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 …
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, …
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 …
NEWTON, Mass. — AlerisLife Inc. (NASDAQ: ALR), a publicly traded operator based in Newton, has named Jeff Leer as interim president and chief executive officer. Leer has served as executive vice president, chief financial officer and treasurer of ALR since 2019 and will continue these responsibilities. He succeeds Katie Potter, who resigned as president and chief executive officer effective April 30. The reason for Potter’s resignation was not released. ALR also announced that its board of directors has engaged the healthcare consulting group of Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) to conduct …
CHICAGO — Pathway to Living, a Chicago-based developer, owner and operator and seniors housing arm of Chicago-based real estate investor and operator Waterton, has added Alex Germain-Robin as vice president of operations and Shea Krause as vice president of sales and marketing. Both will report to Jeff Floyd, who joined the firm as senior vice president, senior living operations earlier this year. Krause returns to Pathway to Living, having served briefly as regional director of sales in 2019. She will be responsible for the strategic direction of the firm’s metric-centered …
DELRAY BEACH, Fla. — Lifespace Communities has appointed Brandon Bornstein as executive director of Abbey Delray, a senior living community in Delray Beach. Bornstein began his career in finance and, over time, gained experience as an operations specialist and executive director. He most recently served as executive director of the Somerby Franklin senior living community in Nashville, Tenn. Bornstein received his bachelor’s degree in finance and his MBA in finance from Tennessee Technological University.
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How to Streamline Senior Living Community HR Processes
Cut Costs, Save Time and Recruit and Retain Good Workers The growth of the aging population is creating more demand for senior living options. But growing demand is colliding with a labor shortage, adding to the workload and strain on senior living communities. Scalable, streamlined HR infrastructure can help. Efficient and cost-effective solutions can cut expenses and reduce the amount of executive time spent on staffing issues. Enhanced back-office systems can also help boost recruitment and retention efforts. “Everything we do is designed and built around taking the burden off …
As seniors housing operators struggle with recruiting and retaining quality employees amid a nationwide labor shortage, the time has come to take a long, hard look at benefits, employee well-being and company culture. “The year ahead is likely to be one of re-establishing goals and work norms and business models and reinvigorating the workforce,” said Donna Meek, director at Paychex, a Rochester, New York-based provider of payroll, benefits, human resources and insurance services. “Businesses must master new obstacles, such as having a distinct, compelling employer brand and changing their employee …
PRAIRIE VILLAGE, Kan. — Lifespace Communities has appointed Rob Salierno as executive director of Claridge Court, a community in Prairie Village, a suburb of Kansas City. Salierno previously served as executive director of Claridge Court for five years from 2011 to 2016. He began his career at Claridge Court at age 17 as a dining room server, then as lead server, dining room manager, and food and beverage manager. He eventually earned his administrator’s license and served in that capacity at another Lifespace community before returning to Claridge Court as …
PHILADELPHIA — Pennrose, a Philadelphia-based developer, has hired Shannon Cox Baker as regional vice president to lead the company’s activities in Colorado, Arizona and Utah. She will work out of the company’s regional office in Boulder, Colorado. Bringing more than 15 years of affordable and supportive housing development experience, Baker will lead the execution and continued growth of Pennrose’s development footprint in the region. In her role as regional vice president, Baker is responsible for all aspects of the real estate development process from initial conception through construction, to lease-up …