Best of the best: McKnight’s announces inaugural Pinnacle Award winners
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James M. Berklan
Dec 13, 2022
Thirty top industry veterans who have set new standards, driven change and inspired others have been named to the inaugural class of McKnight’s Pinnacle Awards winners, organizers announced Monday.
Long-term care leadership ‘vision’ takes a big leap
Jul 06, 2022
The vision Douglas Olson, Ph.D., first outlined six years ago for more robust educational and training programs for long-term care leaders is barreling toward fruition. Recently renamed the Vision Centre,...
‘This is a first’ — ‘Vision’ group aims to create leadership pathways for senior living and...
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James M. Berklan
Jun 22, 2022
Senior living and other aging services leaders took another big step forward Tuesday with the announcement of the Vision Centre: Leadership Development for Aging Services initiative.
Ignite Medical Resorts expands into Texas with 4 Bridgemoor facilities
By
James M. Berklan
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 04, 2022
Ignite Medical Resorts has added four Bridgemoor Transitional Care facilities in Texas to its growing portfolio of boutique post-acute care facilities.
Out of necessity, many McKnight’s Tech Award winners are born
By
James M. Berklan
Dec 01, 2021
Not all 2021 McKnight’s Excellence in Technology Awards winners were recognized for programs and applications directly related to COVID-19, but it was hard to escape the impact of the pandemic and the...
June 14 Power Panel will focus on rebuilding after main shock of pandemic
Jun 03, 2021
Optimism is growing among operators about their ability to put the negative effects of the pandemic behind as quickly as possible. A special McKnight’s Power Panel online roundtable with marketplace...
May 5 Power Panel will focus on rebuilding after main shock of pandemic
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James M. Berklan
May 04, 2021
A special McKnight’s Power Panel online roundtable with marketplace executives, at 1 p.m. ET May 5, will focus on rebuilding presence and power after the main brunt of the pandemic.
Lawmakers should force private equity firms out of nursing homes, advises one think tank
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James M. Berklan
May 04, 2021
A “worrisome trend” of private equity investment in nursing homes should be scrutinized and halted altogether within five years, asserts a left-leaning think tank in an issue brief released Friday.
Mary Ousley named McKnight’s Women of Distinction 2021 Lifetime Achievement Award winner
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James M. Berklan
Mar 11, 2021
Mary Ousley, chief strategy officer for long-term care giant PruittHealth and a past chair of the American Health Care Association, has been chosen as this year’s Lifetime Achievement Award winner in...
CMS finalizes 9% cut to physical and occupational therapy pay for SNF patients
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James M. Berklan
Dec 03, 2020
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services formally announced Tuesday afternoon that it has finalized its calendar 2021 physician pay rule, which cuts physical and occupational therapy payments for nursing...