IRVINE, Calif. — Sabra Health Care REIT Inc. (NASDAQ: SBRA) has hired Lukas Hartwich as senior vice president of finance and Eliza Gozar as senior vice president of investments. Hartwich will work directly with Michael Costa, Sabra’s executive vice president of finance and chief accounting officer, in overseeing Sabra’s investor relations, capital markets and financial planning and analysis functions. Hartwich comes to Sabra after 15 years at Green Street, most recently as a managing director, where he served as the head of research coverage for the healthcare and lodging sectors. …
MESA, Ariz. — Thoma-Holec Design has hired interior designer Lisa Warnock as principal at the Mesa-based firm. Warnock will lead the launch of the new Northwest Studio in Portland, Oregon, specializing in senior living, multifamily and hospitality design. Warnock has over 20 years of experience in the senior living, multifamily and hospitality sectors. She was previously principal and director of housing interiors at LRS Architects. Warnock earned her bachelor’s degree in interior design at Marylhurst University. In addition to her design work, Lisa is a member of the Illuminating Engineering …
DALLAS — OneDay, a Dallas-based technology company that provides video storytelling within senior living communities, has appointed Rachel Nader to the position of assistant vice president of client success operations and enablement. Nader has over 10 years of experience in the senior living industry. She started her career as the online church coordinator for Christ Fellowship Church, a mega-church in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, where she discovered her passion for older adults. She then launched into a role as the director of sales role at Sunrise Senior Living. Throughout her …
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Cadence Living has hired Ronnie Brown as vice president of operations for the Mountain Region. Brown will have principal responsibility over operations of the Cadence Living managed communities in Colorado. She brings over 22 years of senior living sales and operations experience to Cadence, including more than 15 years oversight for communities in Colorado. Prior to joining Cadence, Brown was regional director of operations supporting communities in Arizona, Ohio and South Carolina. Over her 22-year career in the senior living industry, she has worked for Brookdale Senior …
BALTIMORE — Capital Funding Group (CFG), a Baltimore-based lender, has announced an expansion from long-term care into the multifamily and seniors housing sectors. To help run the new divisions, CFG has promoted Erik Howard to executive managing director of business development and marketing. During his 17-year career at CFG, Howard has been involved with the financing of more than $7 billion of healthcare and multifamily assets. With the move into seniors housing and apartments, Howard and CFG expect that amount to double in the next three years. Along with the …
Anthem Memory Care Appoints Jennifer Davidson as Executive Director of Community in Aurora, Colorado
AURORA, Colo. — Anthem Memory Care has named Jennifer Davidson as executive director for Chelsea, a memory care community in Aurora. In this capacity, she will oversee all daily care, programming and operations. Davidson was senior general manager for the Carillion at Belleview Station in Denver. She was also area director of operations for Lincoln Meadows Senior Living in Parker. Davidson brings over 20 years of senior living experience to this position. She earned a bachelor’s degree in sociology at Metropolitan State University of Denver.
Senior living communities grapple with a severe worker shortage, responding with innovative approaches and programs. By Jane Adler “Help Wanted!” “Now Hiring!” The urgent signs posted everywhere from grocery stores to job boards reveal the depth of the labor shortage gripping the country. Workers are scarce. But senior living and care is being especially hard hit. Long known for having a high turnover rate, the sector faces a number of new challenges. Workers in a healthcare-type setting are afraid of contracting COVID-19. The Delta variant of the virus has only …
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 …
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 …
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 …