McKnight’s Tech Awards + Summit

2022 Tech Awards + Summit

RecallCue wins Gold for dementia clock

Foster Stubbs

Nov 11, 2022

Gold in the Tech Partner of the Year category of the 2022 McKnight’s Excellence in Technology Awards goes to RecallCue, an internet-connected day clock meant to combat the effects of dementia.

John Knox Village earns Gold with falls prevention fitness program

Foster Stubbs

Nov 10, 2022

John Knox Village was awarded Gold in the Innovator of the Year category in the Senior Living track of the 2022 McKnight’s Excellence in Technology Awards due to its efforts to prevent and reduce falls…

Westminster–Canterbury wins Gold as ‘geeks’ provide friendship, tech help to residents in need

Foster Stubbs

Nov 09, 2022

Because of the Geeks and their strong connections to the internet and community residents, Westminster-Canterbury was awarded Gold in the Keep It Super Simple category in the Senior Living track of the…

Selfhelp wins Gold for efforts to reduce isolation among older adults

Foster Stubbs

Nov 08, 2022

Efforts related to its Virtual Senior Center earned Selfhelp Community Services a Gold award in the Building Bridges category of the Senior Living track of the 2022 McKnight’s Excellence in Technology…

Friendship Village captures Gold for effort to reduce resident falls

Foster Stubbs

Nov 07, 2022

Friendship Village in St. Louis made a concerted effort to reduce falls among residents of its community by using VirtuSense balance technology, which uses artificial intelligence to assess each resident’s…

2022 McKnight’s Tech Award winners revealed

Lois A. Bowers

Oct 05, 2022

Winners in the 2022 McKnight’s Excellence in Technology Awards were announced yesterday afternoon in a virtual presentation that was the culmination of a McKnight’s Tech Awards + Summit that also included…

2022 McKnight’s Tech Awards finalists announced

Lois A. Bowers

Sep 19, 2022

Finalists for the 2022 McKnight’s Excellence in Technology Awards have been chosen by a panel of expert judges. Here are preliminary results in each of four categories in the Senior Living track.

It’s here! Today is final deadline for Tech Awards nominations

Lois A. Bowers

Jul 07, 2022

Today is the final deadline to enter the 2022 McKnight’s Excellence in Technology Awards.

Thursday is final deadline for Tech Awards entries

Lois A. Bowers

Jul 06, 2022

This Thursday, July 7, is the final deadline to enter the 2022 McKnight’s Excellence in Technology Awards.

Deadline extended! Tech Awards nomination now due July 7

Lois A. Bowers

Jul 01, 2022

The deadline to enter the 2022 McKnight’s Excellence in Technology Awards has been extended to Thursday, July 7.

Ready for some positive recognition?

John O'Connor

Jun 30, 2022

Some positive recognition sure would help. And we have just the tonic you need. I’m humbly inviting you to participate in the 2022 McKnight’s Excellence in Technology Awards.

Tech Awards nomination deadline is Thursday

Lois A. Bowers

Jun 29, 2022

Thursday is the deadline to enter the 2022 McKnight’s Excellence in Technology Awards.

One week left to enter McKnight’s Tech Awards!

Lois A. Bowers

Jun 23, 2022

June 30 — a week from today — is the deadline to enter the 2022 McKnight’s Excellence in Technology Awards.

It’s time to be recognized for your use of tech

Lois A. Bowers

Jun 21, 2022

Enter the 2022 McKnight’s Excellence in Technology Awards. The deadline is June 30 — a week from Thursday! — and the only cost for you to enter is your time.

2022 McKnight’s Tech Awards open for nominations

Kimberly Marselas

May 23, 2022

Get those entries ready. The 2022 McKnight’s Tech Awards + Summit is now open for nominations and registrations!

