Atria’s communication app earns Gold as McKnight’s Tech Award winners are announced
By
Chloe Konrad
Oct 21, 2021
Although senior living communities typically are not known for being app developers, it isn’t time to rule them out of that game. In light of the frequent communication struggles the COVID-19 pandemic...
Benefits, culture key to hiring and retaining workers, leaders say
By
Kimberly Marselas
May 17, 2022
Combining pay increases with innovative benefits and a culture that rewards loyalty is a key way to improve long-term care hiring and retention, six industry leaders said last week.
More women at the top, and more inroads to make
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 27, 2023
There’s still more work to do, both overall and in senior living, until we see more women at the top. Along the way, we can ensure that women leaders get the recognition they deserve and tell their stories...
Long-term care leaders return to basics, employ innovation to grow direct care staff
By
Kimberly Marselas
May 20, 2024
Facing the reality that most new nurses don’t choose to enter geriatrics, senior living and skilled nursing leaders both are going back to the basics and seizing on innovation to expand their direct...
The good, the bad, the ugly: Executives share challenges, keys to success for women leaders
By
Danielle Brown
Jul 31, 2020
Leaders and aspiring professionals in long-term care discussed the good, the bad and ugly that comes with being a woman in the industry during a McKnight’s Women of Distinction Forum session Wednesday.
Get the message? Communication tool helps Three Pillars take Gold in McKnight’s Tech Awards
By
Liza Berger
Oct 08, 2019
Replacing paper flyers with digital display screens for staff and resident communications earned Three Pillars Senior Living Communities top honors in the category of Keep It Super Simple in the Senior...
Caretel Inns grabs Gold in McKnight’s Tech Awards with smart nurse call light system
By
Liza Berger
Oct 09, 2019
Caretel Inns seized Gold in the category of High-High, High-Touch in the Senior Living track of the 2019 McKnight’s Excellence in Technology Awards for creating its own smart nurse call light system.
Lifetime Achievement Award winner Patricia Will answers important questions
Jul 05, 2022
2022 McKnight’s Women of Distinction Lifetime Achievement Award winner shares the words she lives by, the biggest surprise of her career, advice for people considering careers in long-term care,...
Honorees shine at sixth annual McKnight’s Women of Distinction event
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 15, 2024
Senior living, skilled nursing and home care representatives celebrated the accomplishments of many during the 2024 McKnight’s Women of Distinction Awards and Forum ceremony Tuesday at the JW Marriott...
Patricia Will to receive 2022 McKnight’s Women of Distinction Lifetime Achievement Award
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 13, 2022
Patricia G. Will, founder and CEO of Belmont Village Senior Living, has been chosen as this year’s Lifetime Achievement Award winner in the McKnight’s Women of Distinction program.