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Living Out Hires Ernie Shaffer to Lead LGBTQ-Focused Community in Palm Springs, California

by Jeff Shaw

PALM SPRINGS, Calif. —Living Out has appointed Ernie Shaffer as president of its new flagship community in Palm Springs, located in the Sonoran Desert and slated to open Spring 2023. The active adult retirement community is designed to meet the needs of LGBTQ+ residents. Shaffer has over 30 years of experience in the industry. He served as a board member of The LGBTQ Community Center of the Desert, then known as the Golden Rainbow Senior Center. Shaffer’s experience includes leading numerous teams as director of operations overseeing various types of …

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Design, Technology Lead to Labor Savings in Senior Living Communities

by Sarah Daniels

Senior living communities, often strained by labor shortages, can benefit from design and technology strategies built to streamline how employees spend their time. While the focus in any construction, design or renovation project must be on resident needs first, an in-depth planning approach can benefit the community as a whole — especially staff. Technologies — including fall detection and prevention, real-time location systems (RTLSs) and strong Wi-Fi — are at the heart of making sure staff can focus on residents. Good technology design is an essential part of making sure …

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Cushman & Wakefield Hires Zach Bowyer to Lead Valuation, Advisory Residential Practice Group

by Jeff Shaw

BOSTON — Cushman & Wakefield has hired Zach Bowyer to lead the company’s Valuation & Advisory (V&A) Residential Practice Group in the United States. He will be based in Boston. Bowyer will collaborate with multifamily, co-living, subdivision, student housing and affordable housing V&A professionals to deliver Cushman & Wakefield’s spectrum of services. As both an executive leader and producer, he has experience in asset classes including hotels, seniors housing, healthcare/life sciences, manufactured housing and self-storage. Bowyer began his career in valuation nearly 20 years ago and has completed $75 billion …

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Lifespace Hires Matt Monaco as Executive Director of Newcastle Place in Mequon, Wisconsin

by Jeff Shaw

MEQUON, Wis. — Lifespace Communities has named Matt Monaco as executive director of Newcastle Place, a seniors housing community in Mequon, a northern suburb of Milwaukee Monaco most recently served as associate executive director at Clarendale Clayton in Missouri. He has extensive culinary and operations experience in senior living, and once worked at former Lifespace community in Urbandale, Iowa. Monaco received his bachelor’s degree in hotel, restaurant and institution management from Iowa State University, and his master’s degree in hospitality management from Purdue University.

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Northbridge Advisory Services Hires Bryan McKeever as Sales, Marketing Specialist

by Jeff Shaw

BURLINGTON, Mass. — Northbridge Advisory Services and its operating entity HallBridge Partners have hired Bryan McKeever as sales and marketing specialist. Based in Burlington, the companies own and operate independent living, assisted living and memory care communities in the Northeast. McKeever will drive sales performance and multi-channel marketing initiatives for HallBridge’s 10 communities. Further, he will play a role in supporting Northbridge Advisory Services with its national consulting business. McKeever comes to Northbridge with nearly 25 years’ experience in senior living, most recently with The Roache Associates Inc., where he …

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CareTrust REIT Elects Careina Williams, Anne Olson as Directors

by Jeff Shaw

SAN CLEMENTE, Calif. — CareTrust REIT Inc. (NASDAQ: CTRE), a San Clemente-based seniors housing REIT, has elected Careina Williams and Anne Olson to the company’s board of directors. The company also re-elected Gregory Stapley, executive chairman; Diana Laing, lead independent director; and Spencer Plumb, director. Williams will fill the remaining term of Allen Barbieri, who retired as a member of the board in March. Olson succeeds Jon Kline, who served on the board for nearly eight years. Olson currently serves as chief operating officer and secretary of Centerspace (NYSE: CSR), …

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Cambridge Realty Capital Founder, CEO Jeff Davis Passes Away

by Jeff Shaw

CHICAGO — Jeffrey Davis, the founder and CEO of Chicago-based seniors housing capital markets firm Cambridge Realty Capital, has passed away. He was 69 years old. While the company said the death was sudden, details were not disclosed. Davis’ passion for business began early in his life, and he channeled it into his studies at the University of Illinois, where he graduated with a degree in finance. He went on to pursue a graduate degree in real estate investment analysis and appraisal from the University of Wisconsin in 1976. Upon …

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Sonida Senior Living Hires Howard Garfield, Debbie Milligan to Finance Team

by Jeff Shaw

DALLAS — Sonida Senior Living Inc. (NYSE: SNDA), an operator based in Dallas, has hired Howard Garfield and Debbie Milligan as chief accounting officer and director of financial reporting. Most recently, Garfield was senior vice president, finance, treasurer and chief accounting officer for CorePoint Lodging Inc., a publicly traded real estate investment trust (REIT) with a geographically diverse portfolio. Prior to that, he served as the chief financial officer and chief accounting officer for Monogram Residential Trust for nearly a decade. Milligan also hails from CorePoint Lodging Inc. where she …

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Kitchen & Associates Appoints Matthew Bartner as Managing Principal

by Jeff Shaw

COLLINGSWOOD, N.J. — Kitchen & Associates (K&A), a multidisciplinary design firm, has appointed Matthew Bartner as managing principal. Bartner, who previously served as principal and director of operations, succeeds Stephen Schoch, who will remain a principal of the firm. As managing principal, Bartner is responsible for maintaining the firm’s position as a leader of integrated design services across key markets and verticals. Bartner and the executive leadership team will be particularly focused on growth in the affordable and student housing sectors. Based in Collingswood, K&A designs properties for the affordable, …

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Avanath Capital Management Promotes Wesley Wilson to Partner

by Jeff Shaw

IRVINE, Calif. — Avanath Capital Management LLC, an Irvine-based multifamily owner and operator that focuses on affordable and workforce housing, including for seniors, has promoted current CFO Wesley Wilson to partner. The move makes Wilson the youngest partner in the firm’s history. In addition, Patricia Gaudin was promoted from senior vice president of human resources to executive vice president of human resources. Wilson will be responsible for managing the firm’s new open-ended fund with over $536 million in equity commitments, serving as the firm’s sole investment vehicle moving forward. Coupled …

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