2021 Tech Awards + Summit

Big senior living stories of 2021

Lois A. Bowers

Dec 22, 2021

2021 began with the hope that the new COVID-19 vaccine being rolled out to assisted living communities and nursing homes would help control a pandemic that had caused so much illness, death, loneliness,…

Out of necessity, many McKnight’s Tech Award winners are born

James M. Berklan

Dec 01, 2021

Not all 2021 McKnight’s Excellence in Technology Awards winners were recognized for programs and applications directly related to COVID-19, but it was hard to escape the impact of the pandemic and the…

2021 McKnight’s Excellence in Technology Awards — All winners, Senior Living track

Oct 26, 2021

The complete list of winners in the Senior Living track of the 2021 McKnight’s Excellence in Technology Awards.

Tech Awards Gold goes to Erickson for infectious disease management system

Chloe Konrad

Oct 26, 2021

During the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, many long-term care providers adapted to new situations out of necessity. Erickson Senior Living, however, went further and created an integrated infectious…

Carrington at Lincolnwood strikes Tech Awards Gold for invisible check-in system

Chloe Konrad

Oct 25, 2021

Protection from falling often is high on the needs list of future senior living residents and their families. The Carrington at Lincolnwood, in Illinois senior living community managed by West Bay Senior…

Tech Award Gold goes to Arrow Senior Living for new digital check-in

Chloe Konrad

Oct 22, 2021

Getting in and out of buildings: In normal years, this isn’t a task to which most anyone would give a second thought once regulatory issues have been addressed. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, however,…

Atria’s communication app earns Gold as McKnight’s Tech Award winners are announced

Chloe Konrad

Oct 21, 2021

Although senior living communities typically are not known for being app developers, it isn’t time to rule them out of that game. In light of the frequent communication struggles the COVID-19 pandemic…

McKnight’s Tech Awards + Summit set for Oct. 20

Oct 07, 2021

The McKnight’s Tech Awards + Summit will be Oct. 20, providing attendees two webinars offering continuing education as well as two additional webinars, plus the presentation of the annual McKnight’s…

2021 McKnight’s Tech Awards finalists announced

Jul 02, 2021

Finalists for the 2021 McKnight’s Tech Awards have been chosen by a panel of expert judges. See which entries have been named the best in each of four categories in the Senior Living track.

Entries due today for McKnight’s Tech Awards

Jun 01, 2021

Today is the deadline for receipt of nominations for the 2021 McKnight’s Excellence in Technology Awards. Entries will be accepted until just before midnight ET (11:59 p.m. ET). No further extensions…

Deadline extended! McKnight’s Tech Awards deadline now June 1

May 25, 2021

The deadline for receipt of nominations for the 2021 McKnight’s Excellence in Technology Awards has been extended one week, to June 1. No further extensions will be granted. There is no cost to enter.

1 day remaining: McKnight’s Tech Awards deadline tomorrow

May 24, 2021

Tomorrow is the deadline for receipt of nominations for the 2021 McKnight’s Excellence in Technology Awards. There is no cost to enter.

McKnight’s Tech Awards entry deadline is Tuesday

May 21, 2021

Has your organization implemented technology in the past year to improve care, services or operations or to improve connections between staff members and residents and/or their families? Here’s your…

Get rewarded for your use of tech during the pandemic

Lois A. Bowers

May 10, 2021

If your community used tech during this past year — simple or advanced — to improve services, care or operations, we want you to be recognized for those efforts.

Tech Awards entry deadline less than 3 weeks away

Lois A. Bowers

May 06, 2021

The deadline for receipt of nominations for the 2021 McKnight’s Excellence in Technology Awards is May 25, less than three weeks from now. There is no cost to enter.

2021 McKnight’s Tech Awards open for nominations, will be part of new event

Lois A. Bowers

Apr 15, 2021

Nominations now are open for the 2021 McKnight’s Excellence in Technology Awards. This year, the awards program will be part of the new McKnight’s Tech Awards + Summit on Aug. 25 and 26.

2020 Technology Awards

2020 McKnight’s Excellence in Technology Awards — All winners, Senior Living track

Oct 06, 2020

The complete list of winners in the Senior Living track of the 2020 McKnight’s Technology Awards.

