FORT WAYNE, Ind. — Priority Life Care (PLC), a Fort Wayne-based operator, has promoted Mark Starks to senior vice president of operations, David Kloster to vice president of operations and Marisa Williams to senior director of sales and training. Starks is responsible for upholding the profitability and values of Priority Life Care by leading business strategy and operations. He works with the PLC leadership team to determine and develop business needs, goals and initiatives. He has over 15 years in the field and is a nurse and clinical trainer. Kloster …
FORT WASHINGTON, Pa. — Acts Retirement-Life Communities, a nonprofit operator based in Fort Washington, has promoted David Vega to vice president of operations analysis and compliance. Vega has been with Acts for more than 31 years, starting his career in the accounting department. He previously served as corporate director of compliance, where he led all aspects of the organization’s compliance and internal audit functions. He will continue overseeing those areas, with expanded responsibilities as the organization continues to grow and expand. Vega received his bachelor’s degree in business administration from …
CHICAGO — Ventas Inc. (NYSE: VTR), a Chicago-based REIT and the second-largest owner of seniors housing in the United States, has promoted J. Justin Hutchens. The longtime seniors housing executive will maintain his title of executive vice president of seniors housing, but take on the additional role of chief investment officer. In his expanded role, Hutchens will be responsible for Ventas’ capital allocation strategy and execution across the enterprise in addition to his current responsibility for the company’s seniors housing portfolio. He will oversee both the seniors housing and investments …
WINTER PARK, Fla. — FK Architecture, a Winter Park-based design firm that works in seniors housing, has hired John Anderson, Linda Rodriguez and Hamilton Carias to its team. Anderson and Rodriguez joined the firm as architectural designers, while Carias is a construction administrator. Anderson has five years of experience designing commercial projects, including retail, restaurants, storage facilities and mixed-use developments. He earned his bachelor’s degree in architectural design from the University of Central Florida and his master’s degree in architecture from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Rodriguez …
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Commonwealth Senior Living, a Charlottesville-based owner-operator, has hired Mark Miyasaki as chief financial officer, Stephanie Pfingsten as senior vice president of resident care and Archie McAlexander as director of clinical services. Miyasaki will oversee financial operations for all Commonwealth communities and the management company. He brings over 20 years of experience in managing the financials and operations of senior living communities and real estate. He previously served as chief financial officer for Sodalis Senior Living. Pfingsten has over 21 years of experience in nursing system development and …
ST. LOUIS — Chapters Living, a St. Louis-based assisted living operator, has hired Becky Kaufmann and Tyler Brady to its team. Kaufmann joins Chapters as the senior vice president of quality of life and memory support. With over 16 years of experience as a healthcare executive with an emphasis on senior living, Kaufmann will develop both the memory care programming and total quality management platforms. With over 13 years of financial analysis and strategy experience, Brady joins the company as senior vice president of strategic finance. He will lead the …
TOLEDO, Ohio — Welltower (NYSE: WELL), the largest owner of seniors housing in the United States, has promoted Nikhil Chaudhri to executive vice president and chief investment officer and Ayesha Menon to executive vice president of wellness housing and development. Chaudhri previously served as co-head of U.S. investments. Since joining Welltower eight years ago as an associate, he has led many of the company’s most complex transactions. He holds an MBA from Columbia Business School and a BSE in computer science engineering from the University of Michigan. Menon drove the …
PHILADELPHIA — It is common to hear operators proudly profess that it’s their culture that allows them to be top employers in the seniors housing industry, helping to face the massive labor shortage within the sector. However, “culture” can be a nebulous word, and employee surveys show that what employees say makes for a good culture is far different from what the employers believe, according to Charles Turner, CEO of shift-filling software platform KARE. Turner, a former president of two operators in previous positions, didn’t pull punches regarding the overuse …
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Brookdale Senior Living Inc. (NYSE: BKD), a Nasville-based company that is the largest operator of seniors housing in the country, has made a variety of changes to its corporate structure. Steven Swain, who serves as Brookdale’s chief financial officer, will leave the company on Feb. 24. Dawn Kussow, currently chief accounting officer, will replace Swain while continuing to serve in her current role. Meanwhile, Rick Wigginton was promoted to chief sales officer. Kevin Bowman, executive vice president of community operations, left the company on Jan. 12. Laura …
FORT WASHINGTON, Pa. — Acts Retirement-Life Communities, a nonprofit operator based in Fort Washington, has added James Glynn, Heinz Hegmann and Dr. Daniel Middlebrooks to its board of directors. Glynn is co-founder (now retired) of GlynnDevins, one of the leading technology-enabled marketing agencies serving the senior living category. He is a frequent presenter at national and state trade associations. He started in senior living in 1981 as the vice president of marketing at John Knox Village. He holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from Rockhurst University. Hegmann is a retired …