DAVENPORT, Iowa — Health Dimensions Group (HDG) has taken over management of Country Manor Memory Care in Davenport. Country Manor Memory care is the Quad Cities’ only freestanding memory care community, according to HDG. The community features 38 licensed beds. Further details were not disclosed.
DALLAS — Edgemere, a continuing care retirement community in North Dallas, has promoted Teresa Bates to executive director. Bates brings more than 25 years of senior living experience to the community. She started with Edgemere in 2002 and assisted with the opening of its health center. She held several positions within the community for 17 years before returning in 2022 as the associate executive director. As executive director at Edgemere, Bates oversees the daily operations of the community across all departments and team members.
NEWARK, Del.; HAMILTON and WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP, N.J. — Juniper Communities has taken over management of three Leisure Care senior living properties providing assisted living and memory care. The three properties are part of Columbia Pacific Advisors’ seniors housing portfolio. The move adds 397 assisted living and memory care units and approximately 300 associates to Juniper’s current portfolio. Juniper Communities now owns and operates 28 communities in Colorado, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Texas and Delaware. Juniper Village at Newark, formerly known as The Vero at Newark and built in 2023, offers assisted …
ST. PETERS, Mo. — Watermark Retirement Communities has named Kathleen Nardoni as executive director of The Watermark at St. Peters. Nardoni has a 15-year career in senior living, including all levels of care, marketing and administration, with responsibilities for opening a new independent living community. She is a licensed senior living administrator and spent time in law enforcement earlier in her career. She holds a degree in criminal law.
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Consumer expectations of technology are evolving due to a generational shift. Today’s senior living and long-term care residents and their family members are becoming increasingly tech-savvy. Their adeptness with digital solutions continues to grow with new technology. Residents and their families’ use of these tools is expanding rapidly to include staying updated on health and activities, tracking medication, managing important documentation and overseeing finances. Electronic health records (EHRs) can assist in centralizing this information and can conform to the latest customer needs. Residents and their loved ones expect easy access …
MINNEAPOLIS — Health Dimensions Group, a Minneapolis-based operator, has taken over day-to-day operations at Northern Lights Health Care Center and The Oaks at Northern Lights. HDG has been working closely with the communities’ teams since assuming operational oversight of Northern Lights Services on Feb. 1. In addition to Northern Lights Services, HDG manages 48 other senior living and care communities throughout the nation.
WOODSTOCK, Ga. — Oaks Senior Living has taken over management services for Camellia Place in Woodstock, a suburb north of Atlanta. The 96-unit community offers assisted living, memory care and respite care.
STAMFORD, Conn. — Benchmark Senior Living has taken over operations of the former Sunrise of Stamford, an assisted living and memory care community in Stamford, approximately 25 miles northeast of New York City. The 83-unit community will now be called Benchmark at Stamford.Including the new addition, Benchmark currently operates 65 senior living communities throughout the Northeast, including 20 in Connecticut and eight in Fairfield County. The company offers independent living, assisted living, memory care and respite care.
DENVER — Onelife Senior Living, a Denver-based developer and operator, and Ally Senior Living, a Texas-based operator, have merged. The combined company manages 19 communities across eight states and will retain Onelife Senior Living’s name and branding. The companies began merger conversations in 2023 and the deal closed this month. Terms of the transaction were not announced. Dan Williams, previously CEO of Ally Senior Living, and Zack Falk, previously CEO of Onelife, will lead the combined company. Executive team members from both companies will fill roles in the newly established …
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. — Clearwater Living, a Newport Beach-based operator, has expanded Jill Zimmerman’s role with the company, giving her new responsibilities as director of resident engagement and wellbeing. Zimmerman will continue to develop the company’s Empowered Living program and oversee the Clearbrook Memory Support neighborhoods. Zimmerman is a certified grief coach that joined Clearwater Living in 2019 as the lifestyle director for Clearwater at Sonoma Hills. She was promoted to director of Empowered Living in 2021 to help train, mentor and inspire the lifestyle teams across all Clearwater communities, …