SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Cadence Living has taken over mangement at Andara Scottsdale, a luxury independent and assisted living community in North Scottsdale. Andara Scottsdale features 170 residences at the base of the McDowell Mountains. Reliant Group, an investment and ownership group that specializes in service-enriched residential communities, appointed Cadence as manager at Andara beginning Feb. 1, 2020. Cadence Living is currently developing, owns and/or operates communities throughout the South and West. Reliant Group and Cadence already partner on communities in California, but this is their first in Arizona.
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Watercrest Appoints Joy Patterson as Executive Director of 107-Unit Community in South Carolina
by Jeff Shaw
INDIAN LAND, S.C. — Watercrest Senior Living Group has appointed Joy Patterson as executive director of Watercrest Fort Mill Assisted Living and Memory Care in Indian Land, just across the state border from Charlotte. Watercrest Fort Mill is a 107-unit resort-style senior living community currently under construction by Shiel Sexton and scheduled to welcome residents this spring. Patterson joined Watercrest Senior Living Group in early 2019, leading the pre-operational management of Watercrest Columbia Assisted Living and Memory Care, before transitioning to her new position. Patterson’s healthcare career began as a …
CHICAGO — Pathway to Living, a Chicago-based developer, owner and operator of seniors housing, has promoted Sue Schaefer to regional director of operations. Schaefer will oversee operations at the company’s Northern Illinois communities, including Azpira Place of Lake Zurich, Oak Hill Supportive Living in Round Lake Beach, Victory Centre of Vernon Hills, Victory Centre of Bartlett and Alexian Village in Elk Grove. Schaefer was executive director of Azpira Place of Lake Zurich since its opening in May 2017. She was previously the executive director of Heritage Woods of Huntley. A …
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Capitol Seniors Housing (CSH), a D.C-based senior living investment and development firm, has appointed Edie Empirio as principal of operations, a newly created role within the firm. With more than two decades of senior living experience, Empirio has held positions with increasing responsibilities for several senior living operators in the United States. Prior to joining Capitol Seniors Housing, Empirio served as senior vice president of operations at Chelsea Senior Living. She was responsible for the oversight and support of all 21 communities in the Chelsea portfolio. She …
American House Hires Schekesia Meadough as Vice President of Quality, Clinical Operations
by Jeff Shaw
SOUTHFIELD, Mich. — American House Senior Living Communities, a Southfield-based operator, has hired Schekesia Meadough for the newly created role of vice president of quality and clinical operations. Meadough is responsible for the creation and implementation of nursing care and wellness strategies, policies, processes and programs across American House’s portfolio of more than 60 communities in five states. Prior to joining American House, Meadough served as the vice president of health and wellness LaSalle Group. She has served in leadership and nursing roles over the past 20 years. Her prior assignments …
Frontier Management Takes Over Operations at Former Autumn Leaves Location in Metro Atlanta
by Jeff Shaw
WOODSTOCK, Ga. — Frontier Management has taken over operations at The Reserve at Towne Lake, a 48-unit memory care community in the northern Atlanta suburb of Woodstock. The community is formerly an Autumn Leaves location. Frontier Management was founded in 2000 and currently operates 101 seniors housing communities in 11 states.
Considering interoperability can boost a facility’s bottom line. By Danielle Myers, general manager, Status Solutions Operating a senior living facility is a huge undertaking. The endeavor to improve residents’ quality of life, while also maintaining a work environment that keeps both staff and residents happy and safe each day, can be both stressful and costly. This burden can weigh down the whole community, which is why it’s important that senior living facility operators maximize all of their current investments. The majority of senior living facilities utilize a variety of technology …
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Life Care Services has taken over management of Atlantic Shores Retirement Community, a 100-acre seniors housing campus in Virginia Beach. Atlantic Shores Cooperative Association owns the property, which features 667 units of independent living, assisted living, memory care and skilled nursing.
Oakmont Senior Living Names Melon Rivera as Executive Director for Oakmont of Novato Near San Francisco
by Jeff Shaw
NOVATO, Calif. — Oakmont Senior Living has named Melon Rivera executive director of Oakmont of Novato, a senior living community in Novato, located north of San Francisco. The community is under construction, with a scheduled opening in spring 2020. Rivera has worked in the senior living industry for about a decade. Before joining Oakmont Senior Living, he was executive director at Atria Tamalpais Creek. He also spent about five years with Brookdale in various roles. Rivera attended Santa Rosa Junior College and is also a licensed pharmacy technician.
CHARLOTTE, WINSTON-SALEM and RALEIGH, N.C. — Cadence Living, an owner-operator with properties in the West and Southeast, has taken over management of seven seniors housing communities in the Charlotte, Winston-Salem and Raleigh markets. The three Charlotte-area senior living community locations include Cadence Moorseville, Cadence Huntersville and Cadence Senior Living at Mint Hill. The additional properties include Cadence at Wake Forest, Cadence North Raleigh, and Cadence Garner in the Raleigh area, and Cadence at Clemmons in the Winston-Salem area. The seven communities comprise 402 total units of assisted living and memory …