Pandemic advice that works: LTC leaders share their experiences in free May 19 webinar
By
Alicia Lasek
May 12, 2021
“Addressing pandemic challenges with success” will feature real-world advice from leaders at Covenant Living Communities, Hebrew Home at Riverdale, Life Plan Communities and Goodman Group. Participants...
Feeling besieged? Good news is here
By
James M. Berklan
Feb 19, 2021
Some incredibly heart-warming good has occurred for everyone in the profession this week. There’s more ahead, too.
McKnight’s 40 for 40: Larry Minnix
By
James M. Berklan
Nov 09, 2020
One might think that an organization with thousands of members and many varied ideologies might require a leader who manages with a stern voice and an iron fist. In the case of LeadingAge, the organization...
AMFM’s telehealth initiative earns McKnight’s Tech Awards Gold Award
By
Kimberly Marselas
Sep 29, 2020
A small chain of nursing homes operating throughout West Virginia, AMFM, previously had considered incorporating virtual medicine into its operations but found the options unsatisfactory.
Non-invasive way to manage urinary incontinence at Oct. 8 webinar
By
James M. Berklan
Sep 18, 2020
Attendees at an Oct. 8 McKnight’s webinar will learn of a new system that fills unmet urinary incontinence needs of long-term care patients and caregivers.
McKnight’s 40 for 40: Clifton J. Porter II
By
James M. Berklan
Aug 31, 2020
Clifton J. “Clif” Porter II doesn’t mind comparisons to Jackie Robinson, the great baseball pioneer. Porter doesn’t open with such comparisons or bank on them himself, but he’s not going to chase...
‘I do not have a job. I have always had a mission.’
By
John O'Connor
Jul 26, 2020
My favorite teacher of all time is still going at it, as she has been for more than five decades. She’s Leah Klusch.
McKnight’s 40 for 40: Leah Klusch
By
John O'Connor
Jul 26, 2020
McKnight’s Long-Term Care News has been serving the market for 40 years. Some might consider that a rare achievement. Leah Klusch might see it as a good start.
Meet Vassar Byrd, Hall of Honor inductee
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jul 09, 2020
Vassar Byrd didn’t start her professional life in senior living. Holding a master’s degree in economics from the London School of Economics, she first spent more than 10 years as an economist for the...
Meet Wendy Nowokunski, Hall of Honor inductee
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jul 08, 2020
Wendy Nowokunski’s more than two decades of senior living experience include leadership roles at Benchmark Senior Living and Newton Senior Living before she co-founded Burlington, MA-based Northbridge...