DES MOINES, Iowa — LCS, the nation’s third-largest senior living provider, has promoted Ross Kelderman to controller to oversee and provide leadership to the Des Moines-based organization’s corporate accounting, financial reporting, audits and finance technology. Kelderman joined the company in 2015 as director, accounting and financial reporting, and was promoted to senior director of accounting and reporting in 2020. Kelderman holds both a bachelor’s and master’s degree in accounting from Iowa State University. He is also a certified public accountant with an active license in the state of Iowa. LCS …
WEST LINN, Ore. — Anthem Memory Care, a West Linn-based owner-operator, has promoted Michael Zywicki to vice president of programs and engagement. He will oversee Anthem Memory Care’s culture. Previously, Zywicki was operations specialist for Anthem Memory Care. He also served as area director of operations at Cedarhurst Senior Living of Michigan. Zywicki brings over 18 years of operations experience to this position. He holds a bachelor’s degree in healthcare administration from Alma College in Alma, Michigan.
SACRAMENTO — Cogir Senior Living, a Sacramento-based owner-operator, has hired Gottfried Ernst as chief operating officer. Ernst joins the Cogir team from Discovery Senior Living Management LLC. He brings more than 20 years of experience within the hospitality and senior living industries and held prior executive leadership roles at Brookdale Senior Living, Harbor Retirement Associates and Green Courte Partners LLC. He was inducted into Brookdale’s President Circle in 2005 and helped develop and implement several Argentum award-winning programs.
WESTMINSTER, Md. — Lutheran Social Ministries of Maryland has hired Paige Mills-Haag as its vice president of philanthropy. Mills-Haag is spearheading the senior living organization’s philanthropic efforts, including designing initiatives that advance the organization’s mission and overseeing charitable programs and initiatives in its continuing care retirement communities: Carroll Lutheran Village in Westminster and Lutheran Village at Miller’s Grant in Ellicott City. With over 17 years of expertise in philanthropy and nonprofit leadership, Mills-Haag has held executive roles in two senior living communities. Mills-Haag earned a bachelor’s degree in organizational leadership …
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Watercrest Senior Living Group has hired Diana Chavis as executive director of Watercrest Columbia Assisted Living and Memory Care in Columbia. Chavis brings over 40 years of healthcare experience to her role, holding a dual license in South Carolina as a Nursing Home and Assisted Living Administrator as well as a Licensed Preceptor for Long Term Care. She has served as executive director of continuous-care residential communities that included independent living, assisted living, memory care, skilled nursing and long-term care. Additionally, Chavis held the role of CEO …
DES MOINES, Iowa — LCS, the nation’s third-largest senior living provider, has promoted David Mercugliano to vice president of business development. In his new role, he will lead business development initiatives to expand management and development opportunities that grow top-line revenue for the Des Moines-based LCS Family of Companies. Mercugliano joined LCS in June 2023 as the director of business development for Care Purchasing Services (CPS), where he led strategic efforts to increase membership and work alongside senior living community boards and owners.
LONGMEADOW, Mass. — Glenmeadow Inc., a Longmeadow-based provider of senior retirement options, has elected new leadership and new members to its board of directors. Michael Tremble, CEO of Valley Communications, will serve as chair. Kelly Koch, probate and family law attorney with Raipher, will serve as vice chair. Erin Koebler, executive director of the East Longmeadow Council on Aging, will serve as clerk. Retired banking executive Mary Meehan serves as treasurer. The board of directors also welcomed three new members: Barbara Buddington, Glenmeadow resident; Rory O’Brien, vice president, chief compliance …
PHILADELPHIA — The wants and needs of the labor force in seniors housing are different today than they were pre-pandemic, forcing operators to adapt on many levels, said Lynne Katzmann, founder and CEO of Juniper Communities. “The gig economy has created a new set of demands on us that we haven’t had to face before.” Katzmann has her finger on the pulse. Bloomfield, New Jersey-based Juniper is an owner and operator of 29 senior living communities in four states with a resident capacity of 2,300 and 1,750 employees. Ultimately, workers …
The Dec. 7 webinar “What Will 2024 Hold for Seniors Housing Investment & Acquisition Activity?” covered where the industry stands now and how experts are preparing to succeed in 2024. Webinar panelists listed factors like interest rates, wages, insurance costs, inflation, margin compression, resident move-ins and bank short sales as market indicators for the health of seniors housing. Learn their outlook and forecasts for what the industry may face in the new year. The speakers covered transaction activity, cap rate trends, capital availability and pricing, as well as the …
CHICAGO — JLL announced has hired Anthony Marten as a principal and healthcare division sales lead for its solutions development team. In this new role, he is responsible for developing sales strategies, strengthening relationships with clients’ executive teams and leading solutions opportunities. Marten’s career in in project management, lease administration, integrated facilities management, transaction management and strategic planning spans 25 years and two continents. He began his commercial real estate career with JLL in 1998 and served in various roles until 2007, gaining experience in healthcare, life sciences, financial services …