Kimberly Bonvissuto

1 week ago | mcknightsseniorliving.com | Kimberly Bonvissuto

As Loren Shook prepares to hand over the reins of the memory care company he helped build as a model for the industry, his one wish is that the company’s vision to innovate and bring quality of life to residents and families continues beyond his tenure. “The company has tens of thousands of stories and people whose lives they have dramatically changed,” Shook, co-founder, president, CEO and chairman of Silverado, told McKnight’s Senior Living on Wednesday.

1 week ago | mcknightsseniorliving.com | Kimberly Bonvissuto

The newest class of certified nursing assistants in The New Jewish Home’s registered apprenticeship program graduated earlier this week in a move to begin addressing 13,000 unfilled such positions statewide. The New York City-based nonprofit healthcare system, which includes independent living, assisted living and other offerings along the long-term care continuum, secured a share of $2 million in city funding to launch the program, known as SkillSpring.

1 week ago | mcknightsseniorliving.com | Kimberly Bonvissuto

Participants in a recent study reacted in various ways when they learned about their risk for Alzheimer’s disease, leading researchers to underscore the importance of how such news is delivered — and whether it should be delivered at all. A study, the results of which were published in the journal Alzheimer’s & Dementia, followed 199 healthy adults who underwent amyloid positron emission tomography, or PET, scans to check for the presence of amyloid beta in their brains.

1 week ago | mcknightsseniorliving.com | Kimberly Bonvissuto

The search for a new CEO for Brookdale Senior Living is “well underway” but could take at least six months, Board Chair and interim CEO Denise Warren said Wednesday on the Tennessee-based company’s first-quarter earnings call.  Brookdale entered into a separation agreement with former President and CEO Lucinda “Cindy” Baier last month. She had been in those roles since 2018 after joining the company as chief financial officer in 2015.

1 week ago | mcknightsseniorliving.com | Kimberly Bonvissuto

Ongoing investments in leadership development fueled positive operational results that led to a “record-breaking” quarter for The Pennant Group, CEO Brent Guerisoli said Wednesday during a first-quarter earnings call. The CEO said that in addition to leadership development, the Eagle, ID-based company focused on clinical excellence, the employee experience, margin improvement and growth.