Marc Vorkapich was volunteering in residential care in 1991, when an older woman he “adored” told him: “All of my life I have been the life of the party, here I am invisible.” “My heart was broken,” Vorkapich says. “During the following weeks, declining health quieted her voice and, for a moment, my own.” But […]
Over the course of a decade, John Cochrane has led the creation of HumanGood, earning the status of changemaker by cementing the organization’s status as a senior living industry innovator. Pleasanton, California-based HumanGood initially was created through the 2015 affiliation of be.group and American Baptist Homes of the West (ABHOW), which came together to create […]
Being unsatisfied can sound negative, but Discovery Senior Living CEO Richard Hutchinson doesn’t see it that way. Being unsatisfied with the status quo drives him to be a changemaker. His changemaking track record is impressive. From building a pay-for-performance sales culture to launching a business intelligence division, he’s moved Discovery and the senior living industry […]
Silverado Co-Founder and CEO Loren Shook has lived the story of change that prompted the development of a portfolio of standalone memory care communities across a handful of states. By combining medical services with the social model for assisted living, Silverado has developed outcomes-based programming to improve quality of life for those with memory impairment. […]
As a longtime leader in senior living — both for her company, Brandywine Living, and as a past board chairman for industry association Argentum — Brenda Bacon has experienced a lot of change. She’s also been at the helm of that change and has learned a lot in the process. With roughly 30 communities in […]
While he has always been adaptable based on a changing operating environment, 2020 truly served as a test for ALG Senior President and CEO Charlie Trefzger. In conjunction with its response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the company implemented a name change from Affinity Living Group to ALG Senior on July 1, as well as a […]
Changing the senior living landscape has always been a cornerstone of Priya Living, under the leadership of its founder, Arun Paul. From marketing the company’s independent living communities as “Where Bombay Royale Meets Palm Springs,” to listing unit pricing directly on the company’s homepage, Paul has in many instances acted directly in contrast to what’s […]
Much of today’s senior housing is envisioned as ground-up projects or repositioning of existing senior living assets. Yet one Chicago-based development company has completely changed the vision by trying new models of senior living in some unusual settings. Evergreen Real Estate Group, with David Block leading its development team, counts project examples to date including […]
The world is a very different place compared to when we introduced our first class of Changemakers in 2019. Today, the need for transformative leadership in senior living remains more critical than ever in a rapidly changing health care and housing landscape. With this as the backdrop, we’re pleased to introduce our 2020 class of […]
Having been at the helm of Mather for nearly 18 years, Mary Leary is no stranger to change. She formerly held an executive role with Classic Residence by Hyatt and today brings her experience both in for-profit and not-for-profit senior living to some new innovations the not-for-profit Mather is driving forward. Among her recent claims […]