Vernon Manor Appoints New Administrator

VERNON, CT – Vernon Manor Health Care Center on Friday announced it has appointed Andrew Steiner as its administrator. Steiner will be responsible for the day-to-day management of the nationally-recognized, five-star skilled nursing and rehabilitation community in Vernon.

“We are thrilled to have Andrew join our team and build upon our 40-year tradition of providing compassionate and quality care to generations of families and others in the greater Vernon area,” said Paul Liistro, managing partner of Vernon Manor Health Care Center. “Andrew’s more than 20 years of experience in improving the quality of life for seniors reflects our mutual compassion for those we serve.”

Before joining Vernon Manor, Steiner served as president of Sycamore Health Care Consultants, LLC, a consulting firm specializing in senior housing and health care, policy and compliance, reimbursement programming, healthcare technology integration, operations and turnaround management, marketing and real-estate investment.

Steiner has served as the administrator of nursing facilities in Connecticut and Massachusetts. In these roles, he implemented and managed programs for residents with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias, pulmonary rehabilitation and cardiac care management. He also developed and implemented partnerships with regional hospital networks and delivered significant improvements in patient care and customer-service outcomes.

In addition, Steiner served as director of Strategic Planning for National Health Care Associates in Wethersfield, coordinating business planning and strategies for more than 40 skilled-nursing facilities in six states with more than 4,000 beds under management.

Steiner teaches health systems management at the University of Connecticut School of Business. He is also active on many local boards and organizations, including the Jewish Federation of Greater Hartford and Hartford Hospital, and has served the Florida Health Care Association, the Illinois Department of Professional Regulation and Dominican University.

Steiner holds a master of public health degree in community health sciences and gerontology from the University of Illinois at Chicago, and a bachelor’s degree in business administration, emphasis in marketing from the Kogod School of Business Administration, American University, Washington, D.C. He is licensed as a nursing-home administrator in Connecticut and Massachusetts.

Steiner resides in Farmington.

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