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Grace Management Promotes Brian Storey to Vice President of Operations

by Jeff Shaw

MAPLE GROVE, Minn. — Grace Management Inc. has promoted Brian Storey to the newly created position of vice president of operations. Storey joined Grace Management in February 2015 as the executive director of The Highlands, located in Topsham, Maine. From there, he moved into a regional director of operations role in 2017. As vice president of operations, Storey directs and manages ancillary operations functions for Grace Management and supports capital projects. Storey is a graduate of the Kendall College School of Hospitality Management, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in …

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Emerald Communities Promotes Michelle Wood to Vice President of Operations

by Jeff Shaw

REDMOND, Wash. — Emerald Communities, the Redmond-based nonprofit operator of Emerald Heights and Heron’s Key, has promoted Michelle Wood from corporate controller to vice president of operations. Wood will provide leadership, strategic and daily operational support to the executive directors at Emerald Heights and Heron’s Key. Wood will ensure proper management, planning, organization evaluation and control in all operating departments for each community. She will also oversee Emerald Communities’ director of food and beverage services and serve as Emerald Communities’ corporate risk and compliance officer. With the promotion of Wood, …

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Buckner Retirement Services Selects Stephan Pyles as Chief Culinary Advisor

by Jeff Shaw

DALLAS — Buckner Retirement Services has selected chef Stephan Pyles as chief culinary advisor for its senior living communities in Texas. The James Beard Award-winning chef from Texas will help enhance the culinary experiences at Buckner Villas in Austin, Calder Woods in Beaumont, Parkway Place in Houston, and Buckner Westminster Place in Longview, in addition to his established advisory role with Ventana by Buckner in Dallas. Buckner previously collaborated with Pyles to craft a new type of dining experience for seniors ahead of the opening of Ventana by Buckner in …

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Five Tips on How to Leverage Data and Analytics

by Sarah Daniels

State-of-the-art software tools can improve operational efficiency, enhance resident outcomes and boost the bottom line. What can you utilize that has a positive impact on both residents and business results? Data and analytics. With real-time information on performance, senior care executives and clinicians can identify and overcome roadblocks to success. New improvements in the use of data and analytics are helping to guide decision-making. Data mining can boost staff efficiency and profitability. At the same time, data entry is becoming faster and easier. Software tools with the latest graphics make …

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Anthem Memory Care Appoints Nick Katinos as Executive Director of Grace Point Place in Oak Lawn, Illinois

by Jeff Shaw

OAK LAWN, Ill. — Anthem Memory Care has named Nick Katinos as executive director for Grace Point Place in Oak Lawn, southwest of Chicago. Katinos previously was executive director of Sunrise of Naperville North in Naperville. He also served as executive director for Brighton Gardens of Wheaton in Wheaton. He brings over seven years of senior living experience to this position. Katinos earned a bachelor’s degree in hospitality management from Johnson & Wales University in Providence, Rhode Island.

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Trilogy Health Services Expands to Wisconsin with Two Campuses

by Jeff Shaw

SUN PRAIRIE and WAUNAKEE, Wis. — Trilogy Health Services has taken over operations at Sun Prairie Senior Living in Sun Prairie and Waunakee Valley Senior Living in Waunakee, the company’s first properties in Wisconsin. The last time Trilogy expanded into a new state was in 2006 when the company added The Oaks at Northpointe Woods in Battle Creek, Michigan to its roster of campuses. Trilogy now operates nearly 130 senior living communities across five states. Waunakee Valley offers residents independent living, assisted living, skilled nursing and rehabilitation services. Sun Prairie …

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NIC Panel Discusses the Way Forward for Operators Feeling Financially Squeezed

by Jeff Shaw

SAN DIEGO — The one-two punch of the COVID-19 pandemic followed by a period of high inflation and soaring interest rates has had a negative impact on the performance of seniors housing, but the effects vary by subsector. The need to boost revenues is the primary issue in private-pay senior living, while a labor shortage remains the biggest drag on skilled nursing, say industry experts. Due to uncertainty over how these issues will be resolved, cap rates are rising to reflect the risk to investors. Operating margins for stable seniors …

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Goodwin Living Names Josh Bagley as Executive Director of The View Alexandria

by Jeff Shaw

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Goodwin Living, a nonprofit, faith-based senior living and healthcare services organization in the Capitol Region, has named Josh Bagley executive director of The View Alexandria. Bagley has served as the interim executive director since Goodwin Living acquired the retirement community in August 2022. Located in the West End of Alexandria on a seven-acre campus, The View Alexandria is home to more than 100 residents, employs more than 100 team members and offers independent living, assisted living and long-term nursing care. Bagley began his career with Goodwin Living …

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Priority Life Care Hires Brian Gallo as Corporate Director of Culinary Experiences

by Jeff Shaw

FORT WAYNE, Ind. — Priority Life Care (PLC), a Fort Wayne-based operator, has named Brian Gallo as corporate director of culinary experiences. He will be responsible for enhancing and expanding PLC communities’ culinary departments through quality, presentation and overall experiences. As a graduate of Purdue University with a bachelor’s degree in hospitality and tourism management, Gallo has over 20 years of combined experience in the hospitality/healthcare field. He has experience from restaurant openings that included menu development, kitchen operational procedures and new management hires to working with struggling concepts to …

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Ensign Group Takes Over Operations at Two Skilled Nursing Facilities in Colorado

by Jeff Shaw

AURORA and LAKEWOOD, Colo. — The Ensign Group Inc. (NASDAQ: ENSG) has acquired the operations of Hampden Hills Post Acute, a 218-bed skilled nursing facility in Aurora, and Mapleton Post Acute, an 84-bed skilled nursing facility in Lakewood. Both properties are located in first-ring suburbs of Denver. Ensign has signed long-term, triple-net leases for both. The owner was not disclosed. These acquisitions bring Ensign’s growing portfolio to 290 healthcare operations, 26 of which also include senior living operations, across 13 states.  Ensign subsidiaries, including Standard Bearer, own 108 real estate …

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