Illuminate HC snares Innovator of the Year Gold Award in Tech competition
October 11, 2019– The research and development arm of Illuminate HC, the parent company of SKLD facilities, this year earned the Gold Award in the Innovator of the Year category in the Skilled Care track of the McKnight’s Excellence in Technology Awards competition for its Illuminate Patient Response System. Our company, which is dedicated to creating technological solutions for healthcare, previously also won a Gold in 2017 and Silver in 2018.
Nathan Robeson, Illuminate HC’s software architect and technology solution engineer, says, “If there’s one thing we hope others learn from us, it is to invest the time and resources necessary for executing new innovations that will enhance healthcare. That will make it a better industry for all of us.” Awards are for Illuminate HC’s Patient Response System to support faster responses to the call light system and a communications suite to support family communication with skilled nursing facilities, which includes an app for making and tracking requests. Read the full article on McKnight’s
$15 per hour is way too low for this nursing home operator
July 31, 2019– Hours before our acquisition of seven new facilities in Ohio, SKLD was featured in McKnight’s for creating a better skilled nursing facility culture that supports employees and improves patient care. Read more here.
World War II veteran receives medal 73 years after service in Guam
May 3, 2019– Muskegon resident William Naill, husband of SKLD Muskegon resident, was finally awarded his Occupation Service Medal, thanks to employees at SKLD Muskegon. Fox News was at SKLD to cover the ceremony when Mr. Naill received his long overdue award, presented by the Muskegon County Department of Veterans Affairs. Read more
The event was also covered by Mlive.com. Read more here.
SKLD fundraiser to help family of Ionia boy battling cancer
Mar 8, 2019– SKLD Ionia raises $1,600 in a bake sale to help a local family. Read more
Nursing home employees create memorial service to honor resident’s brother
January 2, 2018– Employees at a Michigan nursing home couldn’t bring back a resident’s beloved brother after he died. But they went above and beyond to comfort her by holding a memorial service in his honor. Read more in McKnight’s Long-Term Care News
Near-death experience creates special bond between two strangers
November 20, 2018– A near-death experience brings two strangers together. Now, they can't imagine life apart.
September 30th, 2018 was a day that could have turned tragic for Anna Schultz and Sharon Bruce-Carey.
But months later, watching the two interact for our interview at SKLD Home, where Schultz was just released following her recovery from an accident, you would think the two are lifelong friends. Watch their story on Fox News 17.
Illuminate Eyes Regional Skilled Nursing Growth After ManorCare Acquisitions
July 18, 2018– Illuminate HC, which recently took over nine former HCR ManorCare skilled nursing facilities in Michigan, intends to use the deal as the first step toward becoming a regional player.
Read more on Skilled Nursing News.
A provider out to solve the turnover problem ‘once and for all’
July 18, 2018– There’s a new player on the long-term care scene and it makes no small plans. It’s goal, in part, is to “enlighten” the rest of the profession with an employee-focused brand of care, as well technical innovation that could revolutionize resident response times and care.
Illuminate HC is its name, and the moniker itself is a show of the creativity behind its leaders. Illuminate stands for its proprietary, new logistics system that uses patent-pending software and a new staffing model that speeds up call-response times.
The HC, meanwhile, stands for “human capital,” an ironically spartan phrase that belies the special touches that await those who would work for the start-up.
Read more in McKnight’s Long-Term Care News
Illuminate HC signs contract to manage 9 nursing homes in Detroit, Grand Rapids
July 13, 2018– Illuminate Human Capital, a post-acute care company based in Evanston, Ill., has taken over management of nine nursing homes with 1,054 beds with 1,500 employees in metro Detroit and Grand Rapids area. Read more in Crain’s Detroit Business.