“I have had the pleasure of knowing Lea Ann Klarner the past five years as the owner while she served as the CEO of Ashby Cares, LLC the operator of the Meadowthorpe Assisted Living and Memory community in Lexington, KY. Lea Ann has a unique ability to establish systems and processes necessary to manage and maintain the task and evaluate outcomes along the continuum. The most noted is the management of the Marketing Process culminating with the admission. Her guiding principle is a deep understanding of the combined needs of the prospective resident as well as their family and loved ones. She is truly the definition of the “Navigator” role in terms of how to support and educate families while they are trying to decide what is best for their loved ones. I believe it is this strength that has allowed Meadowthorpe to achieve very good occupancy statistics, exceptional family satisfaction, and a strong reputation for quality services.”