Karen C. Schoeneman, right, who has served as deputy director of the Division of Nursing Homes for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services since 1989, received the Picker Award for Excellence® in the Advancement of Patient-Centered Care in a Long-Term Care Setting. Presenting the award was Lucile O. Hanscom, left, executive director of Picker Institute. Hanscom described Schoeneman, who was cited for her “commitment … to ensuring that all elders receive person-centered care and caring in every encounter with the long-term care health system,” as “the embodiment of the principles of patient-centered care that Harvey Picker founded Picker Institute to promote.” The award ceremony took place during on Aug. 11 during the final lunch at the 10th annual Pioneer Network National Conference in Indianapolis, Ind.
