In its third year, the McKnight’s Women of Distinction awards named seven Argentum members as honorees. The 2021 awards program from publications McKnight’s Senior Living and McKnight’s Long-Term Care News received several hundred nominations, the publication reported. Hall of Honor inductees are senior-level professionals in the C-suite or at a level equivalent to vice president or higher who have made…

CARLSBAD, Calif. –Integral Senior Living (ISL), a premier provider of senior living management services, and Solstice Senior Living (SSL), a joint venture of Integral Senior Living and NorthStar Healthcare Income, Inc., has named Kris Morimoto to the position of vice president of risk management. Morimoto comes to ISL after more than eight years at Propel Insurance. In her…

BROOKLYN, N.Y.—Mariany Colombo has joined The Watermark at Brooklyn Heights, a 275-unit luxury senior community at 21 Clark Street, as business office director. The $330 million Watermark at Brooklyn Heights, opened in October 2020, is one of five properties managed by Watermark Retirement Communities in their Élan Collection. This lifestyle brand of premier properties offers…

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va.—Commonwealth Senior Living has announced that The Village at Harbor Pointe will join its growing family of communities and begin operating today as Commonwealth Senior Living of Salisbury.  Formerly owned and operated by Sterling Care, the community is located at 611 Tressler Drive in Salisbury, Md. This marks Commonwealth’s 34th community in the portfolio…

SAN DIEGO—Stellar Senior Living, a Utah-based, family owned-and-operated senior living provider, has expanded into California with the transition of Brookdale Carmel Valley. The community will be re-branded Torrey Pines Senior Living, a Stellar Living Community. The three-story, 159-bed community, located at 13101 Hartfield Ave., offers independent living, assisted living, memory care, and a skilled nursing…

TORONTO—Atria Senior Living, a leading operator of senior living communities across Canada and the United States, has expanded its U.S. presence by assuming management of 21 independent living communities owned by New Senior Investment Group Inc. (NYSE: SNR). The communities are spread across nine states and concentrated in the Northeast, Midwest, and Pacific Coast. Atria will manage these…

KANSAS CITY, Mo—GlynnDevins, a leader in data- and technology-enabled marketing solutions, announces the acquisition of Bluespire, an integrated marketing company with a proprietary scalable services platform. It’s the second marketing and technology company GlynnDevins has acquired in the past four months. In October 2020, GlynnDevins acquired Linkmedia360. GlynnDevins president and CEO Chris Egan states, “Our clients demand smarter, more…

PLANO, Texas—Enseo®, one of the fastest growing technology service providers in the United States, offering solutions in hospitality, education, senior living, and health care, has reached an agreement with WarnerMedia to make the HBO app available for subscription in hotel rooms powered by the Catapult Tech™ in-room entertainment platform. This offering allows participating hotels who…

GAITHERSBURG, Md.—Sodexo, a food services and facilities management company, has announced a $10 million scholarship initiative for its U.S. frontline employees and their dependents. The program—administered by the United Negro College Fund (UNCF)—is for students to attend Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) that are partners with Sodexo or UNCF. Eligible frontline employees and their…

ROANOKE, Va.—Beth Kolnok has been promoted to vice president of communication and engagement for Retirement Unlimited, Inc. (RUI), a Virginia family-owned and operated senior living community management company with nearly 40 years of service. Kolnok has been with RUI since 2017, offering support for communication and advertising initiates for RUI and all its communities. In…

WALTHAM, Mass.—Benchmark Senior Living, a leading provider of senior living services in the Northeast, announced several key executive team changes, including the appointments of Jerry Liang to executive vice president and chief financial officer, effective immediately; and John Hartmayer to executive vice president and COO, as of March 8. Benchmark chief marketing officer Heather Frahm…