Pathway to Living Promotes Sue Schaefer to Regional Director of Operations
January 19, 2020
CHICAGO—Pathway to Living, a Chicago-based developer, owner and operator of senior housing and senior housing arm of Chicago-based real estate investor and operator Waterton, promoted Sue Schaefer of Lake in the Hills to regional director of operations. Schaefer will oversee operations and the implementation of Pathway’s award-winning VIVA! lifestyle at Illinois’s northern-area senior living communities,…
Retirement Unlimited, Inc., Names Executive, Two New VPs
January 19, 2020
ROANOKE, Va.—Retirement Unlimited (RUI) has made several new executive appointments. Brian Grahame was named executive vice president of clinical services for the family-owned and Virginia ba sed senior living community management company; Chef Mohamed Tarawneh will be vice president of culinary experience and operations; and Steve Winter will be vice president of plant operations. Grahame…
Pathway to Living’s Azpira Place of Lake Zurich Promotes Carissa Mok to Executive Director
January 19, 2020
LAKE ZURICH, Ill.—Azpira Place of Lake Zurich, an assisted and supportive living community, promoted Carissa Mok of Arlington Heights to executive director. Formerly Azpira Place’s VIVA! life coordinator since its opening in May 2017, Mok will now oversee daily operations and implementation of its award-winning VIVA! lifestyle at the senior living community. “It has been…
Thrive Senior Living Opening Tribute at Black Hill in Maryland
January 19, 2020
GERMANTOWN, Md.—The newest Thrive Senior Living community, Tribute at Black Hill, located in Montgomery County, offers beautifully appointed apartment living with assisted living and memory care services. A chef-driven menu is one of the centerpieces of the daily experience for residents who call Tribute home. The community features an oversized, elevated courtyard with walking trails, restaurant-style…
Welltower and Jefferson Announce Framework for Real Estate Investments, Care for Aging Populations
January 19, 2020
PHILADELPHIA and TOLEDO, Ohio—Toledo-based real estate investment trust Welltower (NYSE: WELL) and Philadelphia-based Thomas Jefferson University and Jefferson Health are planning to create a long-term strategic partnership that will transform Jefferson’s real estate portfolio and open new opportunities to address social determinants of health for aging populations across their shared geographic footprint. Under the terms of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)…
Assurance and Michael Maglaras & Company Celebrate Senior Care Quality Improvement Milestones
January 19, 2020
SCHAUMBURG, Ill. —Assurance, one of the largest independently owned insurance agencies in the United States, and Michael Maglaras & Company, an international captive insurance consulting firm with headquarters in Ashford, Conn., have announced that as the AssureCap Advantage program enters its third year of underwriting it has achieved major improvements in the claim and exposure profiles of its participating…
A Place for Mom Selects Kansas City Region for New Office
January 19, 2020
NEW YORK—A Place for Mom, Inc., will open a new office in Overland Park, Kan. The largest senior care referral service in North America, with offices in Seattle, New York City and Naples, Fla., is growing its business and plans to create more than 600 jobs in the Kansas City metro area in the coming years. “We are committed…
R.D. Merrill Named Business Journal’s Family Business of the Year
January 9, 2020
SEATTLE, Wash.—The Puget Sound Business Journal has named R.D. Merrill, the parent company of Merrill Gardens and Pillar Properties, as its 2020 Family Business of the Year and will feature the company in its Jan. 17 edition. Merrill Gardens owns and operates 33 senior communities in eight states and recently expanded its presence in China,…
Dr. John Holcomb Joins Spectrum Retirement Communities, LLC
January 9, 2020
DENVER, Colo.—Spectrum Retirement Communities, LLC (Spectrum) has added John Bradley Holcomb, M.D., F.A.C.S. as medical advisor. In his role at Spectrum, Dr. Holcomb will be reviewing and providing recommendations on all resident care policies and procedures and providing insight and expertise on resident care, safety, injury prevention, and emergency preparedness programs. Holcomb is an internationally…
NHI Announces Agreement to Form a Joint Venture with LCS to Buy Timber Ridge CCRC
January 9, 2020
MURFREESBORO, Tenn.—National Health Investors, Inc. (NYSE:NHI) has signed a definitive agreement with an affiliate of Life Care Services (LCS) to form a joint venture to own and operate the Timber Ridge at Talus continuing care retirement community, in Issaquah, Wash. The joint venture is acquiring Timber Ridge from a joint venture between Westminster Capital and…
Phoenix Senior Living Adds The Phoenix At Hammond to the Louisiana Market
January 6, 2020
ROSSWELL, Ga.—Phoenix Senior Living announces the addition of a senior care community to their growing portfolio. Phoenix Senior Living will self-develop The Phoenix at Hammond in Hammond, La. First Guaranty Bank is the lending partner for this project. Groundbreaking is scheduled for this month. Phoenix Senior Living, founded in 2014, is a privately held senior living…
Morning Pointe Executive Director Receives UTC School Of Nursing 2019 Outstanding Alumni Award
January 6, 2020
CLEVELAND, Tenn.—Morning Pointe Senior Living announces Morning Pointe of Chattanooga at Shallowford executive director Cody Harvey has received the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga School of Nursing’s 2019 Outstanding Alumni Award. The UTC School of Nursing named Harvey the winner of this award at its second annual NightinGala event. A registered nurse with a bachelor…