Meet Barry Carr, 2023 McKnight’s Pinnacle Awards ‘Unsung Hero’ honoree
By
Kimberly Hartley
May 18, 2023
Barry Carr, chairman and co-founder, Ignite Medical Resorts, was named an “Unsung Hero” in the 2023 McKnight’s Pinnacle Awards.
Power seat elevation on power wheelchairs now covered as DME in ‘landmark’ CMS decision
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 16, 2023
For the first time ever, power seat elevation on power wheelchairs will be covered as durable medical equipment through the Medicare program, according to a benefit category determination and national...
AI tool diagnoses Parkinson’s years early with 96 percent accuracy
By
John Roszkowski
May 15, 2023
Researchers say a new machine-learning tool shows great promise in detecting Parkinson’s disease years before the first symptoms of the disease start appearing.
Nursing homes encouraged to participate in 2023 ‘Most Wired’ survey
By
John Roszkowski
May 15, 2023
Nursing homes and some other long-term/post-acute care providers are being encouraged to participate in a survey to see how their organization’s technology stacks up in terms of enhancing resident or...
Sonida Senior Living takes steps to solidify future
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 12, 2023
Sonida Senior Living executives continue to feel uncertain about the future of the company, less than two months after reporting “substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern,”...
15 and fit: An operator’s perspective on 15 years in senior living
By
Shelley Esden
May 01, 2023
Older Americans will soon outnumber their children — something that will change the face of senior living and change the world in ways we have yet to imagine.
Robyn I. Stone, DrPH, MPA, senior vice president for research, LeadingAge and co-director of the LeadingAge LTSS Center @UMass Boston, was named an Industry Ally in the 2023 McKnight’s Pinnacle Awards...
Meet Mark Parkinson, 2023 McKnight’s Pinnacle Awards ‘Industry Ally’ honoree
By
Kimberly Hartley
Apr 26, 2023
Mark Parkinson, president and CEO of the American Health Care Association / National Center for Assisted Living, has been named an Industry Ally in the 2023 McKnight’s Pinnacle Awards.
Today’s the day! Women of Distinction entries due by midnight ET
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 10, 2023
Nominations to the 2023 McKnight’s Women of Distinction awards program are due by midnight ET today. Visit mcknightswomenofdistinction.com.