Finalists for the 2023 McKnight’s Excellence in Technology Awards have been chosen by a panel of expert judges.
McKnight’s Senior Living wins top honors for print magazine
Jul 14, 2023
McKnight’s Senior Living has captured a Grand Award and an Award of Excellence in the 2023 Awards for Publication Excellence program. Winners were announced this week.
Dining robot pilot project finds benefits for senior living employers, staff, residents
By
Lois A. Bowers
Dec 05, 2022
Faster service, improved employee safety and well-being, and enhanced employee recruitment, retention and morale were among the benefits realized in a 90-day pilot project testing the use of robot servers...
On-site care, data and Dr. Bill Thomas: Lifesprk’s CEO talks about the company’s $30 million tech...
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 01, 2021
Minneapolis-based Lifesprk recently acquired 35 Tealwood Senior Living communities, bringing them under Lifesprk Senior Living. Lifesprk CEO Joel Theisen recently shared with McKnight’s Senior Living...
Exclusive interview: CLC CEO discusses how the senior living industry needs to change
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 16, 2021
Jill Vitale-Aussem became president and CEO of Christian Living Communities in November after almost three years at The Eden Alternative, where she held the same titles. But she previously had spent approximately...
Big senior living stories of 2020
By
Lois A. Bowers
Dec 22, 2020
A year ago, nobody in the U.S. senior living industry would have predicted that a pandemic would upend everyone’s personal and professional lives in 2020. But COVID-19 undoubtedly was the story of the...
McKnight’s 40 for 40: David Schless
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 20, 2020
The American Seniors Housing Association traces its roots back to the early days of the senior living industry, beginning in 1991 under the auspices of the National Multifamily Housing Council. In 2000,...
Partnerships critical to serving middle-income older adults, NIC speakers say
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 06, 2020
Panelists discussed how to cost-effectively deliver healthcare to middle-income older adults in senior housing on Thursday at the NIC Spring Conference.
Training, technology improvements needed to reduce social isolation in seniors: report
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 28, 2020
Improved direct care worker training and technology could help relieve social isolation and loneliness among older adults, according to a report released Thursday by the National Academies of Sciences,...
People in the news, Feb. 4
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 04, 2020
Appointments and promotions at Aegis Living, Chapters Health System, Community Wellness Partners, Magellan Health, Monterneau, Nightingale Healthcare, Oswego Health, Pegasus Senior Living, Pennrose, Radiant...