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Bridges by EPOCH Names Luidja Jean Louis as Executive Director of Community in Lexington, Massachusetts

by Jeff Shaw

LEXINGTON, Mass. — Bridges by EPOCH has named Luidja Jean Louis as executive director of Bridges by EPOCH at Lexington, a memory care assisted living community in Lexington. Louis’ daily responsibilities include directing the community’s overall operations and leading team members in providing care. Louis has served as the community’s wellness director since March 2022. Louis holds several higher education diplomas and certifications, including an associate’s degree in nursing from Quincy College.

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Buckner Retirement Services Promotes Aaron Hargett to Senior Executive Director

by Jeff Shaw

DALLAS — Buckner Retirement Services, a Dallas-based operator, has promoted Aaron Hargett to the role of senior executive director. Hargett will continue to serve as executive director of Baptist Retirement Community, a Buckner senior living community in San Angelo, Texas, while also supporting the executive directors of five additional Buckner communities. Hargett’s new role will also involve participating in the strategic growth of Buckner, providing input in organizational budget planning and assisting with special projects. Hargett joined the Baptist Retirement Community senior leadership team in 2007. Prior to becoming the …

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Silverstone Senior Living Appoints Tami Cumings as Chief Operating Officer

by Jeff Shaw

DALLAS — Silverstone Senior Living has appointed Tami Cumings as chief operating officer. In this newly created position, Cumings will oversee asset management, property operations and sales and marketing for the company’s growing senior housing portfolio. With more than 25 years of executive-level experience in senior living, Cumings was most recently vice president of Caddis, where she oversaw the growth and operational relationships for the Heartis Senior Living brand. Prior to Caddis, she held executive-level positions at Arbor Co., Sunrise Senior Living, US Memory Care, A Place for Mom and …

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Pennant Group Appoints Lynette Walbom as CFO

by Jeff Shaw

EAGLE, Idaho — The Pennant Group Inc. (NASDAQ: PNTG), the parent company of the Pennant group of affiliated home health, hospice and senior living companies, has appointed Lynette Walbom as chief financial officer. Before joining Pennant, Walbom was vice president of financial reporting and tax for Raising Cane’s Restaurants LLC, a national restaurant chain operating in 35 states, which more than doubled in size — based on number of restaurants and geographic footprint — during her tenure. At Raising Cane’s, she had broad responsibility for financial reporting, acquisitions, tax, accounting …

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JLL Hires Jay Wagner, Richard Swartz, Aaron Rosenzweig to Lead National Seniors Housing Capital Markets Team

by Jeff Shaw

BOSTON and SAN DIEGO — JLL Capital Markets has hired three seniors housing experts within its national seniors housing platform. Jay Wagner and Richard Swartz, who will co-lead the team, and Aaron Rosenzweig will focus on investment sales, joint venture equity and financing transactions throughout the United States. All three were hired as senior managing directors. Wagner, Swartz and Rosenzweig join JLL from a full-service capital markets provider where Wagner and Swartz were co-heads and vice chairmen of the firm’s seniors housing group. Rosenzweig served as an executive director within …

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Emerald Communities Hires Denisa Feddersen as Corporate Controller

by Jeff Shaw

REDMOND, Wash. — Emerald Communities, a Redmond-based nonprofit operator, has hired Denisa Feddersen as corporate controller. Feddersen will oversee all aspects of accounting including financial reporting, audits, actuarial studies, payroll and financial analysis. She will ensure financial management for Emerald Communities, which operates the Emerald Heights and Heron’s Key continuing care retirement communities (CCRCs). Feddersen comes to Emerald Communities with a background in senior living. She previously worked as the vice president of finance and corporate controller at a senior living community based in California. She also has experience as …

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Epoch Senior Living Hires Michael Toce as Vice President of Wellness Services

by Jeff Shaw

WALTHAM, Mass. — EPOCH Senior Living, a Waltham-based operator, has hired Michael Toce as the organization’s vice president of wellness services. Toce brings more than 15 years of senior living leadership experience to his new role. Most recently, he served as senior corporate director of care for a group of multi-state senior living communities in New England, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. He was responsible for regulatory compliance, quality management techniques and resident safety. Prior to that, he served as an administrator for Yale University School of Medicine. Toce also worked …

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Healthpeak Properties Appoints Kathy Sandstrom as Board Chair

by Jeff Shaw

DENVER — Healthpeak Properties Inc. (NYSE: PEAK) has appointed Kathy Sandstrom as independent chair of the board of directors. Sandstrom succeeds Brian Cartwright, who will continue to serve on the board as an independent director. “Regular rotation of board leadership promotes effective corporate governance and introduces fresh perspectives and energy to board processes,” says Cartwright. “After five years as chair, the time is right for that rotation.” The board comprises eight members with an average tenure of approximately seven years. Sandstrom has over 20 years of real estate finance and …

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Integral Promotes Heather Haley, Tina Schachter to Vice President Roles

by Jeff Shaw

CARLSBAD, Calif. — Integral Senior Living (ISL), a Carlsbad-based senior living management company with more than 100 communities in its portfolio, has named Heather Haley as its vice president of sales and marketing, and Tina Schachter as its vice president of sales training and executive search. Haley brings a decade of experience in healthcare marketing and sales. She will now oversee the marketing goals and strategies of communities in Tennessee, Texas, Oklahoma, Colorado, Utah and Georgia. Prior to her role at ISL, Haley started her career by spending five years …

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HealthTrust Promotes Samantha Medred to CFO

by Jeff Shaw

SARASOTA, Fla. — HealthTrust, a Sarasota-based seniors housing valuation and advisory company, has promoted Samantha Medred to chief financitl officer. With nearly 12 years of specialized seniors housing valuation experience, Medred holds an MAI designation and serves on the Task Force for the State of Seniors Housing as well as a member of the Future Leaders Council for The National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care (NIC).

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