WINTER PARK, Fla. — Watercrest Senior Living Group has hired MaryAnn Howell as executive director of Watercrest Winter Park Assisted Living and Memory Care in Winter Park, a suburb of Orlando. Watercrest Winter Park is a newly built, 107-unit senior living community that recently celebrated its grand opening under Howell’s leadership. Howell brings over 10 years of senior living experience, having most recently served an eight-year tenure with another senior living provider.
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HAILEY, Idaho — Silvercreek Senior Assisted Living, a seniors housing community in Hailey, has hired Lori Eberharter as its executive director. In her new role, Eberharter ensures compliance with Silvercreek’s quality standards, as well as state and federal regulations. Silvercreek has remained free of COVID-19 throughout the current crisis. The community offers assisted living and memory care services.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — FaverGray, a general contractor based in Jacksonville, has hired Mark Higby as division leader of senior living. Higby brings over 30 years of experience in the construction industry as a design and construction executive, including serving as federal director, senior vice president and division director for a large construction firm. Earlier in his career, Higby was the division leader responsible for sales and execution of projects in the senior living and healthcare market, including acute care hospitals, surgical centers, nursing care, memory care and continuing care retirement …
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — SRI Management LLC, a senior living management company based in Tallahassee, has added three new hires to its corporate team, while also promoting Todd Filippone to executive vice president. Daniel Almendares joins the team as senior vice president of operations, applying nearly a decade of past industry experience. Almendares grew a small assisted living owner-operator group from less than 100 beds to close to 1,000. During his time in his last position, he worked his way through the company ranks, growing from an administrative trainee to a …
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Singh, a developer that builds senior living communities under the Waltonwood brand, has named Tammy Mullins as the executive director of Waltonwood Cotswold. Mullins brings more than 20 years of senior living experience to her new role. She held multiple positions at senior living communities across the country, including business office manager, assistant executive director, executive director and regional director. Mullins is a Certified Director of Assisted Living (CDAL) and a Certified Dementia Practitioner (CDP). Waltonwood Cotswold opened in August 2016 in Charlotte. The assisted living and …
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 …
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 …