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DES MOINES, Iowa — LCS, a Des Moines-based continuing care retirement community (CCRC) operator, has hired Chris Bird to lead the company’s rental division.

VERO BEACH, Fla. — Harbor Retirement Associates (HRA), a regional developer and operator based in Vero Beach, has announced a shake-up in its C Suite. Tim Smick, currently president and CEO, will transition to the positions of chairman and managing partner. Sarabeth Hanson, previously chief operating officer, will take the reins as president and CEO.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Solinity has hired Sara Mitchell as communications director and client relations manager.

ST. LOUIS, Mo. — Allegro Senior Living, a St. Louis-based owner-operator, has hired Mark Krystopa as vice president of dining services.

NEEDHAM, Mass. — Wingate Healthcare, a Needham-based operator with properties in Massachusetts, Rhode Island and New York, has hired Mark Cummings as chief financial officer.

CARY, N.C. — Waltonwood Cary Parkway, a family-owned senior living community in the Raleigh-Durham metro of Cary, has hired Richard Mabe as new executive director.

NORWOOD, Mass. — LCB Senior Living LLC has hired Jason Kohler as the Norwood-based developer and operator’s new chief operating officer. Kohler will be the first to fill the newly create position.