BRENTWOOD, Tenn. — Brookdale Senior Living Inc. (NYSE: BKD) has hired longtime healthcare executive Cindy Kent for the newly created position of executive vice president and president of senior living. Kent will join Brookdale in early January and will report to CEO Lucinda Baier. Kent has held global commercialization roles at 3M, Medtronic and Eli Lilly. Most recently, she served as president and general manager of the 3M Infection Prevention Division and a member of the company’s Executive Conference. In her prior roles, Kent successfully partnered with key industry stakeholders …
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MONUMENT, Colo. — WellAge has named Dena Mackey as executive director of Jackson Creek Senior Living, a 137-unit independent living, assisted living and memory care community in Monument, located between Denver and Colorado Springs. Mackey has more than 16 years’ experience in the senior living industry. She started her career as a certified nursing assistant in an memory care unit and eventually worked at Poudre Valley Hospital on the medical floor and in the operating room. Mackey has also worked as an assisted living director, memory care director and hospice …
Waltonwood Communities Names Chris Leinauer as Executive Director of Property in Virginia
by Jeff Shaw
ASHBURN, Va. — Waltonwood Communities has named Chris Leinauer as the new executive director of Waltonwood Ashburn, located approximately 30 miles northwest of Washington, D.C. Leinauer brings over 15 years of experience in senior living to his new role. Previously, he served as a director of operations, executive director, and most recently as a regional vice president responsible for 29 senior living properties across five regions. Leinauer received his bachelor’s degree and M.B.A. from Frostburg State University. Waltonwood at Ashburn features 114 independent living apartments, 72 assisted living apartments and …
IRVINE, Calif. — Healthpeak Properties Inc. (NYSE: PEAK), the Irvine-based REIT formerly known as HCP, has appointed Sara Grootwassink Lewis as an independent director to its Board of Directors. The appointment expands the board to eight directors, with an average director tenure of approximately five years.