Every senior living community plans activities to provide socialization opportunities and help residents remain active and engaged. Now, a study shows that activities help older adults feel happier, healthier,...
2023 McKnight’s Tech Awards: Carolina Meadows nabs Best in Show, Gold; winners lauded in 5 categories
By
Lois A. Bowers
Sep 21, 2023
An entry from Chapel Hill, NC, continuing care retirement community Carolina Meadows was named Best in Show in the 2023 McKnight’s Excellence in Technology Awards during a virtual ceremony on Wednesday...
McKnight’s Tech Awards + Summit kicks off Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. ET
Sep 19, 2023
The 2023 McKnight’s Tech Awards + Summit will kick off tomorrow (Wednesday, Sept. 20) at 10:30 a.m. ET. The annual event will include three webinars and the announcement of the winners of the McKnight’s...
Fighting the biggest threats to older adult health and wellness
By
Lois A. Bowers
Sep 18, 2023
Two toolkits are out to help senior living providers and others address some of the biggest threats to older adult health and wellness: influenza, respiratory syncytial virus, COVID-19 and falls.
Nominations open for 2024 Pinnacle Awards program to recognize industry veterans
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Lois A. Bowers
Sep 13, 2023
Nominations are now open for the second annual McKnight’s Pinnacle Awards program, recognizing industry veterans who are setting new standards, driving change, providing guidance and inspiring others...
Assisted living’s current and future importance in serving older adults
By
Lois A. Bowers
Sep 11, 2023
As I was writing this week about Newsweek’s first-ever ranking of US continuing care retirement communities, coming Nov. 29, it struck me again how much senior living operators, collectively, are in...
Newsweek has announced plans to publish its first-ever ranking of US continuing care retirement communities, with results based on surveys that are underway.
Continuing Care Hall of Fame to induct Leary, Proctor, Townsley, Van Scoyoc
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Lois A. Bowers
Sep 08, 2023
Mary Leary, Stephen Proctor, Scott Townsley and Gardner Van Scoyoc will be inducted into the Continuing Care Hall of Fame Nov. 5 in Chicago.
Labor movement
By
Lois A. Bowers
Sep 05, 2023
The current governmental environment tilts in favor of workers, not corporations. The results of a new survey suggest that a majority of Americans like it that way.
Garden Spot Communities, Frederick Living announce affiliation, noting end of an era for industry
By
Lois A. Bowers
Sep 05, 2023
Two southeastern Pennsylvania senior living and care organizations on Friday announced their intentions to affiliate, saying the decision was driven by a belief that “the era of the single-site and small-system...