ROCKWALL, Texas — Ridgeline Management Co. has hired M. Christopher Dover as chief financial officer. Dover is a healthcare financial operations executive with 22 years of experience in the healthcare industry, including general acute care hospitals, medical groups, senior living…
By Brad Frasher, Executive Vice President, Glennis Solutions There’s no question that digital technologies will have new and increasingly important roles to play in nearly every aspect of senior living. But with the complex regulatory and safety environments in which…
On Sept. 8, Seniors Housing Business hosted a panel discussion called “Modernizing Seniors Housing Care — Simplifying Workflows for Caregivers through Technology” where four seniors housing industry experts spoke about streamlining and improving resident care. Tech innovations were the focus of…
GARDEN GROVE, Calif. — The REMM Group Multifamily Management Co. has taken over operations at Valley View Villas Senior Apartment Homes in the Orange County city of Garden Grove. The luxury seniors housing community features 178 units and joins three…
Active adult communities can increase wellness and foster community with a holistic approach to food. By Jami Mohlenkamp The 96 million Americans over age 55 are fundamentally changing the expectations for active adult communities. Baby boomers are demanding something more…
Operators must transform approaches to the workforce shortage and accommodate the next generation of seniors. By Taylor Mokris From profitability to safety, seniors housing continues to be a story of post-pandemic resiliency. But as all industries enter the so-called “new…
MOSELEY, Va. — Watercrest Senior Living Group has hired Marsha Sottung as executive director of Watercrest Richmond Assisted Living and Memory Care in Moseley. Watercrest Richmond is currently under construction and preparing to welcome residents this fall to the 98-unit…
How can senior living communities make moving in more enticing? That’s the question that the latest Seniors Housing Business webinar sought to answer with the Aug. 24 presentation “A Marketer, an Operator, and a Senior Walk into a Webinar: Digital Marketing Strategies to…
BOCA RATON, Fla. — Boca Raton-based Foundry Commercial has hired Zachary Strunk as vice president of operations for seniors housing. Strunk brings more than a decade of experience overseeing, leading and directing operations in skilled nursing, assisted living and memory…
WALTHAM, Mass. — EPOCH Senior Living, a Waltham-based operator, has hired Kerry LeBlanc as regional director of quality assurance for EPOCH Senior Living. LeBlanc will be responsible for providing clinical leadership and oversight to the wellness and operations teams in…
ATLANTA — Property managers rely on various tools and methods to boost occupancy at their seniors housing facilities. One common avenue is for operators to have reliable online lead generators that connect their sales teams to potential residents and their…
DES MOINES, Iowa — LCS, a Des Moines-based owner-operator, has promoted industry veteran Greg Williams to the role of senior director of operations management. In his new role, Williams will join the Life Care Services leadership team and will oversee…
NAPA, Calif. — Chancellor Health Care Inc. has assumed operations and management The Inn on Villa Lane in Napa. Formerly known as Brookdale Napa, the community features 64 assisted living units and 14 memory care units. Kimberly Humphrey will stay…
BLOOMFIELD, N.J. — Juniper Communities has hired Patricia Jacobs to lead Catalyst, Juniper’s new health and well-being program. Catalyst is a membership-based ecosystem of programs and services addressing individuals’ health and well-being. Through a lifestyle concierge, members receive personalized schedules…
MCMINNVILLE, Ore. — The Springs Living has promoted Brenda Connelly to president of the McMinnville-based operator Reporting to founder and CEO Fee Stubblefield, Connelly will work closely with CFO Molly Vaughan to lead all aspects of the organization. Connelly has…
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Blake Management Group, together with Cardinal Ventures Inc., has hired Stephen Black as the executive director of The Blake at Chenal Valley in Little Rock. Cardinal Ventures is building the 153,000-square-foot assisted living and memory care…
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Cadence Living, a Scottsdale-based owner-operator, has hired Mark Krystopa as senior vice president of culinary services. Krystopa will have principal responsibility over the Encore Dining Program across the Cadence portfolio of communities. He has over 25 years…
PFLUGERVILLE, Texas, and QUEEN CREEK, Ariz. — Integral Senior Living has taken oer operations of Sage Valley Senior Living in Pflugerville and Mojave Sage Senior Living in Queen Creek. Both properties provide assisted living and memory care services. This addition…
By Christian Buesing, director of operations – technology solutions, Direct Supply Technology needs to serve a purpose. In my personal life I am slow to implement new technology into my routine until I know for sure it will serve me…
Regional owners and operators are enjoying a goldilocks moment as local hands-on management gains favor in the wake of the pandemic. By Jane Adler Regional companies may have found their sweet spot. Last October, the real estate investment trust Ventas…
SPRINGFIELD, Va. — Erickson Senior Living has named Melissa Robson as executive director of Greenspring in Springfield. Robson has served as associate executive director of Greenspring since 2018. Robson, a registered nurse, has over 25 years of experience working in…
Due to the nature of their clientele, senior living operators continually need to market their services to attract prospective new residents. But it’s not just new residents that they need to attract: it’s new employees as well. For the reality…
HATTIESBURG, Miss. — Claiborne Senior Living, a Hattiesburg-based operator has hired Cindy Swink as a regional sales director. Swink joins a team of regional sales directors who are responsible for coaching, monitoring and driving occupancy at the community level. She…
CATONSVILLE, Md. — Erickson Senior Living has named Chandra Kumar, a longtime Erickson leader, as executive director of Charlestown in Catonsville, a first-ring suburb of Baltimore. Kumar comes to Charlestown from Greenspring, another Erickson Senior Living community in Springfield, Va.…
RYE BROOK, N.Y. — Life Care Services (LCS) has promoted Ashley Wade to executive director of Broadview – Senior Living at Purchase College. The LCS-operated, university-based retirement community is currently under construction at the Purchase College, SUNY campus in Rye…
By Marshal Sterio, CEO, Surgically Clean Air There is nothing as important as the air we breathe. But while we can’t live without it, air is sometimes the very thing that makes us sick. From COVID-19 to seasonal allergies and…
HATTIESBURG, Miss. — Claiborne Senior Living, a Hattiesburg-based operator, has hired Shauna Shockley as its vice president of sales. Shockley is responsible for all aspects of the organization’s sales and occupancy strategies. Shockley has over two decades of experience with…