As McKnight’s Senior Living turns 20, Bob Kramer discusses how operators must customize and personalize their offerings to attract and keep residents.
Helping residents stay sharp and mentally healthy
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jul 24, 2023
A study published online last week by the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society shared the frightening finding that “cognitive functioning may decline at an accelerated rate immediately post-retirement.”...
Granger Cobb Institute Director Nancy Swanger, PhD, discusses building bridges to the future
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Lois A. Bowers
Jun 27, 2023
Nancy Swanger, PhD, is the founding director of the Granger Cobb Institute for Senior Living and an associate professor in the School of Hospitality Business Management in the Carson College of Business...
Celebrating entertainment for the ‘older viewer’
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 13, 2023
AARP the Magazine’s Movies for Grownups Awards puts the the on films and TV programs that appeal to views aged 50 or more years.
Senior living execs pique student interest as Granger Cobb Institute pilots Corporate Scholars program
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Lois A. Bowers
Oct 24, 2022
Executives from Aegis Living, Merrill Gardens and Murano Senior Living are piquing interest in the senior living industry among Washington State University students participating in a new Corporate Scholars...
60 percent of ‘culture change’ nursing homes able to maintain most measures during pandemic:...
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 31, 2022
Many nursing homes that were operating under the principles of culture change before the COVID-19 pandemic have been able to maintain or even expand their efforts to focus on resident quality of life and...
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...
A big list for the small screen
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Lois A. Bowers
Feb 22, 2021
If you’re like many over the past year, you’ve been spending more time inside than usual, often in front of a television, streaming or otherwise watching series and movies. A new list provides some...
CEO shares wish list for change and ‘most radical thought of all’
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Lois A. Bowers
Nov 13, 2020
LeadingAge President and CEO Katie Smith Sloan on Thursday shared a long wish list of areas that providers could work toward making realities within the industry and in the world in general. “We do know...
Providers, residents, families can overcome communication challenges brought on by pandemic, authors...
By
Lois A. Bowers
Sep 24, 2020
Impaired communication has been the most significant issue affecting the families of older adults during the coronavirus pandemic, whether the older adults are assisted living residents, hospital patients...