Temi robots bring joy to residents and a Tech Awards Gold award to Williamsburg Landing

Kimberly Marselas

Oct 06, 2020

A pursuit to adopt technology that serves and entertains residents paid off this spring for Williamsburg Landing, Gold winner in the 2020 McKnight’s Excellence in Technology Awards for its High-Tech/High-Touch…

John Knox Village wins Tech Awards Gold for sensing possible falls with AI, machine vision

Kimberly Marselas

Oct 05, 2020

Looking to reduce falls in its short-term rehabilitation unit, life plan community John Knox Village of Lee’s Summit, MO, became the first long-term care facility to use an artificial intelligence platform…

Temp scanning solution lands CareOne Tech Awards Gold

Kimberly Marselas

Oct 02, 2020

An innovative temperature-taking approach that protects staff members has won CareOne a Gold in the Safety category in the Senior Living track 2020 McKnight’s Excellence in Technology Awards.

Simplifying, amplifying window visits during pandemic nets Inlet Coastal a Tech Awards Gold

Kimberly Marselas

Oct 01, 2020

For its efforts to reconnect residents with loved ones during the pandemic, Inlet Coastal Resort has won Gold in the Keep It Super Simple category of the 2020 McKnight’s Excellence in Technology Awards.

Juniper Communities wins Tech Awards Gold with website making Virtual Connections

Kimberly Marselas

Sep 30, 2020

When real estate investment trust LTC Properties approached Juniper Communities, one its operators, back in March offering support at the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic, a bright idea virtually popped…

Fellowship Community’s Magical Memory Table takes Tech Awards Gold

Kimberly Marselas

Sep 29, 2020

Fellowship Community’s Lisa Vercusky had been looking for new ways to engage with memory care residents when an online search at home led her to a tool common in Europe but virtually unheard of in the…

Final Tech Awards entry deadline is today

Jul 31, 2020

The annual contest, a joint program of McKnight’s Senior Living and sister McKnight’s Long-Term Care News, recognizes providers that convey how technology — simple or advanced — has improved care…

Tech Awards deadline extended one week to July 31

Jul 24, 2020

The submission deadline for the 2020 McKnight’s Excellence in Technology Awards has been extended one week to Friday, July 31. There is no cost to enter.

McKnight’s Tech Awards entry deadline is one week away

Jul 17, 2020

July 24 is the submission deadline for the 2020 McKnight’s Excellence in Technology Awards, a joint program of McKnight’s Senior Living and sister McKnight’s Long-Term Care News. There is no cost…

Give yourself a break

John O'Connor

Jul 09, 2020

Your opportunity to create some great news for your organization is literally one click away.

Technology takes center stage in senior living in 2020

Lois A. Bowers

Jun 22, 2020

Someday, when we look back on 2020, we might well say it was the year of technology in senior living.

6 weeks remain to enter the 2020 McKnight’s Tech Awards

Lois A. Bowers

Jun 12, 2020

The 2020 McKnight’s Excellence in Technology Awards program is accepting entries for six more weeks, through July 24.The competition features two tracks — one for senior living, and one for skilled…

2020 McKnight’s Excellence in Technology Awards program now open for entries

Lois A. Bowers

May 13, 2020

The 2020 McKnight’s Excellence in Technology Awards program is now open for nominations. Entries will be accepted through July 24.

2019 Technology Awards

2019 McKnight’s Excellence in Technology Awards — All winners, Senior Living track

Oct 11, 2019

The complete list of winners in the Senior Living track of the 2019 McKnight’s Technology Awards.

The Moments embraces technology to win Gold as Innovator of the Year

Liza Berger

Oct 11, 2019

Devotion to technological innovation helped The Moments, a 32-suite memory care community care in Lakeville, MN, win the top prize in the category of Innovator of the Year in the Senior Living track of…

Hunters Woods at Trails Edge snags Gold in McKnight’s Tech Awards with integrated safety system

Liza Berger

Oct 10, 2019

Hunters Woods at Trails Edge, a state-of-the-art senior community in Reston, VA, elevated its resident safety system to a new level. For this reason, it received the top prize in the Safety category of…

Caretel Inns grabs Gold in McKnight’s Tech Awards with smart nurse call light system

Liza Berger

Oct 09, 2019

Caretel Inns seized Gold in the category of High-High, High-Touch in the Senior Living track of the 2019 McKnight’s Excellence in Technology Awards for creating its own smart nurse call light system.

