TOLEDO, Ohio — Welltower Inc. (NYSE: WELL) has promoted Shankh Mitra from chief operating officer to CEO. He will replace Tom DeRosa, who is stepping down after more than six years in the role. Mitra was also serving as chief investment officer, and will retain that title. No specifics were given as to why DeRosa was leaving. “In April, we elevated Shankh to the roles of vice chair and COO with the intent that he would ultimately succeed Tom as CEO,” says Jeffrey Donahue, the company’s lead independent director. “Since …
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Knoxville-based senior living brand Dominion Senior Living has hired Shauna Darbyshire as director of its seniors housing campus in Louisville. Darbyshire will supervise Dominion of Louisville and Everlan of Louisville, a campus of senior living services that provide every level of care from independent living for 55+ (Everlan) to assisted living, memory care and personal care (Dominion), totaling 117 units. Darbyshire formerly worked for Blake Management Group. As campus director, she will direct strategic growth initiatives, daily operations and the development and strengthening of community relationships. Beginning …
LANCASTER, S.C. — Watercrest Senior Living Group has hired Paige Hodgin as executive director of the newly constructed Watercrest Fort Mill-Indian Land Assisted Living and Memory Care. The resort-style senior living community offers 75 assisted living and 32 memory care apartments in Lancaster, approximately 20 miles south of Charlotte, North Carolina. Hodgin joins Watercrest with a degree in business administration and more than 20 years of experience in sales and marketing, small business management and healthcare. She is a certified dementia specialist and former chairperson for the Alzheimer’s Association’s Walk …
Grandbridge Adds Allen McMurtry, David Kliewer, Jay Jordan to Seniors Housing Investment Sales Team
by Jeff Shaw
TAMPA, Fla. — Grandbridge Real Estate Capital has hired three to its Seniors Housing and Healthcare Finance Group. Based in Tampa, the team is led by Allen McMurtry, David Kliewer and Jay Jordan. All were previously with Cushman & Wakefield. The team has exclusively represented sellers of seniors housing communities across the U.S. since 1986, spanning over 190 properties sold in 35 states. Grandbridge’s Seniors Housing and Healthcare Finance Group offers construction, nonrecourse acquisition/bridge loans and permanent financing options to seniors housing owners nationwide. These latest additions will work closely …
Covenant Living Appoints Jeannie Justie as Chief Financial Officer, Amy LaCroix as Senior Vice President
by Jeff Shaw
SKOKIE, Ill. — Covenant Living Communities and Services, a nonprofit, faith-based operator headquartered in Skokie, has named Jeannie Justie as chief financial officer and Amy LaCroix as senior vice president of community operations. Justie comes to Covenant Living with more than 20 years’ experience in healthcare finance, most recently working for a Chicago-area health system with 19 hospitals. In her role, she will work collaboratively with senior leadership in the areas of organizational and financial strategy, financial management, planning, analysis and operations. She is a C.P.A. and received her bachelor’s …
HOUSTON — Kare, a digital labor marketplace for post-acute and senior care based in Houston, has hired Steph Kolbo as chief growth officer. Kolbo joins Kare after a decade at NRC Health, a healthcare customer intelligence company. She led growth strategy for the company’s post-acute care division (including senior living) and most recently helped lead customer strategy for health systems. At Kare, Kolbo will help build on the company’s customer and geographic growth, while also building alliances with nursing and vocational schools.
ATLANTA — Regional Health Properties Inc. (NYSE: RHE), a self-managed healthcare real estate investment company based in Atlanta that invests primarily in senior living and long-term care, has hired Ben Waites as chief financial officer and vice president. Most recently, Waites spent 10 years as vice president of finance and assistant treasurer for Cajun Operating Company Inc., the franchisor and operator of over 1,600 restaurant locations. In this role, he refinanced the organization’s debt, realizing more than $8 million in annual interest savings and restructured all bank relationships. Waites previously …
MINNEAPOLIS — Health Dimensions Group (HDG), a post-acute, long-term care, and senior living consulting and management firm based in Minneapolis, has hired Michael Edwin as vice president of consulting services. Edwin will advise senior living organizations throughout the aging services continuum in the areas of strategic planning, market research and growth strategy development. Edwin brings 20 years of healthcare consulting experience to the position. He has worked with senior living, women’s religious congregations and nonprofit organizations throughout the country. His expertise includes strategic and business planning, market research and analysis, …
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — OdessaConnect, a seniors housing technology platform based in Louisville and formerly known as myFamilyChannel, has hired Jessica Heck as chief business development officer. Heck was most recently chief strategy officer for Blake Management Group. She has already started at her new position, and led the rebranding effort of the company. Heck joins the team with nearly a decade of experience in the senior living industry. Beginning with Atria Senior Living, Heck went on to work for Elmcroft Senior Living and Milestone. She serves on the board of …
DALLAS — Capital Senior Living Corp. (NYSE: CSU) has announced that Carey Hendrickson, the company’s executive vice president and chief financial officer, will step down from his position to pursue another opportunity. Hendrickson plans to remain in his current role through Nov. 6 while CSU searches for a successor. An executive search firm has been hired to assist in the process. CSU also announced that Tiffany Dutton, vice president of accounting and financial reporting, will assume additional responsibility during the transition period. Based in Dallas, CSU is one of the …