January Employee of the Month – Starlin Willis
Congratulations to Starlin Willis for being named Employee of the Month for January 2026. Starlin works as a nurse at Cal Turner Rehab & Specialty Care. Starlin was nominated for her dedication and empathetic approach to helping the residents of Cal Turner.
“Starlin Willis deserves to be recognized as Employee of the Month for a variety of reasons. Starlin started with Cal Turner Rehab and Specialty Care in June 2019. She has been a nurse for over 40 years. Starlin quickly became a favorite with our residents, due to her quick wit and sense of humor. Our residents also know that when she is their nurse for the day, she will continue to make sure they know how loved they are and cared for. Starlin has been known to leave work and continue to call and check-in with employees to make sure her residents receive what they needed after she left. She has also contacted the social worker after she left work to discuss concerns she has with a resident and wants to make sure a solution is found. Once we had a resident who had a difficult time connecting to anyone due to the cognitive limitations they had. Family contacted the social worker to express how thankful they were that Starlin worked at our facility, because their loved one felt secure with her. The family talked about how their loved one would talk about Starlin her when she wasn’t at work and expressed missing her when she was not caring for him. Starlin not only cares for her residents; she cares for her coworkers too. An employee was diagnosed with breast cancer, and Starlin did not want this employee to sit alone for her first round of chemo. Starlin sat with her during this treatment and carried her sense of humor with her. Another employee was on leave after a cancer diagnosis, and Starlin continued to check on her to see if there was something she could do. These words are not empty with Starlin. She truly means it. Lastly, another employee was having health issues, and Starlin always checked-in with her and asked, “How is your blood pressure today? If it’s good, sit down and let me check it?” Starlin deserves to be recognized as Employee of the Month, due to her love of her residents and coworkers.” – Jennifer Tabb
