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Erickson Senior Living Appoints Todd DeLaney as Executive Director of Avery Point in Short Pump, Virginia

by Jeff Shaw

SHORT PUMP, Va. — Erickson Senior Living has named Todd DeLaney as Avery Point’s first executive director. DeLaney will oversee daily operations for the community, which will open its 94-acre campus in the Richmond suburb of Short Pump in fall 2022. DeLaney started his career with Erickson Senior Living 17 years ago and has held a variety of leadership positions at multiple Erickson Senior Living communities. Most recently, he served as executive director of Cedar Crest in Pompton Plains, N.J. Before this role, he served as executive director and associate …

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Cardinal Ventures Hires Executive Director, Sales Director for The Blake of Viera in Melbourne, Florida

by Jeff Shaw

MELBOURNE, Fla. — Blake Management Group and Cardinal Ventures Inc. have hired Misty Zulli as executive director and Reetu Haave as sales director at The Blake of Viera, a senior living community in Melbourne,. Cardinal Ventures is building the 86,000-square-foot assisted living and memory care community with 97 units. Zulli has worked in senior living for 14 years in various positions, from floor nurse to spending the past three years as an executive director during the height of the pandemic. Reetu attended George Washington University for both undergraduate and graduate …

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Cadence Living Hires Michelle Cornelius as Vice President of Memory Care Engagement

by Jeff Shaw

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Cadence Living has hired Michelle Cornelius as vice president of memory care engagement. Cornelius will have principal responsibility over the Revere Memory Care programming across the Cadence portfolio of communities. Prior to joining Cadence, Cornelius was most recently the chief operating officer at Cypress Homecare Solutions. During her time at Cypress, she implemented a dementia-specific homecare program that was rolled out across the country. She has also managed memory care units in both skilled nursing facilities and assisted living communities. Cornelius holds master’s degrees in both social …

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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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