MCLEAN, Va. — Sunrise Senior Living, a McLean-based operator, has appointed Jeff Kuster to its board of directors. Julie Dobson, who has served on Sunrise’s board since 2018, was also named chair. She succeeds Jeff Lozon, who is retiring and rotating off the Sunrise board after seven years of service. Kuster has more than 30 years of global leadership and brand experience and currently serves as chief executive officer at Canyon Ranch, a wellness guidance company with resorts and retreats where guests are guided by experts across a range of …
NEWTON, Mass. — VoiceFriend, a Newton-based, HIPAA-compliant, cloud-based communication platform for senior care organizations, has acquired Caremerge’s family and resident engagement business. The combined company will be known as Icon and will couple VoiceFriend’s communication technology capabilities with Caremerge’s engagement platform. The acquisition enables VoiceFriend to continue its strategic growth and expand its suite of offerings to include family and resident engagement and wellness applications. The deal will also enable VoiceFriend to introduce Caremerge’s solution to its footprint of over 1,200 communities and to the skilled nursing market. Caremerge will …
EAGLE, Idaho — The Pennant Group Inc. (NASDAQ: PNTG), the parent company of operating subsidiaries that provide home health, hospice and senior living services, has appointed Brent Guerisoli, current president of Pennant, to succeed Daniel Walker as Chief Executive. Walker will continue to serve as chairman of Pennant’s board of directors. “After careful reflection, I have made the decision to reduce my professional obligations in consideration of family circumstances, to pursue charitable causes unrelated to Pennant or its businesses,” says Walker. Since joining the organization in 2012, Guerisoli has directed …
MIAMI — Drive Development Partners, a boutique development advisory and construction management firm, has merged with Lloyd Jones, a real estate investment firm. Both companies are headquartered in Miami. Drive, which specializes in senior living and multifamily developments, matches Lloyd Jones’ current $1 billion portfolio which consists primarily of those two asset types. Drive’s managing partner in Florida, Michael Hass, will assume the role of senior vice president of development, design and construction at Lloyd Jones. The company currently has one ground-up senior living development under construction in Florida and …
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Goodwin House Inc., a nonprofit, faith-based senior living and healthcare services organization based in Alexandria, is rebranding as Goodwin Living. The new brand name better reflects the organization’s mission and a significant increase in its support of older adults through home- and community-based services delivered beyond its senior living campuses, according to the company. “For 55 years, ‘Goodwin House’ has been our name and the brand by which we have grown our mission to support, honor and uplift the lives of older adults and those who care …
ALBANY, Ore. — Greatness Digital, a marketing agency located in Albany, has announced the official pivot toward the senior care and senior living industries. “The approach that we take requires us to really get to know our clients and their business, but we were stretching ourselves too thin to really be great in every industry, so we decided to focus on our roots, our passion,” says founder Zeth Owen. Owen spent 10 years of his career working with seniors and their families. “The agency first came into being because senior …
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — CarePredict, a Fort Lauderdale-based digital health company focused on senior living, has added Chris Winkle to its board of directors. Winkle most recently led Sunrise Senior Living for over seven years as its CEO and COO. Sunrise operates 280 senior living communities in the U.S. and Canada. Previously, Winkle was the CEO of MedQuest and Mariner Healthcare in the diagnostics and post-acute industries. Winkle is currently on the board of Direct Supply. He served till recently on the board of Argentum, a national trade association representing …
BELLEVUE, Wash. — Three Puget Sound-based nonprofits have come together to create CIRC, a new brand that provides affordable housing and services to seniors and families. Sustainable Housing for Ageless Generations (SHAG), the Community Life Foundation (CLF) and Downtown Action to Save Housing (DASH) have joined forces to create CIRC. All three organizations are longtime leaders in affordable housing and resident services in Puget Sound. Each component brings different expertise to the new brand, positioning CIRC to provide both housing and services to a wide range of residents. CIRC will …
ROCKWALL, Texas — Ridgeline Management Co. has moved its home office from West Linn, Oregon, to Rockwall, Texas. Ridgeline expects this move to allow them to better serve their expanding portfolio, especially in Texas. “Transitioning our home office is just one part of Ridgeline’s recent steps to reorganize our resources in an effort to become more competitive and more nimble in the market,” says Tod Murray, chief operating officer.
IRVINE, Calif. — American Healthcare REIT Inc., a self-managed, publicly registered REIT based in Irvine, has appointed Stephanie Keator as senior vice president of asset management medical office and James Kim as senior vice president of tax. In her new role, Keator oversees all medical office buildings within the eastern region of American Healthcare REIT’s portfolio. She joins the company from Ventas (NYSE: VTR), where she served as director of asset management for the west region. Keator previously served in a similar capacity with Nationwide Health Properties Inc. prior to …