Memory Care

LAKE OSWEGO, Ore. — Anthem Memory Care, a Lake Oswego-based operator, has promoted Trisha Thomas and Nick Katinos to the position of regional director of operations. They will provide leadership and oversight for 16 communities. Thomas was executive director for Chelsea Place in Aurora, Colorado. She previously was executive director with Brookdale Westland Meridian in Lakewood, Colorado. She brings over 20 years of senior living experience to this position. Katinos most recently served as executive director for Grace Point Place in Oak Lawn, Illinois. Prior to this position, he was …

DENVER — Ascent Living Communities has hired Amelia Schafer as area director of memory care.  Schafer is a gerontology expert with 20 years of experience working across a wide range of Alzheimer’s and dementia education, program development, care and service delivery. She will oversee the implementation of resident care programs ranging from mild cognitive impairment with assisted living residents, to comprehensive memory care operations across Ascent’s four Colorado senior living communities. Throughout her two decades of work with the Alzheimer’s Association, Schafer led the professional education division, including the development …