Second class of Spirit Awards features 6 inspirational women
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 09, 2023
Six women have been chosen as the second class of Spirit Award winners as part of the McKnight’s Women of Distinction program.
Up to 1.6 million people have had the flu so far this season
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 20, 2023
Up to 1.6 million people were sickened with influenza from Oct 1. through Nov. 11, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday.
McKnight’s Women of Distinction Awards and Forum virtual event set for July 28, 29
May 14, 2020
The McKnight’s Women of Distinction Awards and Forum, originally planned for May 7 and 8 in Chicago, now will be online events on Tuesday, July 28, and Wednesday, July 29.
States push CMS to repeal COVID-19 vaccine mandate
By
Kimberly Marselas
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 18, 2022
A coalition of 22 states is taking a new angle in its attempts to overturn a national mandate requiring that healthcare workers be vaccinated against COVID-19: They’re simply asking federal regulators...
McKnight’s announces 2022 Women of Distinction ‘Rising Stars’
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 23, 2022
Fifteen distinguished women working in skilled nursing, senior living or home care have been elected to the 2022 Rising Stars class in the McKnight’s Women of Distinction awards program.
McKnight’s announces inaugural Spirit Award winners
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 19, 2022
Seven women have been chosen as the first class of Spirit Award winners, a new part of the McKnight’s Women of Distinction program.
Larry Minnix, Mary Alice Ryan among those being inducted into Continuing Care Hall of Fame
By
Lois A. Bowers
Sep 28, 2021
Larry Minnix, Mary Alice Ryan John Diffey and Bill Sims will be inducted into the Continuing Care Hall of Fame for 2021.
Self-quarantine with residents? Owner and former Marine says it could work in senior living
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 29, 2020
Tyson Belanger served three tours of duty in Iraq as a Marine. Now, as the owner of the assisted living home his parents built 44 years ago, he thinks he has the solution to winning the war on COVID-19....
Omnicare parent CVS Health to lay off 5,000
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 03, 2023
Long-term care pharmacy Omnicare’s parent company, CVS Health, will lay off 5,000 employees, the company formally announced Wednesday.
McKnight’s Women of Distinction Spirit Award bestowed upon 4
By
Lois A. Bowers
Foster Stubbs
Adam Healy
Josh Henreckson
Feb 22, 2024
Four inspiring women have been elected 2024 McKnight’s Women of Distinction Spirit Award winners, organizers announced