Learn more about Lori Porter, CEO and co-founder, National Association of Health Care Assistants, Carl Junction, MO.
Meet Christina Harris, 2022 Spirit Award winner
By
Nicole Blanchard
Jul 04, 2022
The personal responsibility Christina Harris feels for the well-being and happiness of residents not only is documented by the appreciation of her colleagues; it also is demonstrated time and time again...
Meet Renee Porter, Rising Star honoree
By
Chloe Konrad
Jul 13, 2021
The members of the Benedictine Order of Sisters in Atchison, KS, begin their time together at many different ages, but the retired sisters are able to continue living as a community in the Dooley Center,...
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...
Tickets on sale for McKnight’s Women of Distinction banquet
By
James M. Berklan
Feb 16, 2024
The public is invited to celebrate top women leaders in long-term care, senior living and home care at the 2024 McKnight’s Women of Distinction banquet and forum May 14. Reservations to the celebration...
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.
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...
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 Lena Robinson, 2022 Spirit Award winner
By
Nicole Blanchard
Aug 01, 2022
In January 2021, after 25 years as a certified nursing assistant at Chestnut Park at Cleveland Circle in Boston, 76-year-old Lena Robinson was set to retire with her husband.
Westminster-Canterbury wins Dignity Gold in McKnight’s Tech Awards
By
Elizabeth Newman
Oct 01, 2018
Seniors with cognitive impairment are at risk for isolation and depression. But Westminster-Canterbury on Chesapeake Bay in Virginia Beach, VA, used innovative bedside technology to boost engagement, allowing...