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Integral Names Cassondra Blair as National Vice President of Operational Services

by Jeff Shaw

CARLSBAD, Calif. — Integral Senior Living, a Carlsbad-based operator, has named Cassondra Blair as national vice president of operational services.   Blair has been with Integral Senior Living for 11 years, previously serving as national director of organizational services, project manager and licensing expert. Blair will oversee the day-to-day system management responsibilities to ensure that there is smooth running of customer service operations and find a way to ensure positive experiences for residents and their loved ones.

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EPOCH Names Wendy Nollman as Executive Director of Waterstone at the Circle in Boston

by Jeff Shaw

BOSTON — EPOCH Senior Living has named Wendy Nollman as executive director of Waterstone at the Circle, a luxury senior living community in Boston. Nollman joins the team with more than 15 years of leadership experience in senior living throughout Massachusetts. In her new position, she will be responsible for all daily operations. Prior to joining the Waterstone at the Circle team, Nollman was executive director of communities in nearby Wayland and Watertown. She earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration from The University of Rhode Island.

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Integral Names Robert Sanderson as Executive Director of Escalante at the Lakes in Las Vegas

by Jeff Shaw

LAS VEGAS — Integral Senior Living has named Robert Sanderson as executive director of Escalante at the Lakes in Las Vegas.   Prior to joining Escalante at the Lakes, Sanderson earned experience in the senior living industry as a memory care director. Escalante at the Lakes is located in the western portion of the city, near downtown Summerlin and a variety of hospitals, shopping and dining.

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Webinar: Seniors Housing Success Stories — Companies that are Rising Above the Headwinds

by Sarah Daniels

  The June 29 webinar “Seniors Housing Success Stories — Companies that are Rising Above the Headwinds“ focused on what leading seniors housing firms are doing to alter their businesses, streamline operations, increase occupancy and strategize in terms of deal volume and investment. Industry difficulties, including labor shortages, inflation and interest rates, have highlighted the need for expertise and well-informed approaches to the seniors housing sector recovery. Click to watch this hour-long discussion that considers both operations and trends in transaction activity. See how strategies and outlooks have shifted since last …

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The Art of Turning Around Troubled Properties

by Jeff Shaw

Owners and operators test new strategies and scrutinize all expenses as the number of financially beleaguered assets multiplies. By Jane Adler Despite encouraging signs of a seniors housing turnaround, the challenging operating environment is creating an uptick of troubled properties in need of their own turnaround.  The triple whammy of the pandemic, rising interest rates and higher expenses has hit the sector hard. Margins are squeezed and valuations are depressed. What’s more, the recent banking crisis and the growing prospects for a recession have added to financial pressures.  “There’s a …

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Art is a Necessity, Not a Luxury

by Jeff Shaw

Well-thought-out art can improve resident health and increase property reputation. By Rochelle Mills As the president and CEO of Innovative Housing Opportunities (IHO), a developer of affordable and permanent-subsidized housing, I’m passionate about the beneficial role that art can play in uplifting the communities in multifamily housing developments, especially seniors housing.  When I joined IHO in 2006, then-board president Mary Watson-Bruce, a Ph.D. in geriatrics, emphasized to me the importance of the arts on well-being, mental health, sense of calm, blood pressure and more for the senior population. At the …

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The SHB Interview: Caryl Ridgeway, CEO, Milestone Retirement Communities

by Jeff Shaw

From baking to disaster relief, a diverse background and passion for senior care informs this operator’s decisions. By Jeff Shaw To say that Caryl Ridgeway has a diverse background, or that she got an early start on her career, would be an understatement. Currently the CEO of Milestone Retirement Communities, a Vancouver, Washington-based operator founded in 2008, Ridgeway became a certified nursing assistant (CNA) at age 15. She was inspired by her visits to the local nursing home in Oklahoma City with her grandmother. That same grandmother also inspired Ridgeway’s …

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Agemark Takes Over Management of Three Communities in California

by Jeff Shaw

GLENDALE, THOUSAND OAKS and FRESNO, California — Agemark Senior Living has taken over management at three seniors housing communities in California: Sage Glendale in Glendale, Sage Mountain in Thousand Oaks and Kingston Bay in Fresno. Ownership of these three communities is a joint venture between Mountain Capital Partners, Dekel Capital and Willis Development. Sophos Equities was the consulting asset manager for the transition. Agemark now having operates 29 communities. Agemark’s brands include Astoria, CountryHouse, Kensington-Evergreen, Holland Farms, Serra Sol, Symphony Pointe and TreVista.

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Plains Commercial Arranges New Tenant for Davis West Nursing Home in Pine Bluff, Arkansas

by Jeff Shaw

PINE BLUFF, Ark. — Plains Commercial has arranged the lease of Davis West Nursing Home in Pine Bluff, approximately 45 miles south of Little Rock. The exiting operator is a nonprofit that made the decision to exit the skilled nursing operating business. After the bidding process, the landlord chose a Chicago-based operator. The facility was suffering from a depressed census that hadn’t fully recovered from COVID. Licensed for 177 beds, the facility offered the new operator significant upside through further lease-up and operational changes. The Chicago-based operator is taking on …

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