SOUTHFIELD, Mich. — American House Senior Living Communities has hired Wolfgang Ebenbichler as vice president of hospitality. In this newly created role, Ebenbichler is responsible for directing and overseeing the culinary and dining experience at American House’s portfolio of more than 60 communities in five states. The company is based in Southfield, a suburb of Detroit. Ebenbichler has worked in leadership roles at many resorts, boutique hotels and casinos, including Caesars Entertainment, Marriott, Starwood Resorts at Disney World, Waldorf Astoria Collection, Conrad, Westin, Sheraton and Ritz Carlton properties. Ebenbichler obtained …
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With workforce expenses continuing to pose a challenge to operators, should investors lower ROI expectations? Tech softens the blow By Geert Houben Founder & CEO Cubigo It’s been well noted that 2020 is poised to be a year of disruption, holding true across many of the factors that go into seniors housing operations. Rising costs of living and growing competition must guide owners and investors to think innovatively. Leveraging technology to streamline operations can not only increase efficiency, but also decrease the number of work hours required. If stakeholders can …
FORT WASHINGTON, Pa. — Acts Retirement-Life Communities, a nonprofit operator based in Fort Washington, has appointed Dr. Paul Reinbold as vice president and chief medical director, and Deirdre Groenen as senior vice president and chief human resources officer. Reinbold has served as medical director at several senior living properties since 1995. He most recently served as the corporate medical director and clinical operations advisor to the CEO at Integrace, prior to its affiliation with Acts. He has continued to serve as the medical director of Bayleigh Chase in Easton, Maryland. …
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Brookdale Senior Living Inc. (NYSE: BKD), a Nashville-based owner-operator with the largest seniors housing portfolio in the United States, has appointed Dr. Jordan Asher to its Board of Directors. Asher is now one of nine directors, eight of them independent, and his term is scheduled to expire at the company’s 2020 annual meeting of stockholders. Asher has more than 20 years of experience in large, mission-based healthcare systems. Since 2018, he has served as the chief physician executive and senior vice president of Virginia-based Sentara Healthcare, a …
Singh Senior Living Names Brian O’Hara Executive Director of Waltonwood Cary Parkway in North Carolina
by Jeff Shaw
CARY, N.C. — Singh Senior Living has named Brian O’Hara as the new executive director of Waltonwood Cary Parkway, an independent living, assisted living and memory care community in Cary, a suburb of Raleigh. O’Hara brings more than 20 years of senior living experience to his new role. He started on the non-clinical side of senior living before making a career move to pharmaceuticals. He returned to the industry and worked his way up to area director of operations for a senior living company. Missing the one-on-one relationships with associates …
Ventas Hires Veteran Executive Justin Hutchens to Oversee North American Seniors Housing Business
by Jeff Shaw
CHICAGO — Ventas Inc. (NYSE: VTR) has appointed J. Justin Hutchens as executive vice president, senior housing, North America, effective April 1. The appointment is part of a series of actions, including a realignment of current executive team responsibilities, to improve the company’s performance in seniors housing. In this newly created role, Hutchens will oversee the Chicago-based REIT’s seniors housing business in North America, which includes over 700 properties that provide high-quality environments for approximately 60,000 seniors. The company is the second largest owner of seniors housing in the United …
AUSTIN, Texas — Catalyst, an Austin-based marketing and advertising agency specializing in multifamily, student and senior living real estate marketing, has promoted Christy McFerren to managing director. Catalyst hired McFerren in 2014 as senior designer. During her tenure she has held several positions including creative director, strategy and operations director, and vice president. In the last six months, McFerren led the Catalyst team in repositioning the company’s brand and service offerings, recruiting an experienced sales team, securing two critical long-term partnerships in the seniors housing and multifamily space, and increasing …
FORT WASHINGTON, Pa. — Acts Retirement-Life Communities, a nonprofit operator based in Fort Washington, has added William Reynolds and Michael Kelly to its board of directors. The Acts Board represents a diverse group of volunteer members who serve without compensation. Reynolds is a resident of The Evergreens, an Acts community in Moorestown, New Jersey. He served as a teacher and administrator in public and private schools and at the University of Pennsylvania. Later he had a more than 20-year career as founder and senior partner in Reynolds & Schaeffer Associates …
CBRE Hires Seniors Housing Financing Expert Joshua Hausfeld as Executive Vice President
by Jeff Shaw
BETHESDA, Md. — CBRE has hired Joshua Hausfeld as a debt and structured finance professional within the company’s national seniors housing practice. Hausfeld will be an executive vice president based in CBRE’s Bethesda office, specializing in agency loans for healthcare and seniors housing properties, including independent living, assisted living, memory care and skilled nursing facilities. Hausfeld will lead CBRE’s HUD 232 origination efforts nationally, and partner with CBRE National Senior Housing professionals Aron Will, Austin Sacco and Lisa Widmier. Prior to joining CBRE, Hausfeld was a managing director at SunTrust …
CARLSBAD, Calif. — Integral Senior Living (ISL) and Solstice Senior Living (SSL), a joint venture of Integral Senior Living and NorthStar Healthcare Income Inc., have named Collette Gray as president and CEO and Jennifer Ferrer as CFO. In these positions, they will have C-Suite responsibilities for both ISL and SSL. “Bringing leadership of both ISL and SSL together allows us to streamline the services we provide for our communities and ensure both Integral Senior Living and Solstice Senior Living are receiving exceptional management, as well as having community-specific needs and …