Watermark Resident Artists Inspire Coming Year
November 30, 2018
TUCSON, ARIZ. – The work of 12 artists in residence at Watermark Retirement Communities is featured in Expressions 2019, a full-color wall calendar celebrating active aging and the arts. This inspiring calendar, now in its 19th edition, showcases paintings, sculptures, quilts, ceramics and other creations submitted by artists both amateur and professional. All of the…
Benchmark National Team Raises Nearly $80,000 for Alzheimer’s Association
November 20, 2018
Benchmark, a leading provider of senior housing in the Northeast, today announced that 44 individual teams representing Benchmark senior care communities raised nearly $80,000 by participating in the 2018 Alzheimer’s Association Walk to End Alzheimer’s, which raises funds and awareness for care, support and research. Known collectively as the Benchmark National Team, the participants were residents…
Ventas CFO Robert F. Probst Recognized as 2018 FEI Chicago Public Company CFO of the Year
November 16, 2018
Robert F. Probst, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Ventas, Inc. has been awarded the 2018 Chicago Public Company CFO of the Year by the Financial Executives International (FEI) Chicago Chapter. The award was presented during the 8th Annual Chicago CFO of the Year® Awards reception and dinner.
Waltonwood ED Launches Program to Support Senior Living as a Career
November 16, 2018
Richard Mabe, the executive director of a Waltonwood senior living community, has launched a program that gets local graduate and undergraduate students experience in the senior living industry. “Senior living is not a career that a lot of people pull out of a hat,” said Mabe. “You have to have passion to work with seniors…
Ageless Innovation Teams Up with Kroger to Benefit the Alzheimer’s Association in Celebration of National Family Caregivers Month
November 16, 2018
Pawtucket, R.I. – In celebration of National Family Caregivers Month, Ageless Innovation LLC, a global company devoted to developing fun and engaging products for older adults, and The Kroger Co. (NYSE:KR) today announced a program offering special edition Joy for All Companion Pets with a portion of the proceeds benefitting the Alzheimer’s Association, the leading…
Solvere Living Appoints Two Senior Staff
November 16, 2018
St. Petersburg, Fla. – Solvere Living has expanded its senior staff to support its continued growth and new contracts. The operations division of St. Petersburg, Florida-based Solutions Advisors Group (SAG), Solvere Living has appointed Jack McCarthy as Executive Vice President and Jamie Holiefield as Vice President of the Eastern Region, both bringing decades of experience…
Commonwealth Senior Living Community Holds ‘Silent Dance Party’ with Eversound Headphones
November 16, 2018
Commonwealth Senior Living held the event, dubbed “Dancing through the Decades,” as part of its partnership with Eversound, a technology company that makes the headphones.
Benchmark CEO Tom Grape to Keynote 2018 Interface Seniors Housing Northeast Conference
November 7, 2018
Nov. 6, 2018, Waltham, Mass. – Benchmark, a leading provider of senior living and aging-well services in the Northeast, today announced that its chairman and CEO, Tom Grape, will advise other top senior living executives as the keynote speaker for the 2018 InterFace Seniors Housing Northeast, an industry conference being held Nov. 12 – 13,…
ResMed to Acquire MatrixCare, Expands Out-of-Hospital SaaS Portfolio into Long-Term Care Settings
November 6, 2018
ResMed announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire privately held MatrixCare, a leader in U.S. long-term post-acute care software, serving more than 15,000 providers across skilled nursing, life plan communities, senior living and private duty.
Five Star Senior Living Announces the Completion of Renovation at Community in Clarksville, Tenn.
November 6, 2018
Five Star Senior Living Inc., one of the nation’s leading senior living and healthcare service providers, is pleased to announce the completion of an extensive $4.5 million renovation of Fieldstone Place, a 102-unit independent and assisted living community located in Clarksville, Tenn.
Benchmark Opens New Community in CEO’s Hometown, Fairfield, Conn.
November 6, 2018
Waltham, Mass. – Like Benchmark founder, Tom Grape, residents of the new Sturges Ridge of Fairfield assisted living and memory care community in Fairfield, Conn., are proving that, despite the saying, you not only can go home again but also stay and thrive there too. With a commitment to keeping seniors in the town they…
Wellington at Hershey’s Mill Welcomes Director of Community Relations
November 5, 2018
WEST CHESTER, Pa. – West Chester-based retirement community, Wellington at Hershey’s Mill, welcomes Kelly L. Ellis as External Director of Community Relations. Ellis brings a decade of experience in health care, senior living administration, sales and marketing to Benchmark Senior Living’s belief in the power of human connection to transform lives. “I’m excited to be a…