Cheryl Wallen, director of LifeMinistries at Givens Communities in Asheville, NC, is a Veteran VIP honoree in the 2024 McKnight’s Women of Distinction awards program.
Meet Heather Turner, 2024 Veteran VIP honoree
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Adam Healy
Jul 24, 2024
Heather Turner, executive director at Timber Ridge at Talus, LCS in Issaquah, WA, is a Veteran VIP honoree in the 2024 McKnight’s Women of Distinction awards program.
Meet Carol Gordon, 2024 Spirit Award winner
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Adam Healy
Jun 30, 2024
Carol Gordon, resident care associate at Benchmark Senior Living’s The Village at Willow Crossings in Waltham, MA, is a Spirit Award winner in the 2024 McKnight’s Women of Distinction awards program.
Uber reveals new product to help caregivers and home health agencies
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Adam Healy
May 28, 2024
Uber recently announced a new service aimed at addressing the logistical challenges faced by family members and home care agencies.
Recruiting, retention strategies shared by McKnight’s Women of Distinction
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Foster Stubbs
Adam Healy
May 16, 2024
Five current or previous McKnight’s Women of Distinction honorees shared recruiting and retention strategies in a panel discussion Tuesday.
Consumers prefer home care, but nursing homes may better accommodate care coordination, socioeconomic...
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Adam Healy
May 01, 2024
Not surprisingly, consumers overwhelmingly prefer home-based care to facility-based care. Difficulties coordinating caregivers or preexisting socioeconomic challenges, however, can lead some people to...
McKnight’s Spirit Awards to go to 4 inspirational women in long-term care
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Adam Healy
Josh Henreckson
Foster Stubbs
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 22, 2024
Four women have been chosen as the third class of Spirit Award winners as part of the 2024 McKnight’s Women of Distinction program.
About 10 percent of Medicare home health providers do not use EHRs, study finds
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Adam Healy
Jan 05, 2024
Home health agencies that don’t have EHR systems are at a disadvantage, but many still lack this technology, according to a recent study.
Employers increasingly rely on older workers, Pew Research Center study finds
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Adam Healy
Jan 05, 2024
The share of people aged 65 or more years who are employed has almost doubled in the past 35 years, according to a new report by the Pew Research Center.
Seniors cut costs, ease caregiving pressures with new tool that increases their digital health literacy
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Adam Healy
Nov 01, 2023
Seniors have a new tool to help them connect with care providers: the Papa digital health platform, which now has a digital literacy feature.