RALEIGH, N.C. — K4Connect, a Raleigh-based provider of enterprise technologies for the senior living industry, has appointed Mike Weller as CEO. Weller assumes this role after serving as chief operating officer of K4Connect, and will oversee the company’s growth strategy and continued development of its FusionOS integration and data platform. K4Connect’s co-founder and former CEO, Scott Moody, will continue to work closely with Weller through the transition and will continue to serve on the company’s board of directors. “Over the past decade, Jonathan Gould and I embarked on a journey …
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NEWTON, Mass. — Diversified Healthcare Trust (NASDAQ: DHC) has appointed Christopher Bilotto as president and CEO, effective Jan. 1, 2024. Bilotto is an executive vice president of The RMR Group (NASDAQ: RMR), overseeing portfolio management for all office, industrial and retail properties managed by RMR and hotel and senior living asset management, as well as development and redevelopment across the United States. Prior to joining RMR in 2011, he worked at General Growth Properties in various management roles. Bilotto succeeds Jennifer Francis, who is retiring from RMR on July 1, …
DES MOINES, Iowa — Life Care Services, An LCS Company, has promoted Kyle Exline to the role of senior vice president, director of operations management for life plan communities. Exline started his career with Des Moines-based LCS in 2008 and has impacted occupancy, operations improvement, development and building strong teams over his 15-year tenure. Along the way, he gained experience in for-profit, nonprofit, LCS-owned, LCS-managed and rental communities. Exline will assume responsibility for the strategy and operations of 18 LCS equity-owned life plan communities and will oversee a team of …
BALA CYNWYD, Penn. — LCB Senior Living has named Ashley Russo as executive director of The Residence at Bala Cynwyd, an assisted living and memory care community in the Philadelphia suburb of Bala Cynwyd. Russo holds master’s degrees in gerontology and health administration from the University of Southern California, as well as a bachelor’s degree in communications from Rider University. She is a Certified Assisted Living Administrator, a Certified Dementia Practitioner, and is pursuing a license as a Personal Care Home Administrator. Russo has 15 years’ experience in the senior …
LAKE OSWEGO, Ore. — Anthem Memory Care, a Lake Oswego-based owner-operator, has promoted Jennifer Boonstra to its management team. Boonstra has been named senior life engagement director. In this position, she will provide training, education and support for the life engagement teams at 16 communities. In addition to this position, Boonstra continues as life engagement director for Porter Place in Tinley Park, Illinois. Prior to this, she was the memory care life engagement director at Senior Star at Weber Place, now called Story Point of Romeoville, Illinois. The recreation therapist …
FREEHOLD, N.J. — Distinctive Living, a Freehold-based provider of senior living communities, has appointed industry veteran Angela Clark as chief sales and marketing officer. Clark brings 25 years of operational management in seniors housing across sales and marketing, sales training and development, operational strategy, multi-site management, strategic planning, and new product development. Clark’s expertise ranges from small growing brands to established communities to organizations in acquisition mode. She has experience working with seniors in active adult, independent living, assisted living, memory care and skilled nursing. In her role, Clark will …
PHILADELPHIA — Pennrose, a Philadelphia-based developer of multifamily properties including seniors housing, has promoted Marsha Blunt to president of Pennrose Management Co. (PMC) and Margot Elton-Ratliff to vice president of operations. Blunt will be responsible for the financial and operational performance of the organization, overseeing the property operations, risk management, compliance and maintenance departments. Elton-Ratliff will be responsible for enhancing company performance by providing overall direction and guidance of Pennrose operating activities. Blunt joined Pennrose in 2006, serving as regional property manager and later regional vice president, where she oversaw …
COLUMBIA, Md. — Maxim Healthcare Services has hired Megan Morrissey as vice president of marketing. In this role, Morrissey will oversee all aspects of the company’s marketing and brand management strategies and campaigns. With two decades of experience in marketing and communications, Morrissey has successfully launched data-driven strategies, implemented campaigns and created digital experiences for consumers. Most recently, she served as vice president of marketing for the Thule Group. Maxim is a Columbia-based provider of skilled nursing, personal care, respite care, behavioral care and physical rehabilitation.
IRVINE, Calif. — MBK Real Estate LLC (MRE), an Irvine-based developer of seniors housing, multifamily and industrial real estate, has appointed Kenji Iwai as the company’s next chairman of the board and president. Iwai succeeds Katsuo “Katsu” Yamanaka, who has led the company’s growth, including its entry into the logistics market, since 2017. Iwai, who joined MRE’s parent company Mitsui & Co. Ltd. in 1997, will be responsible for the overall management of MRE. He will oversee the development and execution of the company’s strategic initiatives and goals, including its …
HOUSTON — Buckner Retirement Services has named Amy Shields as executive director for Parkway Place, a seniors housing community in Houston. Shields has spent the entirety of her 25-year career in senior living serving in the Houston area. Most recently, she held the position of CEO at St. Dominic Village, where she was responsible for the overall operations of the continuing care community. Prior to that, she served as the licensed facility administrator for Sava Senior Care for 14 years. Shields also holds a bachelor’s degree in social work from …