Action Pact CEO Steve Shields talks about an integrated concept that just might redefine the sector.
A new chapter along the array of care
By
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...
Exclusive interview: CLC CEO discusses how the senior living industry needs to change
By
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...
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...
The challenge of making quality job No. 1
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Lois A. Bowers
Apr 01, 2017
Ascension Living’s new chief medical officer is striving to make things better. McKnight’s Senior Living spends a few minutes with Kevin O’Neil, M.D.
Changing perceptions of aging through art
By
Lois A. Bowers
Dec 01, 2016
MacArthur Fellow Anne Basting discusses her plans to change perceptions related to aging.
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...
Exclusive: NIC chief economist shares 6 ways COVID-19 could affect senior living
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 27, 2020
The coronavirus situation is changing rapidly, but National Investment Center for Seniors Housing and Care Chief Economist Beth Burnham Mace recently spent some quality social distancing time on the telephone...
LCS transforms pandemic response to culture, operational changes
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Lois A. Bowers
Nov 16, 2020
Des Moines, IA-based LCS, No. 2 on the American Seniors Housing Association and Argentum lists of largest senior living operators for 2020, is rolling out its new EverSafe 360° program this week. Rick...
A future that’s built on a solid foundation
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 01, 2017
American Seniors Housing Association President David Schless talks about the progress seniors housing has made — and the road ahead.