Get the message? Communication tool helps Three Pillars take Gold in McKnight’s Tech Awards

Liza Berger

Oct 08, 2019

Replacing paper flyers with digital display screens for staff and resident communications earned Three Pillars Senior Living Communities top honors in the category of Keep It Super Simple in the Senior…

Lights! Camera! Action! Brookdale Canyon Lakes takes Gold in McKnight’s Technology Awards

Liza Berger

Oct 07, 2019

Brookdale Canyon Lake residents make the news, literally, every week. For this reason, the community won the top prize, Gold, in the Activities category of the Senior Living track of the 2019 McKnight’s…

Quality winner: Ganzhorn Suites earns Gold in McKnight’s Tech Awards

Liza Berger

Oct 04, 2019

The Ganzhorn Suites, a highly specialized memory care assisted living community in Powell, OH, aims to set new standards for Alzheimer’s and dementia care. Its proprietary real-time locating system,…

Final deadline for McKnight’s Tech Awards is Wednesday

Lois A. Bowers

Jul 29, 2019

Nominations are rolling in for the 2019 McKnight’s Excellence in Technology Awards program. Don’t be left out!

McKnight’s Tech Awards deadline extended one week

Mallory Hackett

Jul 24, 2019

The deadline for the McKnight’s Excellence in Technology Awards has been extended to July 31.

Deadline for McKnight’s Tech Awards is Wednesday

Lois A. Bowers

Jul 22, 2019

Learn more and start the entry process at https://www.mcknightstechawards.com/. There is no fee to enter.

You are making a difference every day — and it’s time for some recognition

John O'Connor

Jul 11, 2019

Three reasons to enter the free McKnight’s Excellence in Technology awards. The deadline is July 24.

Innovations, activities and more to be recognized in McKnight’s Tech Awards program

Lois A. Bowers

Jul 10, 2019

Innovator of the Year and Activities are two of the six categories open to senior living operators in the 2019 McKnight’s Excellence in Technology Awards program. The deadline is two weeks away.

McKnight’s Tech Awards deadline three weeks away

Jul 03, 2019

The deadline to enter the 2019 McKnight’s Excellence in Technology Awards program is just three weeks away.

Your opportunity to share and learn about technology in senior living

Lois A. Bowers

Jun 17, 2019

Has your community used technology to improve care or operations in the past year? If yes, the 2019 McKnight’s Excellence in Technology Awards program is here to give your organization the opportunity…

Join your colleagues in entering the McKnight’s Tech Awards

Jun 05, 2019

Nominations are rolling in for the 2019 McKnight’s Excellence in Technology Awards program. Don’t be left out!

McKnight’s Excellence in Technology Awards program now open for entries

May 13, 2019

The competition features two tracks — one for senior living, and one for skilled nursing — with six categories each.

2018 Technology Awards

2018 McKnight’s Excellence in Technology Awards — All winners, Senior Living track

Oct 05, 2018

The complete list of winners in the Senior Living track of the 2018 McKnight’s Technology Awards.

Hillcrest, Mercy Ridge named Gold winners in McKnight’s Technology Awards

Lois A. Bowers

Oct 05, 2018

A Montessori dementia care program and the use of technology to communicate with residents and staff are the Gold winners in the Quality and Training categories, respectively, of the Senior Living track…

Chicago Methodist, Bickford earn Gold in McKnight’s Technology Awards

Lois A. Bowers

Oct 04, 2018

Communities that use a virtual reality staff training program and a unified nurse call and wander management system are the Gold winners of the Innovator of the Year and Safety categories, respectively,…

FutureCare, Christian Village win Gold in McKnight’s Tech Awards

Lois A. Bowers

Oct 03, 2018

The use of flash cards that remind people of information vital to their recovery, and the use of an accessible piece of exercise equipment, have led to awards in the Keep It Super Simple and High-Tech…

