Say “memory care” and the first company to come to mind for many industry professionals is Silverado. And when they think of Silverado, they think of Loren Shook, the man who co-founded the Irvine,...
Artificial intelligence helps Sunrise improve one-year retention rate by 14%
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 30, 2019
Artificial intelligence has helped McLean, VA-based Sunrise Senior Living improve one-year employee retention at 265 of its U.S. communities by 14%, according to Vice President of Human Resources Mike...
Older adults more likely to have multiple ailments compared with prior generations
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Amy Novotney
Jun 14, 2022
Later-born generations of older adults in the United States are more likely to have a greater number of chronic health conditions than the generations that preceded them, according to a study conducted...
A spokesperson for Atria Senior Living told McKnight’s Senior Living that the provider is offering “sincerest condolences” to the family of a 93-year-old resident who died after mistakenly being...
Ensuring right post-hospital destination for assisted living residents requires deeper service knowledge:...
By
Alicia Lasek
Feb 03, 2022
Ensuring the best post-acute care outcomes for assisted living residents will require an improved understanding of the long-term care services landscape among hospital clinicians and discharge workers,...
Safe and secure
By
Julie E. Williamson
Oct 01, 2015
Wandering itself will not necessarily pose harm to a resident. But when it takes place in an environment that is unsafe, the risk of injury or death rises exponentially.
Meet John Swanson, 2024 McKnight’s Pinnacle Awards ‘Setting the Standard’ honoree
By
Jessica R. Towhey
May 09, 2024
John Swanson turned personal struggle and pain into inspiration after the experience of seeing his father’s freedom of independent movement eliminated upon entering memory care.
Former med tech charged with 3 felonies for alleged theft of resident’s painting, other property
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 20, 2018
A former worker at a California senior living community faces up to five years in prison if convicted of three felonies and a misdemeanor related to thefts of property belonging to his employer and residents,...
Meet Ben Unkle, 2023 McKnight’s Pinnacle Awards ‘Agent of Change’ honoree
By
Kimberly Hartley
Apr 19, 2023
J. Benjamin “Ben” Unkle, CEO and president, Westminster-Canterbury on Chesapeake Bay, has been named an Agent of Change in the McKnight’s Pinnacle Awards.
Minnesota adjusts assisted living licensure law a year after implementation
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 08, 2022
A year after Minnesota’s assisted living licensure law went into effect, lawmakers have made several technical changes governing affected communities.