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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 …

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  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 …

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  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 …

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SHORT PUMP, Va. — Erickson Senior Living has named Todd DeLaney as Avery Point’s first executive director. DeLaney will oversee daily operations for the community, which will open its 94-acre campus in the Richmond suburb of Short Pump in fall 2022. DeLaney started his career with Erickson Senior Living 17 years ago and has held a variety of leadership positions at multiple Erickson Senior Living communities. Most recently, he served as executive director of Cedar Crest in Pompton Plains, N.J. Before this role, he served as executive director and associate …

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Senior living communities, often strained by labor shortages, can benefit from design and technology strategies built to streamline how employees spend their time. While the focus in any construction, design or renovation project must be on resident needs first, an in-depth planning approach can benefit the community as a whole — especially staff. Technologies — including fall detection and prevention, real-time location systems (RTLSs) and strong Wi-Fi — are at the heart of making sure staff can focus on residents. Good technology design is an essential part of making sure …

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DALLAS — Sonida Senior Living Inc. (NYSE: SNDA), an operator based in Dallas, has hired Howard Garfield and Debbie Milligan as chief accounting officer and director of financial reporting. Most recently, Garfield was senior vice president, finance, treasurer and chief accounting officer for CorePoint Lodging Inc., a publicly traded real estate investment trust (REIT) with a geographically diverse portfolio. Prior to that, he served as the chief financial officer and chief accounting officer for Monogram Residential Trust for nearly a decade. Milligan also hails from CorePoint Lodging Inc. where she …

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VININGS, Ga. — Charter Senior Living has taken over operations at The Social at Vinings, a seniors housing community in the first-ring Atlanta suburb of Vinings. The new operator has changed the name of the community to Charter Senior Living of Vinings. The change in management will increase the portfolio of Charter Senior Living retirement communities to more than 40 throughout the United States.

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NEWTON, Mass. — AlerisLife Inc. (NASDAQ: ALR), a publicly traded operator based in Newton, has named Jeff Leer as interim president and chief executive officer. Leer has served as executive vice president, chief financial officer and treasurer of ALR since 2019 and will continue these responsibilities. He succeeds Katie Potter, who resigned as president and chief executive officer effective April 30. The reason for Potter’s resignation was not released. ALR also announced that its board of directors has engaged the healthcare consulting group of Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) to conduct …

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The need for change goes far beyond wages and staffing ratios. By Nate Hamme, Ceca Foundation In his State of the Union address on March 1, President Joe Biden announced new reforms intended to improve resident safety in nursing homes. Skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) would see changes to reimbursements from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) under the value-based purchasing model, requiring minimum staffing ratios and additional oversight of providers. The move comes as the industry faces unprecedented challenges in retaining and supporting workers. The pandemic has undoubtedly …

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DELRAY BEACH, Fla. — Lifespace Communities has appointed Brandon Bornstein as executive director of Abbey Delray, a senior living community in Delray Beach. Bornstein began his career in finance and, over time, gained experience as an operations specialist and executive director. He most recently served as executive director of the Somerby Franklin senior living community in Nashville, Tenn. Bornstein received his bachelor’s degree in finance and his MBA in finance from Tennessee Technological University.

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