When it comes to “thank you,” what is written is often right.
Report: Hearing loss raises risk for cognitive decline, even without other dementia risks
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Kristen Fischer
Jan 22, 2024
Hearing loss is a risk factor for cognitive decline that’s independent of other dementia risk factors, according to a new report.
Gurwin inducts Disney into its centenarian Clubhouse
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Foster Stubbs
Dec 05, 2023
Being a centenarian, Disney likely fits in as naturally at a nursing home as it does on television and movie screens worldwide. That’s why Gurwin Healthcare decided to induct the entertainment giant...
Heroes of another war
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Gary Tetz
May 01, 2020
Ed was only 16 years old, but when Pearl Harbor was attacked, he rushed to his local Navy recruiting office to enlist, only to be told he was too young to serve in the military.
Industry advocates: Test all facility residents for COVID-19; late PPE promises ‘disgraceful’
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Alicia Lasek
Apr 29, 2020
All nursing home residents should be tested for COVID-19, says AHCA’s Mark Parkinson, while LeadingAge’s Katie Smith Sloan has some choice words about the timing of FEMA’s new PPE delivery...
McKnight’s 40 for 40: Brenda Bacon
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John O'Connor
Mar 09, 2020
Assistance and compassion seem to fit Brenda Bacon like a glove. She has been wearing both of them well her entire life.
About Us
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Sep 27, 2018
MCKNIGHT’S LONG-TERM CARE NEWS McKnight’s Long-Term Care Newsis a business news magazine serving the institutional long-term care field, focusing especially on the high-acuity skilled nursing...
Let it snow: Minnesota students’ snow sculptures charm nursing home residents
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Danielle Brown
Feb 03, 2021
The weather outside may be frightful for many people across the country after a major snowstorm plowed the Midwest and Northeast over the weekend — potentially impacting more than 100 million people.
Meet Terri Cunliffe, Hall of Honor inductee
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Chloe Konrad
Jul 15, 2021
Terri Cunliffe has held various positions across the country in long-term care — all for the same company.
McKnight’s 40 for 40: Lynne Katzmann, Ph.D
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Lois A. Bowers
Mar 31, 2020
Juniper Communities’ founder, President and CEO Lynn Katzmann, Ph.D., shared a wild-sounding idea with attendees at the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing and Care Fall Conference in 2015:...