BRENTWOOD, Tenn. — Brookdale Senior Living has appointed an expert to broaden its cognitive fitness programs. Dr. Paul Nussbaum, a board-certified psychologist specializing in neuropsychology, was named the company’s national director of brain health. Brookdale, which operates over 1,000 seniors living communities in 46 states, is America’s largest provider of Alzheimer’s and dementia care.
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CHICAGO — Ziegler, a specialty healthcare investment bank and broker-dealer, has hired Eric Smith, managing director; Chris Claps, senior vice president; and Dan Contardi, vice president. The three comprise a newly formed specialty healthcare private equity practice.
BONITA SPRINGS, Fla. – The Terraces at Bonita Springs, a continuing care retirement community in Florida, has promoted Amy English to the position of director of sales & marketing for the community. English was a sales counselor there for three years, starting during the pre-opening sales phase.
BIRMINGHAM, Mich. — Kandu Capital, LLC and its operating company, Bloom Senior Living, have hired 30-year industry veteran, Johns Hopkins University and New York University professor and award-winning author Benjamin Pearce to lead senior living operations as chief operating officer.
Tutera’s Mike Levitt Elected Vice President of the Missouri Board of Nursing Home Administrators
by Jeff Shaw
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Mike Levitt, vice president and chief compliance officer for Tutera Senior Living & Health Care, has been elected vice president of the Missouri Board of Nursing Home Administrators. The two-year term began in January 2015. Appointed by Missouri Governor Jay Nixon, Levitt has served on the board since 2011.