Former LeadingAge Board Chair, Ecumen CEO Kathryn Roberts remembered as ‘transformational leader’
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 18, 2021
Industry professionals are remembering former LeadingAge Board of Directors Chair and Ecumen President and CEO Kathryn Roberts, Ph.D., as a “transformational leader” as well as a visionary, a mentor...
30 senior living organizations recognized for delivering ‘exceptional experiences’
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 26, 2020
Thirty senior living and care organizations have been recognized as winners in NRC Health’s second annual Employee Approved Awards and Customer Approved Awards, the healthcare consumer data and content...
Big senior living stories of 2019
By
Lois A. Bowers
Dec 23, 2019
Here’s a look at some of the news that occupied many minds in senior living over the past year.
People in the news, Sept. 17
Sep 17, 2019
Appointments, promotions and other news at AMDA, Atlas Senior Living, Benchmark, Brookdale Senior Living, Capital Senior Living, CBRE, Covia, Cushman & Wakefield, Ecumen, Franke Tobey Jones, Friendship...
Ecumen targeting workforce development
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 15, 2019
McKnight’s Senior Living spent some time in the Ecumen C-suite for this installment of “A Few Minutes With…”
McKnight’s announces first Hall of Honor inductees
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 14, 2019
The inaugural class of Hall of Honor inductees includes executive-level women who have made significant contributions to the senior housing and care field.
Filling up nursing pipeline involves more than just students
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 27, 2019
When Ecumen launched its Ecumen Scholars program in 2015 to expose nursing students to senior living and long-term care through work experiences at Ecumen communities, it soon became apparent that nursing...
Ecumen will ‘stay the course’ under new CEO Shelley Kendrick
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 10, 2019
Don’t expect extreme changes when Shelley Kendrick assumes the role of president and CEO at one of the country’s largest nonprofit senior housing and services providers, Ecumen, effective Feb. 4.
LeadingAge has 3 ties to Influencers in Aging list
Sep 29, 2017
Three people with connections to LeadingAge have been named to Next Avenue’s list of the Top 50 Influencers in Aging for 2017.
$385,000 in grants will fund workforce initiatives
By
Alyssa Salela
Aug 07, 2017
Increasing the quantity and quality of the workforce serving the aging population is the ultimate goal of 17 grants totaling more than $385,000 that recently were awarded to rural LeadingAge Minnesota...