01/26/2026

Cara Schuster

Improving Memory Care: Where Compliance Meets Culture

Speaker: Cara Schuster

Title: Improving Memory Care Where Compliance Meets Culture

Bio: Cara Schuster is a registered nurse (RN) with a nursing degree from North Central State Community College in Mansfield, Ohio. She is a Certified Dementia Practitioner (CDP), and also licensed as a CDP instructor. Her goal is to ensure that all direct care staff at The Ohio Masonic Communities, and its subsidiaries, are Certified Dementia Practitioners.

She currently serves as the Chief Clinical Officer of The Ohio Masonic Communities, a multi-site senior living operator. Additionally, Cara oversees corporate compliance and infection prevention. She has more than 25 years of experience in long-term care settings, including as President of Cornerstone Home Health and Hospice and Vice President of Operations for Lutheran Social Services of Central Ohio. Cara’s focus is finding innovative products and technologies that enhance the quality of care provided across the continuum, while providing oversight of clinical and operational areas served.

Cara is a 2024 graduate of the LeadingAge Larry Minnix Leadership Academy, where her action learning project focused on memory care. She currently serves on the board of LeadingAge Ohio. Cara received her RN/CDP, Nursing, North Central State, 1990.