Ann Painter joins Christiana Care VNA as senior vice president

Ann Painter, MSN, RN, has been appointed senior vice president, Christiana Care Home Health & Community Services.

Painter has more than 25 years of experience in the home health care industry and has demonstrated exceptional skills as a transformational leader. She most recently was president and CEO of the VNA of Somerset Hills in New Jersey, where she had oversight of home health, hospice care, adult day services and wellness programs, and more than 150 employees.

Her career has included diverse positions of increased responsibility, including director of Hudson County (New Jersey) Medicare Services and manager of clinical leadership for Bayada Nurses. She was manager of staff development, assistant director of operations and director of clinical operations for the Visiting Nurse Association of Central Jersey. She has also served as graduate instructor of Health Informatics at Monmouth University.

In addition to a diploma in Nursing from the Ann May School of Nursing, Painter has a BSN and MSN degrees from Monmouth University. An active leader in the industry, she has served as chair of the Home Care and Hospice Association of New Jersey and on the board of the New Jersey Collaborating Center for Nursing. She also has served on various committees for the Visiting Nurse Association of America.