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Anthem Memory Care Promotes Jennifer Boonstra to Management Team

by Jeff Shaw

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 …

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Distinctive Living Names Angela Clark as Chief Sales, Marketing Officer

by Jeff Shaw

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 …

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Pennrose Promotes Two to Executive Positions

by Jeff Shaw

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 …

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Maxim Healthcare Services Hires Megan Morrissey as Vice President of Marketing

by Jeff Shaw

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.

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MBK Real Estate Appoints Kenji Iwai as Chairman, President

by Jeff Shaw

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 …

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Buckner Names Amy Shields as Executive Director of Parkway Place in Houston  

by Jeff Shaw

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 …

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Priority Life Care Promotes Dave Kloster, Matt Lanzi, Johanna Ruble to Leadership Positions

by Jeff Shaw

FORT WAYNE, Ind. — Priority Life Care, a Fort Wayne-based senior living operator has promoted three of its employees to leadership positions. Dave Kloster was appointed as the executive vice president of operations, while Matt Lanzi and Johanna Ruble were both promoted to regional vice president of operations. Priority Life Care operates 58 communities.

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Webinar — Inside the Resident Room: In-Unit Data Helps Seniors Housing Operators Improve Safety & Increase Profitability

by Sarah Daniels

  The Oct. 17 webinar “Inside the Resident Room: In-Unit Data Helps Seniors Housing OperatorsImprove Safety & Increase Profitability“ focused on how resident room data can help seniors housing operators improve patient outcomes and reduce operating costs. During this brief, one-hour discussion, seniors housing industry experts talked about some of the most challenging and important topics facing the world of senior living: staffing crises, ballooning costs, data gathering tactics and increasing resident safety while maintaining their privacy. Listen in to learn more about senior living technology and its role in fall prevention, …

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Anthem Memory Care Promotes Trisha Thomas, Nick Katinos to Management Team

by Jeff Shaw

LAKE OSWEGO, Ore. — Anthem Memory Care, a Lake Oswego-based operator, has promoted Trisha Thomas and Nick Katinos to the position of regional director of operations. They will provide leadership and oversight for 16 communities. Thomas was executive director for Chelsea Place in Aurora, Colorado. She previously was executive director with Brookdale Westland Meridian in Lakewood, Colorado. She brings over 20 years of senior living experience to this position. Katinos most recently served as executive director for Grace Point Place in Oak Lawn, Illinois. Prior to this position, he was …

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Formation Development Group Hires Michael Duggan as Senior Vice President

by Jeff Shaw

ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Formation Development Group LLC (FDG), a senior living development firm based in Alpharetta, has hired Michael Duggan as senior vice president. Duggan joins FDG from Anthology Senior Living where he spent eight years and served most recently as executive vice president, overseeing the development and construction teams. In his tenure at Anthology, he oversaw the growth of the development platform to over 30 projects across the country.  Duggan’s focus at FDG will be to lead the firm’s development strategy and execution. Formation Development Group, founded in 2007, …

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