REDONDO BEACH, Calif. — The Ridge Senior Living, a Redondo Beach-based owner-operator, has announced its plans to transition to self-management on Jan. 1. As a part of the management change, The Ridge also promoted Mandy Hampton to the role of CEO, effective immediately. Hampton joined The Ridge Senior Living as COO in 2017, after nearly 20 years in senior living. She has overseen the expansion of The Ridge system from two standalone assisted living and memory care communities in Utah to Colorado, where the company recently opened The Ridge Pinehurst, …
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Ziegler has arranged $32.5 million in bond financing for Christian Living Neighborhoods, a nonprofit owner-operator based in Englewood. The borrower comprises three communities in Colorado — Holly Creek, Someren Glen and Clermont Park — and is one of the largest senior living systems in Colorado with a total of 782 units, according to Ziegler. Bond proceeds, along with other available funds, will refinance bonds from 2011 and 2012, fund $11.8 million of capital expenditures at Someren Glen, fund a deposit to the reserve fund and pay cost …
GREELEY, Colo. — Dallas-based Edison Equity Management has received $23 million in construction financing for the development of 55 Resort Apartments, an age-restricted multifamily property located in Greeley. Located on the former site of the Garnsey & Wheeler Ford dealership, 55 Resort Apartments will feature 84 apartments for adults age 55 and above. The property will offer exercise classes, service coordination and social activities, as well as 5,000 square feet of retail space leased to Austin’s American Grill restaurant. The development is slated to open in summer 2022. Dallas-based Hall …
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Cadence Living has hired Ronnie Brown as vice president of operations for the Mountain Region. Brown will have principal responsibility over operations of the Cadence Living managed communities in Colorado. She brings over 22 years of senior living sales and operations experience to Cadence, including more than 15 years oversight for communities in Colorado. Prior to joining Cadence, Brown was regional director of operations supporting communities in Arizona, Ohio and South Carolina. Over her 22-year career in the senior living industry, she has worked for Brookdale Senior …
Anthem Memory Care Appoints Jennifer Davidson as Executive Director of Community in Aurora, Colorado
AURORA, Colo. — Anthem Memory Care has named Jennifer Davidson as executive director for Chelsea, a memory care community in Aurora. In this capacity, she will oversee all daily care, programming and operations. Davidson was senior general manager for the Carillion at Belleview Station in Denver. She was also area director of operations for Lincoln Meadows Senior Living in Parker. Davidson brings over 20 years of senior living experience to this position. She earned a bachelor’s degree in sociology at Metropolitan State University of Denver.
WellAge Names Cindy Batey as Executive Director of Jackson Creek Senior Living in Monument, Colorado
MONUMENT, Colo.— WellAge has selected Cindy Batey to serve as the executive director of Jackson Creek Senior Living in Monument. Batey will oversee operations for Jackson Creek’s 137 independent living, assisted living and memory care apartments. Batey is a Monument native who has spent more than 33 years in the seniors housing industry working at various communities throughout Colorado Springs and Denver.
BALTIMORE — Capital Funding Group, a Baltimore-based lender, has provided a $262.6 million term loan to refinance a 29-asset long-term care portfolio. Spanning Colorado, California and Wyoming, the portfolio includes 28 skilled nursing facilities and one joint skilled nursing and assisted living facility, with a total of 3,140 beds. The borrower is a privately owned real estate investment group. Erik Howard and Director Tim Eberhardt originated the transaction for Capital Funding Group.
LITTLETON, Colo. — Athem Memory Care has named Danae Mierau as executive director of Willowbrook Place in Littleton. She will be overseeing all daily care, programming and operations. Mierau previously was director of rehabilitation and physical therapy with Legacy Healthcare in Littleton. She has also served as a physical therapist with Berkley Home Health Care in Aurora. Mierau graduated with a doctorate in physical therapy and a bachelor’s degree in health sciences from the University of Missouri.
LOVELAND, Colo. — Hunt Midwest has broken ground on The Capstone at Centerra, a 78,000-square-foot assisted living and memory care community in Loveland. Located within the 3,000-acre, master-planned Centerra development, the community is projected to open in late 2022. Integral Senior Living (ISL) will be the operator of the 102-unit property.
CENTENNIAL, Colo. — MorningStar Senior Living and Edgemark Development LLC have unveiled plans for MorningStar Senior Living at Holly Park in the Denver suburb of Centennial. Groundbreaking is scheduled for fourth-quarter 2021 for planned completion in 2023. The four-story project will be located on three acres and offer 160 units of independent living, assisted living and memory care. This will be MorningStar’s second location in Centennial and 13th in Colorado. MorningStar and Edgemark will co-develop and own the community.