Senior living community’s tech investments paying off, increasing resident safety
By
Aaron Dorman
Sep 25, 2023
LTC residents were recently able to receive assistance within minutes after falling, thanks to the recent integration of safety tech.
Carolina Meadows takes ‘Best in Show’ at 2023 McKnight’s Tech Awards
By
James M. Berklan
Sep 21, 2023
A continuing care retirement community earned the Best of Show designation after being presented with the Gold Award in the Building Bridges category of the Senior Living track during the McKnight’s…
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…
2023 McKnight’s Tech Awards finalists announced
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 21, 2023
Finalists for the 2023 McKnight’s Excellence in Technology Awards have been chosen by a panel of expert judges.
Tech Awards’ final deadline is today!
Jun 28, 2023
Today is the last day to enter the McKnight’s Excellence in Technology Awards.
McKnight’s Tech Awards deadline extended!
Jun 23, 2023
The deadline to enter the McKnight’s Excellence in Technology Awards has been extended until Wednesday, June 28.
1 week left to enter the 2023 McKnight’s Tech Awards
Jun 16, 2023
The deadline to enter the McKnight’s Excellence in Technology Awards is a week away — Friday, June 23. Find out more here.
Get rewarded for what you’re doing with tech, and find out what others are doing, too
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 22, 2023
If your organization is doing great things with technology to help keep residents healthy and connected, help staff members be more efficient, or help improve the bottom line, we want to hear about it,…
2023 McKnight’s Tech Awards now accepting nominations
By
James M. Berklan
May 11, 2023
The 2023 McKnight’s Tech Awards + Summit are now open for nominations and registrations, respectively.
2022 Tech Awards + Summit
2022 McKnight’s Excellence in Technology Awards — All winners, Senior Living track
Nov 11, 2022
The complete list of winners in the Senior Living track of the 2022 McKnight’s Excellence in Technology Awards.
RecallCue wins Gold for dementia clock
By
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
By
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
By
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
By
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
By
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
By
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
By
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
By
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
By
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
By
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?
By
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
By
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!
By
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
By
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
By
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
By
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
By
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
By
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
By
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
By
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
By
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
By
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
By
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
By
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
By
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
By
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…
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
By
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
By
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 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
By
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
By
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
By
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
By
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
By
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
By
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
By
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
By
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…
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
By
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
By
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
By
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
By
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
By
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
By
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
By
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
By
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
By
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
By
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
By
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
By
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
By
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
By
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
By
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
By
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?
By
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
By
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
By
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
By
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
By
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
By
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
By
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
By
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
By
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.