Dr. Atul Gawande, new healthcare company CEO, no stranger to senior living
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 21, 2018
The name of the new CEO of Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway and JPMorgan Chase’s partnership on U.S. employee healthcare is easily recognizable by those in the senior living industry.
Atul Gawande: Senior living vital to person-centered care
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 23, 2016
Senior living must be part of the effort to ensure that Americans with serious illnesses receive person-centered care that honors their goals, values and preferences, Atul Gawande, M.D., M.P.H., testified...
Sloan takes the stage at LeadingAge
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 02, 2015
Incoming President and CEO Katie Smith Sloan addressed attendees at a general session Monday that also included remarks by author Atul Gawande, M.D., and new board chair Kathryn Roberts as well as the...
LeadingAge’s Larry Minnix named a top Influencer in Aging
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 28, 2015
LeadingAge President and CEO Larry Minnix has been named to Next Avenue’s 2015 list of Influencers in Aging. Several others on the list will be familiar to readers of McKnight’s Senior Living,...
How to solve for loneliness, boredom and helplessness in senior living
By
Jeannette McClennan
May 02, 2019
For years, we have been hearing about the impact of purpose on people’s lives. Take your residents through this process to help them identify theirs.
McKnight’s Senior Living wins APEX Grand Award for website, 3 other awards
Jul 09, 2020
McKnight’s Senior Living has won a Grand Award in the Best Website category and three other awards in the 32nd annual Awards for Publication Excellence, or Apex Awards, sponsored by Communications Concepts.
Seniors housing design awards bestowed
Jul 02, 2018
Winners of this year’s Gold Nugget awards were announced Thursday at the California Building Industry Association’s Pacific Coast Builders Conference in San Francisco.
Great Minds Gala to honor actress, chef
Mar 09, 2018
Actress Marcia Gay Harden and chef Madison Cowan will be among those honored March 19 by LeadingAge and Integrace at the Great Minds Gala. Two additional awards also will be bestowed.
McKnight’s Senior Living website, newsletter, writing lauded
Jun 20, 2016
McKnight’s Senior Living has earned three Awards of Excellence in the 2016 APEX Awards competition, which recognizes outstanding editorial content, graphic design and overall communications.
Minnix, mayor, merit: LeadingAge day one
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 01, 2015
The biggest announcement during Sunday’s opening session of the LeadingAge annual meeting involved the new name put forth for continuing care retirement community—life plan community—but the...