By Jan Landon
THE ERICKSON TRIBUNE
“Jane McIntire is a rock star,” says a film crew member just before October’s grand opening ceremony at Tallgrass Creek.
The vivacious McIntire, retirement counselor at the community, has just been interviewed, and it’s no surprise that she did well in front of the camera.
Attention often swirls around McIntire. Not because she demands it, but because it rests comfortably with her. She greets new acquaintances with warm handshakes, old friends with hugs, and everyone with beaming smiles. She shares look-you-straight-in-the-eye conversations.
“Jane has an enthusiasm for life that is contagious, palpable,” says Tallgrass Creek Director of Marketing Suzanne Cole. “Her sincere concern for our residents—present and potential—is tough to turn away from. All of our residents think of her as an advocate and friend.”
Loves her job
McIntire says that each and every day she looks forward to coming to work, where she helps seniors plan for their retirement.
“I love my job,” she says. “I honestly don’t have a day when I don’t. I’m a total people person. I like to talk, but I also like to listen.”
Growing up in Salem, Mass., where her father was a professor of meteorology and her mother was a work-at-home mom and an office administrator, McIntire lived just a few blocks from her Grandmother Nana and Great Aunt Honey. She enjoyed visiting with them, learning from them, and helping them when they needed it.
A career with Erickson
“My love for Nana and Honey gave me the passion,” she says. “My family friendship with one of the physicians at Brooksby helped guide me toward Erickson.”
After receiving her degree in health care administration from Stonehill College in Easton, Mass., McIntire took her first position in an Erickson community as a marketing assistant at Brooksby Village in Peabody, Mass. She then worked at Linden Ponds in Hingham, Mass., before coming to Tallgrass Creek in 2006.