Front Porch, Covia Announce Affiliation to Strengthen Services, Communities
June 2, 2020
GLENDALE, Calif., and WALNUT CREEK, Calif.—The Boards of Directors for Front Porch and Covia, two leading California-based not-for-profit senior living and affordable housing providers, voted on June 1 to affiliate. The new affiliation will create one of the nation’s top not-for-profit organizations providing senior living, affordable housing and community services for more than 10,000 people.…
Commonwealth Senior Living Certified as a Great Place to Work® for Second Year in a Row
June 2, 2020
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va.—Commonwealth Senior Living has been certified as a Great Place to Work by the Great Place to Work Institute for the second year in a row. The certification process considered over 950 employee surveys from across 33 locations. Great Place to Work, an independent research and consulting firm, evaluated more than 60 elements of…
Netsmart Expands Coding and Billing Service Offerings with Acquisition of QIRT
June 2, 2020
OVERLAND PARK, Kansas—Netsmart announced today it has acquired New York-based post-acute healthcare consulting firm, Quality In Real Time (QIRT). Together, Netsmart and QIRT offerings will form the largest service provider in the post-acute community, with more than 400 associates supporting our clients. QIRT will become part of the McBee strategic consulting business unit to expand McBee’s OASIS, minimum…
Belmont Village Senior Living and Greystar Break New Ground in San Diego
June 2, 2020
SAN DIEGO—Award-winning seniors housing developer and operator Belmont Village Senior Living and Greystar, a global leader in residential development, are breaking ground on Belmont Village Senior Living of La Jolla at 3880 Nobel Drive. The senior living project is Belmont Village’s 32nd community and its third in San Diego County. The project is Belmont’s first in partnership with…
IntegraCare Sends Gifts to 349 Children of ‘Hero’ Team Members
May 29, 2020
PITTSBURGH—Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, IntegraCare employees have been on the front lines diligently working to maintain the health and safety of residents in 11 senior living communities located in three states. Those dedicated team members often miss spending quality time with their own children as they work so hard to protect those most vulnerable to…
Watercrest Senior Living Group Names Collin Baranick Executive Director at Watercrest Sarasota
May 29, 2020
VERO BEACH, Fla.—Watercrest Senior Living Group announces Collin Baranick as executive director of Watercrest Sarasota Senior Living Community in Sarasota, Fla. Watercrest Sarasota is a 198-unit, luxury senior living campus currently under construction and scheduled to welcome residents in late summer. Baranick entered the senior living industry in 2010 as care manager on the nursing floor of a large senior…
Discovery Senior Living Names Jeff Floyd Vice President of Operations
May 29, 2020
BONITA SPRINGS, Fla.—Discovery Senior Living has named Jeff Floyd the company’s new vice president of operations. An experienced industry leader, 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…
Lifespace Communities Appoints Nicholas Harshfield as CFO
May 29, 2020
WEST DES MOINES, Iowa—Lifespace Communities is pleased to announce the appointment of Nicholas “Nick” Harshfield to the position of chief financial officer effective July 1, 2020. Harshfield brings more than 30 years of financial experience to the role, 15 years of which are in senior living. He will be replacing long-time CFO Larry Smith who…
A Place for Mom Partners with Love for the Elderly to Launch Virtual Letters of Love
May 29, 2020
NEW YORK—A Place for Mom, Inc. (APFM) has partnered with Love for the Elderly to ensure seniors never feel alone by launching a new “virtual” letter sharing initiative with a goal to reach at least 1,000 seniors in the next 100 days. Virtual letters are a combination of old-fashioned letter writing and personalized video delivery.…
LTC Promotes Pam Kessler and Clint Malin to Co-Presidents
May 29, 2020
WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif.—LTC Properties Inc. (NYSE: LTC), a real estate investment trust that invests in senior living and health care properties, announced the promotions of Pam Kessler and Clint Malin to the newly created positions of co-presidents. Kessler will retain her role as LTC’s chief financial officer, and Malin will continue as the company’s chief…
David Chandler named Executive Director at RCM’s The Village of Meyerland
May 29, 2020
HOUSTON—David Chandler was recently named Executive Director at The Village of Meyerland, in Houston, a Retirement Center Management community. He previously served as assistant executive director at RCM’s The Village of River Oaks in Houston and as executive director at the company’s Wood Glenn Court, in Spring, Texas. Chandler has over 15 years of experience in the health care and…
Construction Completed on Civitas’ The Grandview of Chisholm Trail in Fort Worth
May 29, 2020
FORT WORTH, Texas—Construction has finished on The Grandview of Chisholm Trail Senior Living, a new luxury community owned by Civitas Senior Living and Journey Capital and managed by Civitas. The Grandview is in Southwest Fort Worth and is the first assisted living and memory care community located directly off the popular Chisholm Trail Parkway. “At Civitas Senior Living, we are passionate about…