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Webinar: Safeguarding Residents and Caregivers During COVID-19

by Sarah Daniels

Seniors Housing Business hosted a panel discussion on June 3 entitled “Safeguarding Residents and Caregivers During COVID-19: Technologies that Prevent Infectious Disease Spread” where expert panelists addressed the importance of technology and creativity in keeping residents safe and connected, both during the pandemic and as nationwide shutdowns are ending. A high-touch industry like seniors housing requires a high-tech approach to ensure residents are healthy and feel part of their community. How can those in the industry elevate services, drive down costs and adapt in the face of new data? Learn …

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Capital Health Group Launches Operator Elegance Living with Josh Krull as CEO

by Jeff Shaw

BALTIMORE — Developer and owner Capital Health Group has launched its new management company, Elegance Living, with Josh Krull as the CEO. Krull has over 20 years of experience in all facets of senior living. He spent 13 years at Atria Senior Living where he was most recently the operations chief of staff. Among other roles at Atria, he worked closely with the COO to oversee operations of communities across North America. Headquartered in Baltimore, Elegance manages 46 senior housing communities in 16 states with approximately 4,150 units, 750 of …

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Senior Living Communication Tool myFamilyChannel Names Tim Wesley as President

by Jeff Shaw

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — myFamilyChannel, a technology company focused on seniors, has named Tim Wesley as its new president. Wesley has 30 years of experience as an executive in healthcare and senior living companies such as Humana, Vencor, Atria and Elmcroft Senior Living. The company, based in Louisville, provides a senior-friendly communications platform that allows families, residents and staff to communicate through smart phones and television screens. Additionally, it provides a pathway for telehealth and communication by physicians, hospitals and other senior-focused companies. Wesley, who served as a consultant to the …

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LTC Promotes Pam Kessler, Clint Malin to Co-President

by Jeff Shaw

WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif. — LTC Properties Inc. (NYSE: LTC), a Westlake Village-based seniors housing and healthcare REIT, has promoted Pam Kessler and Clint Malin to the newly created positions of co‑president. Kessler will retain her role as chief financial officer, and Malin will continue as chief investment officer. Wendy Simpson will remain LTC’s chairman and Chief Executive Officer. “The promotions of Pam and Clint reflect the many years of significant contributions they have made to LTC, both individually and as a cohesive team, along with their shared strategic vision and …

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Diversified Healthcare Trust Elects Daniel LePage to Board of Trustees

by Jeff Shaw

NEWTON, Mass. — Diversified Healthcare Trust (NASDAQ: DHC), a Newton-based REIT, has elected Daniel LePage to the company’s board as an independent trustee. The election is part of DHC’s previously announced, multi-year review of its governance policies. It is working with executive search firm Korn Ferry to expand and refresh the board. With the addition of LePage, DHC’s board now has six trustees, four of them independent. In 2019, LePage founded DFL Capital LLC, a company specializing in real estate investing, real estate securities and advisory services. From 2006 to …

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Lifespace Communities Hires Nicholas Harshfield as CFO

by Jeff Shaw

WEST DES MOINES, Iowa — Lifespace Communities, a West Des Moines-based owner-operator of 15 continuing care retirement communities, has hired Nicholas Harshfield as chief financial officer effective July 1. Harshfield brings more than 30 years of financial experience to the role, 15 years of which are in senior living. He will replace Larry Smith, who plans to retire after serving Lifespace for more than 17 years. Harshfield held executive leadership positions in four senior living organizations with a focus on developing and implementing strategic plans, integrating technology systems, securing financing …

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Argentum Elects New Chair, Members to Board of Directors

by Jeff Shaw

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Argentum has elected Pat Mulloy, managing director of Commodore Capital LLC, to serve as the new chairman of the Argentum Board of Directors. Most recently, he served as vice chairman on the board. Mulloy practiced law for 20 years before founding Atria Senior Living, where he was president and CEO from 1996 to 2000. He was CEO of LifeTrust America from 2001 to 2004 and CEO of Elmcroft Senior Living from 2006 to 2018. Randy Richardson, president of Vi, will continue to serve as vice chairman. New …

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MedBest Recruiting Adds Erica Hutsenpiller to Team

by Jeff Shaw

TAMPA, Fla. —MedBest Recruiting, a Tampa-based executive search firm serving the seniors housing industry, has hired Erica Hutsenpiller as an executive senior living recruiter. Hutsenpiller brings over 15 years experience in the senior living industry. She served as a regional director of business development in skilled nursing and as an executive director for assisted living and memory care communities. Hutsenpiller’s regional director role consisted of overseeing clinical liaisons, admissions, and developing long-term relationships with area hospital C-Suites and physicians in each marketplace.

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Discovery Senior Living Hires Jeff Floyd as Vice President of Operations

by Jeff Shaw

BONITA SPRINGS, Fla. — ​Discovery Senior Living has named Jeff Floyd as the company’s vice president of operations. Floyd joins Discovery Senior Living after serving the past five years at Chicago-based Enlivant, where he held a divisional role as senior vice president of operations. The move is intended to support Discovery Senior Living’s continued portfolio growth, as well as the enhancement of the company’s lifestyle and care services for residents as part of its new experiential-living philosophy. Floyd began his career at ManorCare, where he ascended to become a regional …

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Springpoint Appoints Sonny Taragin as Vice President of Information Technology, Chief Information Officer

by Jeff Shaw

WALL TOWNSHIP, N.J. — Springpoint Senior Living has named Sonny Taragin as vice president of information technology and chief information officer. Taragin is responsible for all aspects of the organization’s technology, focusing on its platforms, operational effectiveness and long-term strategy. Taragin has over 20 years of information technology leadership experience within several healthcare industries. He served most recently as chief information technology officer with Mid-Atlantic Health Care in Maryland, where he led and supported the implementation of new networks, infrastructure, and a host of clinical and administrative applications. Prior positions …

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