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Sunrise Names Jack Callison as CEO, Dan Guill Takes Over at Enlivant

by Jeff Shaw

McLEAN, Va. — Sunrise Senior Living has appointed Jack Callison Jr. to the role of chief executive officer for Sunrise Senior Living. Callison was selected after an executive search by Ferguson Partners following the December 2020 announcement that Chris Winkle will be leaving the company effective April 1. Callison comes to Sunrise from the CEO position at Enlivant, where he’s served since 2014 and will continue to act as chairman of the board of directors. Enlivant’s current president and chief operating officer Dan Guill will take over Callison’s former post. …

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Arrow Senior Living Hires Four Regional Wellness Directors, Executive Directors

by Jeff Shaw

ST. CHARLES, Mo. — Arrow Senior Living, a St. Charles-based operator, has hired Katie Cook and Mary Jane Harris as executive directors, and Crystal Parrish and Brooke Glenn regional wellness directors. Glenn is a registered nurse with more than 20 years’ experience in the hospital and healthcare industry. Before joining Arrow, she worked as both a post-surgical heart and lung nurse, and as executive director for a home healthcare provider. Under her new title, Glenn will provide coaching and support for 12 communities throughout Missouri, Illinois, Indiana and Iowa. Parrish …

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Commonwealth Senior Living Promotes Earl Parker to CEO, Michelle Hamilton to COO

by Jeff Shaw

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Commonwealth Senior Living, a Charlottesville-based operator, has promoted Earl Parker to CEO. The move is part of a planned transition. The former CEO, Richard Brewer, will stay on as chairman. Michelle Hamilton, formerly senior vice president of operations, was also promoted to fill Parker’s previous role as chief operating officer. Brewer founded the company in 2002 and led the company’s growth from three to 33 communities over the last 19 years. “Since I joined the company in 2013, Commonwealth has grown considerably into one of the largest …

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Clare Oaks CCRC in Illinois Announces New Name, Leadership

by Jeff Shaw

BARTLETT, Ill. — Clare Oaks, a continuing care retirement community in the Chicago suburb of Bartlett, has changed its name to The Oaks at Bartlett and announced changes to its leadership team. ER Senior Management, which was appointed as the senior living community’s operator at the end of 2020, led the changes. Tim Lynch will take over the community as executive director. With more than 20 years’ experience in the healthcare and senior living fields, Lynch began his career as a physical therapist and has held management positions in hospitals …

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Livingston Street Capital Hires Two to Expand Active Adult Sector Growth

by Jeff Shaw

RADNOR, Pa. — Livingston Street Capital, a boutique private equity firm focused on commercial real estate investments, has expanded its leadership team to coincide with the firm’s actively growing focus on active adult and independent living assets nationally. The Randor-based firm, which currently owns nearly 1,000 active adult and independent living units in addition to its core and core-plus industrial and office holdings, has appointed Brian Krill as chief financial officer and senior housing industry veteran Shawn Rose as managing director of asset management. “As we strategically expand our holdings …

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2Life Communities Names Jeff Sacks as Chairman of the Board

by Jeff Shaw

BOSTON — 2Life Communities, a Boston-based developer, owner and operator, has named Jeff Sacks as the company’s chairman of the board. He replaces Donna Kalikow, who will continue to serve on the board. Sacks, a partner with Nixon Peabody, is a community development attorney who represents for-profit and nonprofit developers of affordable and seniors housing. Through his work with public housing authorities, he has helped to transform outdated public housing projects in the state into vital communities that continue to serve their low-income residents. Sacks served as a commissioner of …

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New Senior Elects Frances Aldrich Sevilla-Sacasa to Board of Directors

by Jeff Shaw

NEW YORK CITY — New Senior Investment Group Inc. (NYSE: SNR) has elected Frances Aldrich Sevilla-Sacasa as an independent director to the company’s board of directors. “Frances, a seasoned financial services executive and experienced investor, will bring tremendous value to New Senior,” says Susan Givens, president and CEO of New Senior. “She joins the board with extensive experience in real estate, financial services and banking. In addition, her significant public company board expertise will bring additional depth.” Aldrich Sevilla-Sacasa is a private investor and was CEO of Banco Itaú International, …

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Blueprint Hires Alex Florea to Lead New Capital Markets Practice

by Jeff Shaw

CHICAGO — Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors has launched a new capital markets practice, hiring Alex Flora to lead the new department as head of capital markets. The new practice seeks to provide creative debt and equity solutions including capital raising, capital structure advisory and capital markets consulting to the private-pay seniors housing industry. With a decade-long career in the seniors housing industry, Florea has background in capital markets, acquisitions and dispositions at REITs, operators and now a brokerage firm.

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Enquire Adds Craig Riley as Chief Information Security Officer

by Jeff Shaw

DENVER — Enquire, a Denver-based software company offering cloud customer relationship management (CRM), marketing automation and contact center solutions for senior living communities, has hired Craig Riley as chief information security officer. Riley will be responsible for establishing and maintaining a comprehensive information security strategy and program to ensure that information assets and technologies are appropriately protected. In addition, he will ensure information security risks are identified, evaluated and mitigated; lead efforts to prevent and respond to security incidents; establish standards and controls; manage security technologies; and implement security policies …

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Sentrics Adds Industry Thought Leader Bob Kramer to Advisory Council

by Jeff Shaw

CHICAGO — Sentrics, a Chicago-based technology company serving seniors housing, has added Robert Kramer to its Advisory Council. Kramer is the co-founder and former CEO of the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care (NIC). Broadly recognized as one of senior living’s most influential and high-profile thought leaders, Kramer joins a group of leaders providing the Sentrics management team guidance and insight about the trends impacting the services and care in senior living. Kramer, who launched Nexus Insights in 2020, offers new ideas about how to rethink aging and …

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