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Anthem Memory Care Appoints Dashira Contreras as Executive Director of Community in Oak Lawn, Illinois

by Jeff Shaw

OAK LAWN, Ill. — Anthem Memory Care has named Dashira Contreras as executive director for Grace Point Place, a community in Oak Lawn, a suburb of Chicago. Contreras previously was director of resident care at The Carrington of Lincolnwood in Lincolnwood. She also served as director of memory care for The Carrington. She brings over 10 years of senior living experience to this position. She earned a medical assistant degree from Lincoln College of Technology in Melrose Park. In addition, Contreras is a certified dementia practitioner and a Montessori dementia …

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Sunshine Names Bruce Johnson as Executive Director of Hammond Glen in Sandy Springs, Georgia

by Jeff Shaw

SANDY SPRINGS, Ga. — Sunshine Retirement Living has named Bruce Johnson as the new executive director at Hammond Glen Retirement Community in Sandy Springs, a suburb of Atlanta. The company also hired Peter Cartagena as the community’s executive chef. Johnson has experience in spearheading multi-disciplinary teams in seniors housing communities with a mix of memory care, assisted living and independent living offerings. In his new role, he will leverage a social services background to enrich residents’ living experiences and improve staff engagement and performance. In addition to serving in senior …

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Discovery Senior Living Realigns Flagship Portfolio, Names Cindy Crowley as National Brand Manager

by Jeff Shaw

BONITA SPRINGS, Fla. — Discovery Senior Living has completed a strategic realignment of its Discovery Village portfolio and announced the appointment of Cindy Crowley as national brand manager. Crowley will focus on a collection of Discovery Village communities in Florida, most of which feature large independent living buildings with separate continuing care offerings on the shared campuses. It’s the second national brand manager position established by Discovery, which designed the new role to better align leadership over common assets, enable future portfolio growth and efficiently allocate corporate resources to drive …

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Walker & Dunlop Hires Gideon Orion to Seniors Housing Property Sales Team

by Jeff Shaw

LOS ANGELES — Walker & Dunlop Inc. has hired Gideon Orion as managing director on its investment sales platform. Orion is based in Los Angeles and will join the firm’s national seniors housing property sales team led by Joshua Jandris. Orion will focus on originating and executing seniors housing property sales opportunities across the United States. Prior to joining Walker & Dunlop, Orion served as managing director and managing broker of California for Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors, an advisory firm exclusively focused on seniors housing and healthcare real estate. …

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Arrow Senior Living Promotes Four to Corporate Management Team

by Jeff Shaw

ST. LOUIS — Arrow Senior Living, a St. Louis-based operator, has promoted Crystal Parrish, Nicole Rozsa, Gregory Dierlam and John McAninch to its management team. Parrish has been promoted to managing director of wellness. In her new role, she will provide clinical oversight and support across Arrow communities. With more than a decade experience in healthcare and senior living, her previous assignments include clinical nursing instructor and corporate director of clinical care. Parrish joined Arrow in January 2021. Rozsa has been promoted to managing director of marketing. In her new …

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Lument Hires Leor Dimant as Managing Director in Seniors Housing Division

by Jeff Shaw

NEW YORK CITY — Lument has hired Leor Dimant as a managing director, focusing on originating new business. Dimant brings experience that covers conventional, seniors housing and multifamily production. He will report to Aaron Becker, Lument’s head of seniors housing and healthcare production. Dimant joins Lument after previously working as a managing director at Greystone, where he had eight years of experience as a multifamily and healthcare loan originator specializing in HUD, agency and bridge loans. He also served in the Israeli Defense Forces for four years, including time as …

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Erickson Senior Living Hires Christian Sweetser as Chief Financial Officer

by Jeff Shaw

BALTIMORE — Erickson Senior Living, a Baltimore-based developer and manager of continuing care retirement communities (CCRCs), has hired Christian Sweetser as chief financial officer (CFO). Sweetser will oversee the planning, implementation and direction of Erickson Senior Living’s fiscal function and performance. This includes participating in the development of the company’s strategic plans and programs while evaluating and advising on long-range plans, as well as providing financial and trend analysis. Prior to joining Erickson Senior Living, Sweetser most recently served as CFO of Silverado, an Irvine, California-based memory care company. Before …

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Presbyterian Senior Living CEO Jim Bernardo to Retire at End of Year

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DILLSBURG, Pa. — Presbyterian Senior Living (PSL) has announced that James Bernardo, president and CEO, will retire at the end of 2022. Bernardo has been employed at PSL for 37 years, serving in a number of positions from executive director to chief operating officer and for the last three years as president and CEO. During his long career in aging services, Bernardo also served on the board of directors of LeadingAge, as the association’s treasurer, and past chair of its membership and education committees, in addition to serving as past …

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LCS Promotes Dan Lahey to Chief Investment Officer

by Jeff Shaw

DES MOINES, Iowa — LCS, a Des Moines-based senior living operator, has promoted Dan Lahey to the role of executive vice president and chief investment officer. In his new role, Lahey will join the executive leadership team and oversee the LCS real estate strategy including acquisitions, development capital and debt placement. “Dan’s leadership has been instrumental to the growth of the LCS Real Estate team and accelerated our key capital relationships and ownership interests in both Life Plan and Rental Communities,” says Joel Nelson, LCS president and CEO. “Dan has …

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Cadence Living Hires Doug Bandola as Vice President of Talent Aggregation

by Jeff Shaw

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Cadence Living has hired Doug Bandola as vice president of talent aggregation. Bandola will have principal responsibility for designing and executing Cadence’s nationwide recruitment strategy. He brings over 15 years of leadership and talent recruitment experience to Cadence. Bandola was most recently a manager of talent acquisition for Enlivant Senior Living. His career also includes stints at Tave Risk Management, Katapult Network and Fortis Resource Partners. His recruiting experience spans across various industries including senior living, technology, insurance, sales and finance. Bandola graduated from Northern Illinois University …

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