked to improve clinical outcomes and resident satisfaction. Under her leadership, the communities she served also demonstrated improved state survey outcomes.

Ladwig will work with staff and residents at Emerald Heights’ on-site and long-term care facility, Corwin Center, which recently underwent a renovation to refresh its look and feel. The center has a total of 56 private suites, 16 of which are specifically designed for residents who benefit from memory support programs. In addition, the Corwin Center provides 61 Medicare-certified skilled nursing accommodations.

“We are honored to have Kris join our team,” said Annie Zell, health services administrator at Emerald Heights. “In addition to her management and leadership skills, she brings a sound knowledge of regulations and patient care that will only improve the excellent care already being delivered to the residents at the Corwin Center. Her philosophy of care is a wonderful addition to our community and the culture here at Emerald Heights.”

Ladwig earned an associate of arts degree in nursing from Dakota Wesleyan University in Mitchell, S.D., and is currently pursuing a bachelor of science in nursing degree from South Dakota State University.

To learn more about Emerald Heights visit, www.emeraldheights.com or call (888) 735-8168. The community is also on Facebook at www.facebook.com/EmeraldHeightsRedmond.