Kristine Theurer, PhD, founder and president of Java Group Programs, discusses a model to address mental health challenges such as loneliness and social isolation in senior living and other long-term care...
A vision to address the industry’s No. 1 issue
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Lois A. Bowers
Oct 20, 2022
Vision Centre President and CEO Douglas Olson, PhD, MBA, shares how the new center will try to help operators plan for the next generation of leaders.
A new chapter along the array of care
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Lois A. Bowers
Aug 09, 2021
LeadingAge Minnesota’s retiring chief, Gayle Kvenvold, shares insights gleaned over a 52-year career and discusses how the industry has changed, what’s in store for the future, lessons from the...
On-site care, data and Dr. Bill Thomas: Lifesprk’s CEO talks about the company’s $30 million tech...
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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...
Exclusive interview: CLC CEO discusses how the senior living industry needs to change
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Lois A. Bowers
Feb 16, 2021
Jill Vitale-Aussem became president and CEO of Christian Living Communities in November after almost three years at The Eden Alternative, where she held the same titles. But she previously had spent approximately...
A Babe Ruth story got Pathway to Living’s new VP hooked on senior living
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Lois A. Bowers
Feb 13, 2020
Mike Ulm almost never got started in the industry, and then he met an Orioles-loving resident. Now he is using his experience to help create a new culture and brand loyalty.
COVID-19 payoff: More tech innovation
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Lois A. Bowers
Jun 18, 2020
Dina Capek, health services director at Royal Oaks, a Sun City, AZ, retirement community with independent living, assisted living and memory care, recently spoke with McKnight’s Senior Living about how...
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...
Aegis CEO Dwayne Clark: Growth is both art and science
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Lois A. Bowers
Apr 27, 2020
Dwayne Clark founded Aegis Living in 1997 after a career including positions at Sunrise Senior Living and Leisure Care. The company’s first community opened in 1998, and today, the Bellevue, WA-based...
Portfolio addition requires pandemic pivot
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Lois A. Bowers
Aug 17, 2020
Jayne Sallerson, chief operating officer and partner at Naperville, IL-based Charter Senior Living, recently spoke with McKnight’s Senior Living about what it’s like to add a community to a management...