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I looked up from my computer as the wife of one of my residents burst into my office...]]></description><link>https://www.cortneymalinowski.com/post/abuse-allegations-in-senior-living</link><guid isPermaLink="false">689e3e81202fe9894ca60161</guid><pubDate>Sat, 26 Jul 2025 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6a4f34_47ac82d712374730b910389c26ee20b6~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Cortney Malinowski</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Senior Living Story: Cutting My Teeth As An Executive Director]]></title><description><![CDATA[I was twenty-nine when I became an Executive Director. 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