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 will be responsible for designated communities within The Claiborne portfolio. Swink is a regional sales and marketing leader with multi-state territory management experience. She has senior living leadership experience in independent living, assisted living and memory care communities. She is also a subject matter expert in business development, as well …
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Erickson Hires Chandra Kumar as Executive Director of Charlestown Community in Catonsville, Maryland
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. She joined Erickson Senior Living in 2014 as the associate executive director of Riderwood in Silver Spring, Md. and was promoted to executive director at Greenspring in 2016. Kumar is a licensed nursing home administrator. She holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting and gerontology from the University of Maryland and …
Life Care Services Names Ashley Wade as Executive Director of Broadview at Purchase College
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 Brook, located along the Connecticut border northeast of New York City. Wade will oversee and manage all operations at Broadview, including leadership for the community, direct and indirect supervision of staff, management of Broadview facilities, collaboration with Purchase College, and ensuring residents’ safety, security and satisfaction. Wade has served as …
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 the common cold, so many unpleasant or dangerous illnesses are carried on the air. This makes enclosed indoor spaces particularly treacherous when it comes to staying healthy, as the lack of places for air to escape means contaminated air particles build up over time. Some microbes can live on a …
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 large regional operators throughout the United States such as Frontier Management, Prestige Care and Spectrum Retirement Communities.
ST. CHARLES, Mo. — St. Charles-based Arrow Senior Living has named Steven Bunch, Lee Bohannon-Smith, Rhonda Nelson, Logan Harrington and Lisa Ford to its growing team of executive directors. Steven Bunch brings more than 30 years’ experience to his new role at The Madison Senior Living in Kansas City. In addition to his expertise in independent and assisted living, Bunch also worked in skilled nursing, residential care and memory care, serving in a number of leadership roles including vice president of operations at Capital Health Management Inc. He earned a …
MADISON, Wis. — Ridgeline Management Company has hired Jarett Yach as executive director of The Ridge at Madison in Madison. Yach started working with the senior population as a nutritional aide at the age of 15. He became a Certified Nursing Assistant at the age of 16 and has been in senior care since. Yach has advanced in his career throughout the years by working as a director of resident services, director of community relations and as a certified CBRF administrator.
TINTON FALLS, N.J. — Erickson Senior Living has named Jennifer McNamara as executive director of Seabrook, a community in Tinton Falls. McNamara has been a member of the Seabrook team for over 18 years and has served as associate executive director since 2017. McNamara started her career journey at Seabrook in 2003 as a social work. Before her role as associate executive director, she worked in various positions, including resident life director, resident life manager, senior social work manager and social worker. McNamara is a licensed clinical social worker and …
The focus of Seniors Housing Business’ latest webinar, sponsored by Paychex, was “How to Tackle the Top Workforce Issues Facing Senior Living Communities.” What are the top human resource challenges senior living communities face? What solutions, recommendations and tools can help communities thrive when it comes to finding and employing staff? Expert panelists discussed approaches to attracting skilled workers and keeping existing staff happy, healthy, well trained and engaged. This brief, one-hour webinar is full of options and suggestions for best practices, as well as tips and tricks for those in …
Webinar: Inflation and Rising Interest Rates – Doom or Boom for the Seniors Housing Industry?
Seniors housing valuations — what can the industry expect in terms of future occupancy, inflation and interest rates? These were the most pressing topics of the “Inflation and Rising Interest Rates — Doom or Boom for the Seniors Housing Industry?” webinar, hosted by Seniors Housing Business and sponsored by V&IG. Hear how expert panelists are accounting for some of the most challenging questions in today’s market: What is driving investment in this space? How have return expectations changed since the beginning of the pandemic? How are increasing interest rates and/or inflation impacting …