Category: News

Diane Eastabrook, reporter for Modern Healthcare, said that nursing homes are emerging from a years-long financial funk as more beds are filled, but that can make things tougher for health systems eager to discharge patients. Occupancy at skilled nursing facilities is ramping up to pre-pandemic levels as staffing stabilizes and growth in the number of […]

According to Tim Mullaney, editor for Senior Housing News, and panel moderator for an Executive Outlook on Skilled Nursing and Assisted Living at the ReTHINK Conference, the success of skilled nursing and long-term care providers today and in the future is increasingly tied to how swiftly and successfully they can adapt to a world in […]

By 2040, more than 80 million Americans will be aged ≥65, yet contemporary senior living communities still operate on a hospitality-first model developed for healthier cohorts three decades ago. This commentary argues that the next generation of senior living must pivot from hotel-style amenities to person-centric health platforms that proactively coordinate medical, functional, and social […]

According to Senior Housing News (SHN), in the last few years, senior living operators have built sophisticated tech suites in an effort to appeal to a new generation and become more efficient. Now, they are serving up those innovations in dining.  Operators are slowly investing in new technologies for kitchens and dining operations in order […]

Lifespark  has been awarded a Top Workplaces  2025  honor by Minnesota Top Workplaces and for the first time, the Meaningfulness Award. This award is based on scores in response to the question “My job makes me feel like I am part of something meaningful.” This feedback from employees determines all special awards and because it’s […]

In a Senior Housing News (SHN) article, Matt Kinne, Lifespark Chief Operating Officer, sat down with SHN reporter, Austin Montgomery, to talk about how Lifespark has embraced geriatric pharmacology within its community and senior living settings and if revenue and improved care is something we are seeing. In 2021, St. Louis Park, Minnesota-based Lifespark acquired […]

In this opinion piece by Joel Theisen, Lifespark CEO, that ran on the front page of Emergency Medicine News, Joel, a nurse by background, calls out the overuse that is occurring in emergency rooms, especially for seniors, and what we can do about it. “It’s one of the most frustrating—and costly—signs of a health care […]

The US population is older today than it has ever been, but our medical system remains frustratingly untrained and unprepared for the surge of seniors. That’s what Dr. Nick Schneeman, Lifespark Chief Medical Officer, had to say in an article in Medical Economics. One in six Americans is over the age of 65, and the […]

Kelly Pritchard, RN, Lifespark Hospice Clinical Liaison, sat down with Susie Jones Health Radio Show on WCCO to talk about hospice. In this conversation, Kelly shared what hospice is, when you should consider hospice, and how it’s paid for. She also explored the types of benefits, services, and team members available to those who qualify […]

Lifespark CEO Joel Theisen, BSN, sits down with Kip Knippel, CEO and Founder of KIP Search and host of the Capitalist Culture Podcast, to share how he went from nurse to $80 million CEO. Joel’s entrepreneurial story is filled with lessons learned and valuable insights for every leader trying to transform senior health. One thing’s […]