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Worker, Supply Shortages Hit Builders

by Jeff Shaw

General contractors continue to innovate and complete projects despite COVID-caused headwinds. By Jeff Shaw We’re all familiar with the headlines by now: construction materials prices are at record highs, and nearly every industry has a shortage of workers, dealing a one-two punch to supply chains. General contractors may be on the front line of both problems as they deal directly with the rising materials costs while trying to build seniors housing communities with skeleton crews. According to Des Moines, Iowa-based general contractor Weitz, lumber prices have at least come back …

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Question of the Month: What’s Your Staffing Situation?

by Jeff Shaw

Is your labor and staffing situation better, worse or the same as it was earlier in 2021, and why? Focus on engagement By Monica Friedman Chief HR Officer LCS We are continuing to experience staffing challenges to a greater degree than we did earlier this year. Although it varies by location, the challenge of attracting new talent to our industry remains.  We have faced increased wage pressure from staffing agencies that offer higher wages to experienced workers only to charge those higher wages back to clients. And, while most healthcare …

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Seniors Housing Builder McAlpine Contracting Promotes Mark Montalvo to Director of Construction

by Jeff Shaw

NEW YORK CITY — McAlpine Contracting, a general contracting and construction management firm active in New York, New Jersey, Vermont and Puerto Rico, has promoted Mark Montalvo to director of construction. Montalvo previously served as senior project manager. The firm specializes in senior living, healthcare and commercial projects. “Since joining the company in 2005, Mark has successfully managed some of McAlpine’s most challenging projects, including more than 10 senior living and nursing home developments,” says Troy Caruso, the company’s CEO. In his new position, Montalvo will be based at the …

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Brookdale Senior Living Names Kevin Bowman as Executive Vice President of Community Operations

by Jeff Shaw

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Brookdale Senior Living Inc. (NYSE: BKD) has promoted Kevin Bowman to executive vice president of community operations. Bowman joined Nashville-based owner-operator Brookdale in 2016 as regional vice president. Soon after, he was promoted to senior regional vice president, serving multiple states and leading eight district teams. Bowman became West Division vice president in April 2020 and has been leading the division through the COVID-19 pandemic. Bowman has brings 30 years of senior living experience to this position, where he will provide strategic direction for Brookdale’s 682 communities …

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Bellwether Enterprise Hires Seniors Housing Veteran Kim Huffstutler

by Jeff Shaw

NEW YORK CITY — Bellwether Enterprise Real Estate Capital LLC, the commercial and multifamily mortgage banking subsidiary of Enterprise Community Investment Inc., has hired Kim Huffstutler as senior vice president of seniors housing and care. Huffstutler will be responsible for executing debt and equity placements for the New York-based company’s National Seniors Housing Group, including bank and debt fund executions, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, Life Insurance and HUD loans. She will be based in the Mobile, Alabama, office. Huffstutler brings 12 years of commercial mortgage banking experience. Before joining Bellwether …

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Koelsch Communities Promotes Two to Executive Director Positions in Texas

by Jeff Shaw

FORT WORTH and ARLINGTON, Texas — Koelsch Communities has promoted Quentin Zambeck to executive director at Riverside Inn in Fort Worth. Zambeck transferred from sister community Meadowbrook Memory Care in Arlington, where he served as the executive director. Zambeck will oversee daily operations of Riverside Inn. Replacing Zambeck as executive director at Meadowbrook Memory Care team is Jamie Althaus. He brings more than 12 years of community management experience and has been with the Meadowbrook community since the first of the year as the physical plant director.

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Sunrise Senior Living Appoints Mary Kay Gribbons as Chief Human Resources Officer, Maria Davlantes as Chief Marketing Officer

by Jeff Shaw

MCLEAN, Va. — Sunrise Senior Living has appointed Mary Kay Gribbons as chief human resources officer (CHRO) and Maria Davlantes as chief marketing officer (CMO). Gribbons brings more than 20 years of experience in human resources and operations across industries. Most recently, she served as the CHRO for Dean Foods, the largest dairy processor in the U.S. with $8 billion in revenue, more than 15,000 teammates and 70 plants. There she led a formal restructuring, developed programs to retain leaders and enhanced internal communication during a period of intense change. …

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Webinar: Using Technology to Reduce Operational Costs & Enhance Resident Experience

by Sarah Daniels

  On Sept. 22, Seniors Housing Business and sponsor ecobee hosted the webinar “Seniors Housing: Using Technology to Reduce Operational Costs & Enhance the Resident Experience.” With the need to reduce energy use and protect employee time (while limiting unnecessary interactions with residents), making technology a part of senior living communities has never been more important. Smart thermostats offer a wide variety of benefits, especially for communities trying to improve their NOI. Thermostat solutions can mean less unplanned contact for staff and more control for residents, as well as energy and …

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Shannondale Senior Living Hires Jim Driscoll as CFO

by Jeff Shaw

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Shannondale, a Knoxville-based operator, has hired Jim Driscoll as chief financial officer. Driscoll has 15 years of experience in healthcare accounting, financial and compliance management. He holds an MBA in finance from the University of Mississippi, Oxford; a bachelor’s degree in accounting from the University of Alabama; and a bachelor’s degree in finance from the University of Tennessee. In his role prior to joining Shannondale, Driscoll was director of accounting and compliance for a Knoxville medical practice. Driscoll replaces Glen McDaniel, who is retiring.

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WellAge Names Cindy Batey as Executive Director of Jackson Creek Senior Living in Monument, Colorado

by Jeff Shaw

MONUMENT, Colo.— WellAge has selected Cindy Batey to serve as the executive director of Jackson Creek Senior Living in Monument. Batey will oversee operations for Jackson Creek’s 137 independent living, assisted living and memory care apartments. Batey is a Monument native who has spent more than 33 years in the seniors housing industry working at various communities throughout Colorado Springs and Denver.

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