SEATTLE — Bill Pettit, who served as president of RD Merrill Co. for more than 30 years, has launched a new seniors housing consulting and investment firm with his son, Billy. The new company, Seattle-based Black Dog Capital Advisors, will…
VERO BEACH, Fla. — Watercrest Senior Living Group, a Vero Beach-based operator, has promoted Stephanie L’Heureux to director of accounting, overseeing the financial systems of all Watercrest senior living communities and its associated brands. L’Heureux is one of the longest…
HOUSTON — Bridgewood Property Co. has officially launched The Aspenwood Company, an operator with a focus on the Southeast and Central U.S. Bridgewood has hired Heather Tussing as president of the new, Houston-based Aspenwood. She brings over 20 years of…
DENVER — Experience Senior Living (ESL), a Denver-based operator, has hired Angelica Ybarra as vice president of people. Ybarra comes with 30 years of human resource management and leadership experience. In a senior role, Ybarra will work closely with the…
NEWTON, Mass. — AlerisLife Inc. (NASDAQ: ALR), a Newton-based operator, has appointed Heather Pereira as senior vice president, chief financial officer and treasurer. Pereira most recently served as vice president and corporate controller of Acushnet Holdings Corp. since May of…
ROCKWALL, Texas — Ridgeline Management Co. has hired M. Christopher Dover as chief financial officer. Dover is a healthcare financial operations executive with 22 years of experience in the healthcare industry, including general acute care hospitals, medical groups, senior living…
NEW YORK CITY — Newmark Valuation & Advisory has promoted Benjamin Tate to the positions of senior managing director and leader of the company’s Healthcare & Seniors Housing Specialty Practice. Tate will work closely with Matt Yance and Tim Gillespie,…
OLMSTEAD, Ohio — Fortney & Weygandt Inc., an Olmstead-based company that specializes in general contracting services and multi-site rollout programs for restaurants, retailers, hotels, senior living facilities and commercial projects nationwide, has internally promoted two to new positions. John Krisanda…
ORLANDO, Fla. — Orlando-based Sonata Senior Living has appointed Stephanie Braudrick as its new vice president of sales. Braudrick joins Sonata with expertise in sales management and revenue transformation. Over the course of her career, she has held sales leadership…
On Sept. 8, Seniors Housing Business hosted a panel discussion called “Modernizing Seniors Housing Care — Simplifying Workflows for Caregivers through Technology” where four seniors housing industry experts spoke about streamlining and improving resident care. Tech innovations were the focus of…
NEW YORK CITY — Greystone Monticello LLC has hired Karina Davydov as senior vice president, asset-based lending, healthcare originations. Formed in 2021, the Greystone Monticello joint venture provides a wide range of bridge financing options and asset-based lending in the…
DILLSBURG, Pa. — Presbyterian Senior Living (PSL), a nonprofit provider of senior and retirement care services based in Dillsburg, has named Dan Davis to serve as president and chief executive officer. Davis will fill the position previously held by James…
HAMILTON, N.J. — Spiezle Architectural Group, a Hamilton-based firm that serves the seniors housing industry, has hired Julia Mueser as director of landscape architecture. Mueser will take the reins of Spiezle’s landscape architecture department, succeeding Jack Carman, who is retiring.…
IRVINE, Calif. — American Healthcare REIT Inc., a self-managed, publicly registered REIT based in Irvine, has appointed Scott Estes to the company’s board of directors. Estes will serve as one of the company’s independent directors and as a member of…
Bill Sheriff, former CEO of Brookdale Senior Living and a longtime industry executive who was inducted into the Senior Living Hall of Fame in the inaugural class of 2018, died Saturday, Aug. 27. David Schless, president of the American Seniors…
DENVER — iN2L + LifeLoop, a Denver-based senior living engagement, wellness and community operations platform, has named Navin Gupta as chief executive officer. Gupta will focus on furthering the combined organization’s mission to impact the aging experience in North America…
BOCA RATON, Fla. — Boca Raton-based Foundry Commercial has hired Zachary Strunk as vice president of operations for seniors housing. Strunk brings more than a decade of experience overseeing, leading and directing operations in skilled nursing, assisted living and memory…
DILLSBURG, Pa. — Presbyterian Senior Living (PSL), a nonprofit provider of retirement care services based in Dillsburg, has named Dr. Paul Katz as corporate medical director. Katz will fill the position previously held by Dr. Russel Breish, who is retiring.…
WALTHAM, Mass. — EPOCH Senior Living, a Waltham-based operator, has hired Kerry LeBlanc as regional director of quality assurance for EPOCH Senior Living. LeBlanc will be responsible for providing clinical leadership and oversight to the wellness and operations teams in…
DALLAS — MedCore Partners, a Dallas-based healthcare and senior living commercial real estate company, has hired 12 new employees. Amber Ashford brings experience in accounting, management, and business operations. Since joining, she has launched the company’s investor portal and is…
MINNEAPOLIS — Cuningham, a Minneapolis-based design firm that works in seniors housing, has appointed Jacqueline Dompe as CEO. Dompe will collaborate with Cuningham’s internal and external stakeholders to oversee the firm’s strategic direction and value. Dompe has more than 20…
LONGVIEW, Texas — Buckner Retirement Services has named David Ummel as the new executive director at Buckner Westminster Place in the East Texas city of Longview. Ummel most recently served as executive director for Calder Woods in Beaumont, which Buckner…
DES MOINES, Iowa — LCS, a Des Moines-based owner-operator, has promoted industry veteran Greg Williams to the role of senior director of operations management. In his new role, Williams will join the Life Care Services leadership team and will oversee…
MIAMI — Lloyd Jones, a Miami-based investor, has added four members to its seniors housing team. Sarah Curatella was hired as regional vice president of health and wellness for senior living. She has over 28 years of experience as a…
DALLAS — After eight years with the company and over three years as CEO, Kimberly Lody will step down from Sonida Senior Living Inc. (NYSE: SNDA), a Dallas-based owner-operator. In accordance with the company’s succession plan, Brandon Ribar, the company’s…
BLOOMFIELD, N.J. — Juniper Communities has hired Patricia Jacobs to lead Catalyst, Juniper’s new health and well-being program. Catalyst is a membership-based ecosystem of programs and services addressing individuals’ health and well-being. Through a lifestyle concierge, members receive personalized schedules…
MIAMI — Lloyd Jones, a real estate investment firm headquartered in Miami, has hired David Grady as president of its Aviva Senior Living subsidiary. The firm is expanding its senior housing platform throughout the country, with the acquisition of five…