Televisit: Tips for communicating with loved ones from afar
By
Renee Kinder
Mar 12, 2020
I have seen recommendations that families have been advised to communicate via phone, FaceTime, Skype, and other various modes of communication. But are residents prepared to do this?
Connelly named Lutheran Social Ministries VP
By
Kimberly Marselas
Mar 10, 2020
Lutheran Social Ministries of Maryland Inc. has named Ken Connelly vice president of operations. LSMMD is a faith-based organization created in 2018 to serve as the parent organization of life plan communities...
Clinical Briefs for Tuesday, March 10
By
Alicia Lasek
Mar 09, 2020
Adding smoking cessation to lung cancer screening reduces mortality by 14% … Lifestyle counseling improves Afib management, says expert … Adults who report signs of memory decline at risk for depression,...
McKnight’s 40 for 40: Brenda Bacon
By
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.
Canterbury Court adopts Accushield resident safety system
By
Kimberly Marselas
Mar 03, 2020
Canterbury Court, a Life Plan Community, has replaced its visitor log books with the Accushield Visitor Management System designed to sign in families, friends, third-party caregivers and other vendors....
March Company briefs
Mar 03, 2020
CareCentrix, a leader in post-acute care solutions, has allied itself with technology enabler Synzi to embed virtual care tools into HomeBridge.
Hear about the latest way to improve cognitive function?
By
Alicia Lasek
Feb 27, 2020
Hearing aids may help seniors regain executive functioning skills – abilities that don’t typically return once lost, say researchers.
Residents at Wisconsin facility offer relationship advice in viral Facebook post
By
Danielle Brown
Feb 27, 2020
Valentine’s Day may be over but social media users are still taking relationship advice offered by residents at a Wisconsin facility in a now viral social media post.
A look at Germany’s intriguing long-term care system
By
Eleanor Feldman Barbera, Ph.D.
Feb 25, 2020
There’s a lot we can learn from the German long-term care system.
McKnight’s honors 2020 class of Rising Stars in Women of Distinction awards
Feb 19, 2020
McKnight’s today unveiled the 2020 class of Rising Stars, an impressive group of up-and-coming women who have demonstrated an exceptional commitment to senior housing and care across the United States....