McKnight’s Long-Term Care News was named the Gold Award winner for Best News Coverage in the annual ASHPE Awards. The top honor — McKnight’s 12th Gold Award — raises its industry-leading total of national ASHPE awards to 44 in recent years.

McKnight’s also earned a Silver Award for Best Online News Coverage and a Bronze Award for Best E-Newsletter in the 2012 competition.

ASHPE stands for the American Society of Healthcare Publication Editors. Each year, it honors editorial excellence among all types of U.S. healthcare publications.

McKnight’s has now been honored 72 times in recent years at the national level for editorial and journalism excellence, encompassing awards for feature and news writing, design, print and bonus publications, online news coverage and more.