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Erickson Hires Chandra Kumar as Executive Director of Charlestown Community in Catonsville, Maryland

by Jeff Shaw

CATONSVILLE, Md. — Erickson Senior Living has named Chandra Kumar, a longtime Erickson leader, as executive director of Charlestown in Catonsville, a first-ring suburb of Baltimore. Kumar comes to Charlestown from Greenspring, another Erickson Senior Living community in Springfield, Va. She joined Erickson Senior Living in 2014 as the associate executive director of Riderwood in Silver Spring, Md. and was promoted to executive director at Greenspring in 2016. Kumar is a licensed nursing home administrator. She holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting and gerontology from the University of Maryland and …

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Life Care Services Names Ashley Wade as Executive Director of Broadview at Purchase College

by Jeff Shaw

RYE BROOK, N.Y. — Life Care Services (LCS) has promoted Ashley Wade to executive director of Broadview – Senior Living at Purchase College. The LCS-operated, university-based retirement community is currently under construction at the Purchase College, SUNY campus in Rye Brook, located along the Connecticut border northeast of New York City. Wade will oversee and manage all operations at Broadview, including leadership for the community, direct and indirect supervision of staff, management of Broadview facilities, collaboration with Purchase College, and ensuring residents’ safety, security and satisfaction. Wade has served as …

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Claiborne Senior Living Names Shauna Shockley as Vice President of Sales

by Jeff Shaw

HATTIESBURG, Miss. — Claiborne Senior Living, a Hattiesburg-based operator, has hired Shauna Shockley as its vice president of sales. Shockley is responsible for all aspects of the organization’s sales and occupancy strategies. Shockley has over two decades of experience with large regional operators throughout the United States such as Frontier Management, Prestige Care and Spectrum Retirement Communities.

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Arrow Senior Living Names Five New Executive Directors in the Midwest

by Jeff Shaw

ST. CHARLES, Mo. — St. Charles-based Arrow Senior Living has named Steven Bunch, Lee Bohannon-Smith, Rhonda Nelson, Logan Harrington and Lisa Ford to its growing team of executive directors. Steven Bunch brings more than 30 years’ experience to his new role at The Madison Senior Living in Kansas City. In addition to his expertise in independent and assisted living, Bunch also worked in skilled nursing, residential care and memory care, serving in a number of leadership roles including vice president of operations at Capital Health Management Inc. He earned a …

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Pennant Group Appoints Brent Guerisoli as CEO

by Jeff Shaw

EAGLE, Idaho — The Pennant Group Inc. (NASDAQ: PNTG), the parent company of operating subsidiaries that provide home health, hospice and senior living services, has appointed Brent Guerisoli, current president of Pennant, to succeed Daniel Walker as Chief Executive. Walker will continue to serve as chairman of Pennant’s board of directors. “After careful reflection, I have made the decision to reduce my professional obligations in consideration of family circumstances, to pursue charitable causes unrelated to Pennant or its businesses,” says Walker. Since joining the organization in 2012, Guerisoli has directed …

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Ridgeline Names Jarett Yach as Executive Director of The Ridge at Madison in Wisconsin

by Jeff Shaw

MADISON, Wis. — Ridgeline Management Company has hired Jarett Yach as executive director of The Ridge at Madison in Madison. Yach started working with the senior population as a nutritional aide at the age of 15. He became a Certified Nursing Assistant at the age of 16 and has been in senior care since. Yach has advanced in his career throughout the years by working as a director of resident services, director of community relations and as a certified CBRF administrator.

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Claiborne Senior Living Promotes Justin Wray to COO

by Jeff Shaw

HATTIESBURG, Miss. — Claiborne Senior Living, a Hattiesburg-based owner-operator, has promoted Justin Wray to chief operating officer. He most recently served the company as vice president of operations. Wray oversees all aspects of the organization’s operations and works alongside Claiborne’s regional support team and communities to ensure that they are optimizing operations. Wray brings over 16 years of hands-on experience in seniors housing to the organization, both in operational strategy and sales and marketing. Prior to joining the Claiborne team, he worked in senior management positions with providers such as …

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CarePredict Adds Former Sunrise Senior Living CEO Chris Winkle to Board of Directors

by Jeff Shaw

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — CarePredict, a Fort Lauderdale-based digital health company focused on senior living, has added Chris Winkle to its board of directors. Winkle most recently led Sunrise Senior Living for over seven years as its CEO and COO. Sunrise operates 280 senior living communities in the U.S. and Canada. Previously, Winkle was the CEO of MedQuest and Mariner Healthcare in the diagnostics and post-acute industries. Winkle is currently on the board of Direct Supply. He served till recently on the board of Argentum, a national trade association representing …

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Erickson Senior Living Promotes Jennifer McNamara to Executive Director of Seabrook

by Jeff Shaw

TINTON FALLS, N.J. — Erickson Senior Living has named Jennifer McNamara as executive director of Seabrook, a community in Tinton Falls. McNamara has been a member of the Seabrook team for over 18 years and has served as associate executive director since 2017. McNamara started her career journey at Seabrook in 2003 as a social work. Before her role as associate executive director, she worked in various positions, including resident life director, resident life manager, senior social work manager and social worker. McNamara is a licensed clinical social worker and …

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Webinar: How to Tackle the Top Workforce Challenges Facing Senior Living Communities

by Sarah Daniels

  The focus of Seniors Housing Business’ latest webinar, sponsored by Paychex, was “How to Tackle the Top Workforce Issues Facing Senior Living Communities.” What are the top human resource challenges senior living communities face? What solutions, recommendations and tools can help communities thrive when it comes to finding and employing staff? Expert panelists discussed approaches to attracting skilled workers and keeping existing staff happy, healthy, well trained and engaged. This brief, one-hour webinar is full of options and suggestions for best practices, as well as tips and tricks for those in …

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