Kristin Barnum
Executive Director

Kristin Barnum RN, BSN, MBA has worked in community health for over 30 years. She began her nursing career at Emerson Hospital in Concord MA in Oncology. As she entered into her BSN program at Rivier College she completed an internship in hospice at Home Health and Hospice in Nashua, NH where she was involved with the opening of the Community Hospice House in Merrimack, NH.  Soon her career brought her to Home Health Foundation in Lawrence MA as a clinical manager and educator. At Home Health Foundation she was co-creator of preceptor program that encouraged new nursing grads to come to community health. Kristin also created cultural diversity training for the organization which she presented at state and national conferences. 

Next Kristin transitioned closer to home as Hospice Director for Nashoba Nursing Service a governmental agency in Shirley MA. At Nashoba, she was instrumental in the implementation of their first Electronic Medical Record and realized her passion for using data for quality improvement. She enrolled in a Master of Business Administration program.  In 2007, her husband’s new career brought the family to Enfield, NH in the Upper Valley. In 2009, Kristin was hired to create the hospice program for BAYADA Home Health Inc.  Throughout her career, Kristin has established various support programs for at risk populations who did not qualify for traditional home health or hospice programs to help people stay safely in their homes. She has been with Community Nurse Connection since 2021.

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