Events & Awards
Events & Awards
2026 Live Events
SHN hosts live events each year with premier speakers, insightful discussion, and networking opportunities to further our attendees’ understanding of the trends and practices defining senior living. Some of the nation’s most esteemed providers, health systems, agencies, solution providers, and academics involved in aging services attend SHN conferences.
Sponsoring one of SHN’s events is an excellent way to bolster the value of your brand, grow your contact list, and shake hands with prospects and customers. While the facets of our sponsorship packages differ for each event and can range from speaking opportunities to cocktail receptions
All of our sponsors can expect the following:
- Full registration list provided 2 weeks prior to the event with name, title, company, and email address of attendees
- Logo placement on event web page and in the event app
- Logo placement on event signage and other onsite materials at the appropriate sponsorship level
- Full conference passes to the event
2026 EVENT CALENDAR
SALES & MARKETING Conference
Orlando, FL
MARCH 4-6
Hear from senior living
industry’s owners, operators
and developers as well as
management, executives and
those responsible for delivering
results for occupancy
SHN TRENDS
Chicago
August 4-6
TRENDS offers an in-depth look at how leading organizations are rethinking community environments, responding to rising cognitive care needs and leveraging dining as a core driver of resident satisfaction, brand identity and operational performance.
RETHINK
Philadelphia
September 28-30
Skilled Nursing News (SNN) & Senior Housing News (SHN) present RETHINK, a thought-leadership conference welcoming skilled nursing, therapy and post-acute care executives.
For more details on events visit seniorhousingnews.com/events or inquire with a sales representative about specific event information
Architecture & Design Awards
The Senior Housing News (SHN) Architecture & Design Awards program recognizes innovative and impactful new construction and renovation projects across the behavioral health, hospice & palliative care, senior housing & senior living, and skilled nursing industries.
Promotion includes exclusive ad placements, weekly email, and weekly social media promotions targeting applicable WTWH Healthcare audiences.
Program Timing:
Awards Open – April 2026
Early Bird Deadline – July 2026
Final Deadline – August 2026
Winners Announced – October 2026
Exclusive Sponsorship: $15,000
Aspect Awards
The Aspect Marketing & Advertising Awards program showcases the most innovative and impactful marketing & advertising campaigns across the behavioral health, home health & home care, hospice & palliative care, senior housing & senior living, and skilled nursing industries.
Providers and vendors are invited to submit campaigns that highlight how their marketing & advertising strategies made a positive impact on their brand and business. From audio, radio and podcast campaigns to print, new brand launches, rebranding, social media, and more, the Aspect Awards honor organizations who are transforming how people perceive and interact with aging and healthcare industries.
Promotion includes exclusive ad placements, weekly emails and social media posts targeting applicable WTWH Healthcare audiences.
Program Timing:
Awards Open – June 2026
Early Bird Deadline – August 2026
Final Deadline – September 2026
Winners Announced – November 2026
Sponsorship Per Vertical: $7,500
Discount available for multiple vertical sponsorships or exclusive program sponsorship
DISHED Senior Living Dining Innovation Awards
As senior living evolves for new generations of residents, dining is on the forefront of innovation. To recognize the leaders who are raising the bar on culinary excellence, WTWH Healthcare is proud to announce the DISHED Senior Living Dining Innovation Awards.
This program honors individuals who are visionaries within their organizations and the senior living sector at-large. They spotlight culinary experts whose creativity and passion are transforming senior living dining – from menu creation and innovating the resident dining experience, to leveraging new technologies and implementing new operational models, and more.
Promotion includes exclusive ad placements, weekly emails and social media posts targeting applicable WTWH Healthcare audiences.
Program Timing:
Awards Open – March 2026
Final Deadline – June 2026
Winners Announced – July 2026
SHN Exclusive Sponsorship: $10,000
Frontline Honors
WTWH Healthcare presents the Frontline Honors, a program showcasing the exemplary character and performance of frontline workers across the care continuum.
This awards program recognizes innovators, service champions, and those leading the experience for residents, patients and their families, as well as their employers. This is an opportunity to identify the people across provider organizations who are reshaping the frontline experience and making key contributions — not just as individuals or organizations — but as beacons for the entire industry.
Promotion includes exclusive ad placements, weekly emails and social media posts targeting applicable WTWH Healthcare audiences.
Program Timing:
Awards Open – October 2026
Final Deadline – December 2026
Winners Announced – February 2027
Sponsorship Per Vertical: $7,500
Discount available for multiple vertical sponsorships or exclusive program sponsorship
Future Leaders Awards
WTWH Healthcare is proud to present the Future Leaders Awards. This program honors high-performing employees ages 40 years and younger across the ambulatory surgery center (ASC), behavioral health, complex rehab technology (CRT), home health & home care, home medical equipment (HME), hospice & palliative care, senior housing & senior living, and skilled nursing industries. Honorees are recognized for their passion, ability to put their vision into action, and advocacy for their patients, residents, their families, as well as their colleagues who ensure their well-being. Providers and vendors are eligible for nomination.
Promotion includes exclusive ad placements, weekly emails and social media posts targeting applicable WTWH Healthcare audiences.
Program Timing:
Awards Open – February 2026
Early Bird Deadline – April 2026
Final Entry Deadline – May 2026
Winners Announced – June 2026
Sponsorship Per Vertical: $25,000
Discount available for multiple vertical sponsorships or exclusive program sponsorship
Memory Care Innovation Awards
The Memory Care Innovation Awards honor high-performing employees shaping the future of cognitive care delivery. This program honors passionate professionals serving residents and patients across the behavioral health, home health & home care, hospice & palliative care, senior housing & senior living, and skilled nursing continuum. Providers and vendors serving these industries are eligible for nomination.
Promotion includes exclusive ad placements, weekly emails and social media posts targeting applicable WTWH Healthcare audiences.
Program Timing:
Awards Open – May 2026
Final Entry Deadline – August 2026
Winners Announced – October 2026
Exclusive Sponsorship: $15,000
Prism Awards
WTWH Healthcare is proud to announce the Prism Awards, honoring individuals and organizations that have demonstrated exemplary achievements across the areas of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging (DEIB), Environmental Sustainability & Social Stewardship.
Promotion includes exclusive ad placements, weekly emails and social media posts targeting applicable WTWH Healthcare audiences.
Program Timing:
Awards Open – June 2026
Final Deadline – September 2026
Winners Announced – November 2026
Sponsorship Per Vertical: $5,000
Discount available for multiple vertical sponsorships or exclusive program sponsorship