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...
Ecumen targeting workforce development
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Lois A. Bowers
Apr 15, 2019
McKnight’s Senior Living spent some time in the Ecumen C-suite for this installment of “A Few Minutes With…”
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...
Building a better senior living model
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Dec 19, 2023
How is research helping to define the future of senior living? Lisa McCracken, the new head of research and analytics for the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care, recently spent a few...
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...
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...
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...