HATTIESBURG, Miss. — Claiborne Senior Living, a Hattiesburg-based operator, has hired Brooke Saxon-Spencer as vice president of marketing. Saxon-Spencer is responsible for all aspects of the organization’s marketing efforts, both corporately and for Claiborne Senior Living’s communities. Saxon-Spencer brings over 20 years of experience in senior living including senior management roles at Radiant Senior Living, Oakmont Senior Living and Covenant Living. She is also the founder and editor-in-chief of Belong Magazine, a publication for female creatives and entrepreneurs.
HATTIESBURG, Miss. — Claiborne Senior Living has named Justin Wray as vice president of operations. Wray now oversees the day-to-day operations and works alongside Claiborne Senior Living’s communities to ensure that they are optimizing operations. Wray brings over 16 years of hands-on experience in seniors housing to the organization, both in operational strategy as well as sales and marketing. Previously, he worked in senior management positions with providers such as Pegasus Senior Living and Frontier Management LLC, where he helped grow the organization from 38 to 108 properties. Headquartered in …
OAK LAWN, Ill. — Anthem Memory Care has named Dashira Contreras as executive director for Grace Point Place, a community in Oak Lawn, a suburb of Chicago. Contreras previously was director of resident care at The Carrington of Lincolnwood in Lincolnwood. She also served as director of memory care for The Carrington. She brings over 10 years of senior living experience to this position. She earned a medical assistant degree from Lincoln College of Technology in Melrose Park. In addition, Contreras is a certified dementia practitioner and a Montessori dementia …
SANDY SPRINGS, Ga. — Sunshine Retirement Living has named Bruce Johnson as the new executive director at Hammond Glen Retirement Community in Sandy Springs, a suburb of Atlanta. The company also hired Peter Cartagena as the community’s executive chef. Johnson has experience in spearheading multi-disciplinary teams in seniors housing communities with a mix of memory care, assisted living and independent living offerings. In his new role, he will leverage a social services background to enrich residents’ living experiences and improve staff engagement and performance. In addition to serving in senior …
ST. LOUIS — Arrow Senior Living, a St. Louis-based operator, has promoted Crystal Parrish, Nicole Rozsa, Gregory Dierlam and John McAninch to its management team. Parrish has been promoted to managing director of wellness. In her new role, she will provide clinical oversight and support across Arrow communities. With more than a decade experience in healthcare and senior living, her previous assignments include clinical nursing instructor and corporate director of clinical care. Parrish joined Arrow in January 2021. Rozsa has been promoted to managing director of marketing. In her new …
CHICAGO — Chicago-based Evergreen Real Estate Group has been retained to manage multifamily communities comprising a total of 1,377 units across Illinois, Minnesota, Ohio and Virginia. The assignments include a mix of market-rate units and affordable housing for families, seniors and disabled individuals, expanding Evergreen’s management portfolio to more than 10,000 units throughout the U.S. “While some of the new management contracts were underway just before COVID-19, many started during the pandemic, and we have taken great care to help residents of each community navigate these uncertain times,” says Steve …
LANCASTER, Pa. — Providence Place Senior Living has taken over leadership duties at the former Country Meadows of Lancaster in Lancaster. Providence Place is a sister company of Country Meadows, also owned by the George M. Leader Family. Like Country Meadows, the community serves seniors through independent living, assisted living and memory care at six additional campuses in Central and Eastern Pennsylvania.
Occupancy trends, the impact of the Omicron variant, development, investment, vaccine mandates and labor shortages were just some of the pressing topics panelists discussed during the “Seniors Housing Policy Outlook: What Will Impact Operations, Investment & Development in 2022?” webinar, hosted by Seniors Housing Business. Industry experts weighed in on the policies and priorities shaping the future of senior living communities, as well as their own legislative agendas for 2022. Regarding investment and development, Dave Schless, president of American Seniors Housing Association (ASHA), explains Capital markets have remained committed and robust …
IRVINE, Calif. — Sabra Health Care REIT Inc. (NASDAQ: SBRA) has entered into a definitive agreement to amend the company’s master lease with a tenant, Avamere Group. Avamere’s annual base rent on the current portfolio has been reduced roughly 30 percent to $30.7 million from $44.1 million. No changes have been made to the lease maturity date (May 31, 2031) or the annual base rent escalator (2.75 percent). Sabra plans to recapture this rent reduction as the portfolio’s performance improves. Starting with the second lease year, Sabra will participate in …
INDIO and SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. — The Ensign Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: ENSG) has acquired the operations of two skilled nursing facilities in Southern California. The assets include Arrowhead Springs Healthcare, a 119-bed skilled nursing facility located in San Bernardino, and Desert Mountain Care Center, a 99-bed skilled nursing facility located in Indio. The acquisition of Arrowhead Springs Healthcare includes the real estate and operations at the facility. Desert Mountain Care Center will be subject to a long-term, triple-net lease. “We are very excited to add these facilities to our California …