Diversicare acquisition could be an example of what’s to come
By
Danielle Brown
Aug 30, 2021
The merger agreement between Diversicare Healthcare Services and DAC Acquisition is the latest example of a “pattern of consolidation” that could be accelerating throughout the industry since the pandemic,...
Hearing aids significantly lower cognitive decline in at-risk group, study finds
By
Kristen Fischer
Jul 19, 2023
Wearing hearing aids slowed cognitive decline by 48% in older adults with mild to moderate hearing loss. This group also was at a higher risk for cognitive decline, a new study shows.
Pikeville combines remote monitoring, transitional care to claim Tech Awards Gold
By
Kimberly Marselas
Oct 06, 2020
Editor’s Note: The 2020 winners of the McKnight’s Excellence in Technology Awards are being announced Sept. 29 to Oct. 6. Skilled Care track winners are being announced here by McKnight’s Long-Term...
Complaints of the pandemic
By
Jean Wendland Porter
May 29, 2020
We work in long-term care and we have COVID-19 patients. This is not news. Everyone who’s reading this can say the same. How are we handling it? We are all different. It’s also not news that we don’t...
Engagement activities continue to pour into senior care
By
Kimberly Marselas
Apr 15, 2020
As visitor prohibitions continue, senior engagement companies and nonprofit organizations across the country are looking for new ways to serve residents. For example, Birdsong Tablet, a division of faith-based,...
Skilled nursing census-drivers found, but integration more critical than ever due to COVID
By
Kimberly Marselas
Aug 03, 2021
When Virtua Health has a COPD patient ready to leave one of its New Jersey hospitals but not ready for home, discharge planners can tap into a growing network of rehabilitation specialists.
Puppy love gives residents and staff needed paws from COVID restrictions
By
Joe Bush
Sep 07, 2022
“You may sniff your bride.” With that, Erica Arnold, assistant director of Life Enrichment at Poydras Home in New Orleans, bound Beckam and Peaches in furry matrimony, capping a ceremony weeks...
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...
Meet Mary Knapp, Hall of Honor inductee
By
Liza Berger
Jun 29, 2020
Ever since she was a child and witnessed her father help up her grandmother after a fall in their home, Knapp knew she wanted to take care of others.
Meet Cindy Baier, Hall of Honor inductee
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 25, 2020
Lucinda “Cindy” Baier became president and CEO at the country’s largest senior living company, Brookdale Senior Living, in early 2018 after having been chief financial officer since late 2015.