Windsor Healthcare, Charlie’s Place capture Gold in McKnight’s Technology Awards

Lois A. Bowers

Oct 02, 2018

An internally developed app to foster family engagement, and the use of technology designed to improve resident quality of life, were the focus of Gold Award winners in the Marketing and Activities categories,…

Sunrise, Spectrum earn Gold in McKnight’s Technology Awards

Lois A. Bowers

Oct 01, 2018

Programs that ease the move-in process for residents and staff and that create “legacy messages” for residents have captured Gold Awards in the Transitions and Dignity categories, respectively, in…

Deadline today for McKnight’s Technology Awards

Lois A. Bowers

Jul 27, 2018

Today is the day! It’s the deadline for senior living and skilled nursing operators to enter the McKnight’s Excellence in Technology Awards.

Tomorrow is deadline for McKnight’s Technology Awards

Lois A. Bowers

Jul 26, 2018

Time is running out! Tomorrow is the deadline for senior living and skilled nursing operators to enter the McKnight’s Excellence in Technology Awards.

McKnight’s Tech Awards deadline extended

Lois A. Bowers

Jul 20, 2018

The deadline for entry submission to the McKnight’s Excellence Technology Awards has been extended by one week to Friday, July 27.

Recognizing senior living tech success

Lois A. Bowers

Jul 16, 2018

The hard part was implementing technology to improve care and operations. The easy part is entering the McKnight’s Excellence in Technology Awards to try to get recognized for it. The deadline is…

Is your senior living organization ready to make some good news?

John O'Connor

Jun 14, 2018

You are in a position to not only read some good news, but to make some of your own.

McKnight’s Tech Awards deadline approaches

Lois A. Bowers

Jun 14, 2018

Just a little more than a month remains for senior living and skilled nursing operators to submit entries for the 2018 McKnight’s Excellence in Technology Awards competition.

McKnight’s Technology Awards now accepting entries

May 21, 2018

This year’s competition has been expanded to include two tracks with a combined total of 20 categories. The deadline to enter is July 20.

Tech Awards adds senior living categories this year

John O'Connor

May 04, 2018

The 2018 McKnight’s Excellence in Technology Awards program is expanding to two tracks while doubling the number of available categories.

2017 Tech Awards

Friday is deadline for McKnight’s Excellence in Technology Awards

Lois A. Bowers

Jul 26, 2017

Friday is the deadline for receipt of entries in the 2017 McKnight’s Excellence in Technology Awards. The contest has five categories in which senior living and long-term care operators may submit…

July 28 is extended deadline for McKnight’s Excellence in Technology Awards

Lois A. Bowers

Jul 13, 2017

McKnight’s Senior Living and sister publication McKnight’s Long-Term Care News have extended until July 28 the deadline for entries in the 2017 McKnight’s Excellence in Technology Awards….

July 14 is deadline for McKnight’s Excellence in Technology Awards entries

Lois A. Bowers

Jun 28, 2017

Has your community used technology to improve care, dignity, staff-resident interaction, the bottom line or transitions between care settings? If so, then enter the 2017 McKnight’s Excellence in…

2015 Tech Awards

McKnight’s Tech Awards deadline extended to July 31

Jul 21, 2015

Providers now have until Friday, July 31, to submit their entry to the 4th Annual McKnight’s Excellence in Technology Awards.

4th Tech Awards program a perfect chance to thrive

James M. Berklan

Jun 05, 2015

I’ve learned after many years of covering long-term care that certain things are sure to arouse providers’ anger — over-regulation, under-payment and reckless media accounts among them.

Winning recognition for your facility

Elizabeth Newman

May 11, 2015

Here’s how you know a program is successful: When people keep asking you when it’s coming back.

McKnight’s 2015 Tech Awards contest kicks off today

John O'Connor

May 11, 2015

The 2015 McKnight’s Excellence in Technology awards program is now accepting submissions from skilled nursing, assisted living and continuing care retirement community operators.