SOUTHFIELD, Mich. — Plante Moran Living Forward (PMLF), a senior living development consulting branch of Plante Moran Cresa and an affiliated entity of Plante Moran, has made several promotions at its executive level. The Southfield-based company promoted Sally Heffernan to senior vice president, while Jacob Boss and Kyle DeHenau were promoted to vice president. Heffernan is the practice leader for the firm’s market study service line, which has produced more than 350 market studies for providers across the nation since its inception 10 years ago. She is part of a …
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Cadence Living hires Mindy Whitworth as Vice President of Operations for Mountain Region
by Jeff Shaw
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Cadence Living, a Scottsdale-based owner-operator, has hired Mindy Whitworth as vice president of operations for the Mountain Region. Whitworth is based in Denver and will have principal responsibility for the operations of Cadence’s growing portfolio in Colorado and Utah. She has over 25 years of experience in operations, sales and marketing in the senior living industry. Most recently, Whitworth was a regional vice president of operations for Milestone Communities. She has also held a similar role with MorningStar Senior Living and sales and marketing roles with Bethesda …
Industry leader Brenda Bacon, CEO of Brandywine Living and former Argentum Board Chair, offers expert insight into the industry-wide response to the COVID-19 health crisis and how senior living can apply those lessons going forward. Listen to Episode One of the Seniors Housing Business series Executive Insights to learn how Bacon and her team are protecting and promoting resident health, acting as educators and advocating for assisted living industry as a whole. Executive Insights is an exclusive interview series in which Seniors Housing Business interviews top thought leaders in assisted living. See …
Bonus Content: Active Adult — How to Define It and Where is the Industry’s Hottest Segment Trending?
On June 30th, Seniors Housing Business hosted a webinar, “Active Adult — How to Define It and Where is the Industry’s Hottest Segment Trending?” with our panel of experts. Because the panelists were unable to answer all the questions asked during the Q&A portion of the webinar due to time constraints, below are answers to some of the audience questions from experts Michael Uccellini, The United Group; Margaret Wylde, ProMatura; Mitch Brown, Greystar; and Robert May, Avenida Partners. If you missed last week’s Seniors Housing Business webinar or would like to listen …
CHICAGO — Ventas Inc. (NYSE: VTR) has appointed Marguerite Nader, president and CEO of Equity LifeStyle Properties, as an independent member of its Board of Directors. Nader, 52, is a seasoned real estate investment trust (REIT) executive. Equity LifeStyle Properties owns and operates over 400 communities across the United States and British Columbia. Since joining Equity LifeStyle Properties, Nader has served in a wide variety of departments including asset management, sales and marketing, finance and acquisitions over the past 20 years. Nader is a member of Equity Lifestyle’s Board of …
On June 30, Seniors Housing Business hosted a panel discussion called “Active Adult — How to Define It and Where is the Industry’s Hottest Segment Trending?” Experts from the seniors housing industry joined to talk about what makes active adult/55+ market a large and quickly growing segment. Click to watch to this engaging webinar. “Adult children are big influencers in the decision to move to active adult living. Also, seniors are looking to sell their home and take that equity and travel. They are looking to rightsize, not necessarily downsizing,” points …
Lutheran Social Ministries of Maryland Hires Anne Kempsell as Vice President of Sales, Marketing
by Jeff Shaw
WESTMINSTER, Md. — Lutheran Social Ministries of Maryland Inc. (LSMMD) has named Anne Kempsell as vice president of sales and marketing. LSMMD is a faith-based organization created in 2018 to serve as the parent organization of continuing care retirement communities (CCRCs) Carroll Lutheran Village in Westminster, Maryland, and The Lutheran Village at Miller’s Grant in Ellicott City, Maryland. Kempsell oversees, directs and manages LSMMD’s marketing and communications efforts. She oversees a team of six. For almost two decades Kempsell has worked in the senior living industry. She has served in …
HATTIESBURG, Miss. — Claiborne Senior Living has appointed Dan Hutson to the newly created position of vice president of marketing. Hutson brings more than 30 years of marketing and communications experience to the Hattiesburg-based company, which owns and operates independent, assisted living and memory care communities throughout the Southeast. Hutson previously served as chief strategy officer at HumanGood, then the country’s seventh-largest nonprofit operator of senior living communities. As CSO, he was responsible for strategic planning, sales and marketing, corporate communications, and innovation and experience design. He managed the introduction …
Liberty Senior Living Names Judi Donovan as Executive Director of CCRC Under Construction in Charlotte
by Jeff Shaw
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Liberty Senior Living has named Judi Donovan as executive director for The Barclay at SouthPark, a continuing care retirement community (CCRC) currently under construction in Charlotte. Donovan brings 17 years of senior living experience to the role. She will oversee daily operations of the community, which will feature 165 independent living apartments and all levels of care, including assisted living, memory support, skilled nursing and short-term rehabilitation. The Barclay is scheduled to open in SouthPark, a neighborhood approximately six miles south of downtown Charlotte, in early 2021. …
KENNETT SQUARE, Pa. — David Jones, Kendal Corp.’s vice president for development, will retire June 26 after 27 years with the organization. Since joining Kendal in 1992, Jones has collaborated with executive directors, affiliate boards of directors and staff throughout the Kendal system. The nonprofit owner-operator is based in Kennett Square. During Jones’s tenure, Kendal added 11 new affiliates in seven states. He has served as project leader for the design and construction of several Kendal communities and has overseen renovations and expansions on many Kendal campuses. Over the past …