Pennypack Care Team Members

InnovAge Pennsylvania LIFE

Center Director
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My grandparents’ experiences inspired my decision to join the field of senior care. I love the LIFE model of care because I feel it is exactly what seniors and their families want most: the opportunity to stay in their own homes for as long as possible.

Shari is the center director for InnovAge’s Pennypack LIFE center. She has vast experience in the long-term care industry, including experience operating residential programs for seniors, skilled nursing, mental health, continuing care retirement communities, and home care.

Shari has earned degrees in business and art therapy. She is also a licensed nursing home administrator in the state of Pennsylvania.
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Nurse Practitioner
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I know being independent and active is very important to seniors and their families. I am excited to be part of the LIFE program because we help seniors stay independent for as long as possible.

Ksenia earned her Master of Science nursing degree in adult-gerontology from LaSalle University in Philadelphia. She is certified by the American Nurse Credentialing Center as an adult-gerontology nurse practitioner. Ksenia’s past experience includes work at practices and clinics in the areas of urology, osteoporosis, and testosterone replacement therapy.

Ksenia is carrying on a family tradition as her parents were both doctors. She relocated from Russia to Philadelphia in the late 1990s and has two daughters, two dogs, and a cat. She enjoys traveling and spending time with family.
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