Transform Podcast #73: Tim Mallad, CEO, Forefront Living

In January, Forefront Living announced plans to open a tuition-freeBezos Academy on the campus of its Presbyterian Village Northcommunity in Dallas, making it the first senior living community inTexas and the second in the U.S. to do so. The move also deepensForefront Living’s commitment to intergenerational programming,according to CEO Tim Mallad. In this episode of […]

Transform Podcast #72: Jeff Fischer, President, MBK Senior Living

MBK Senior Living’s growth has historically been through acquisitions — and that is still the company’s modus operandi in its upcoming fiscal year. But growing through acquisitions has become tougher in 2022 amid frothy pricing and plenty of competition for senior living properties. Even so, MBK President Jeff Fischer believes the company can acquire four to six […]

CLC CEO: Middle-Market Strategy, Medicare Advantage Growth Drive Innovation In Tough Operating Environment

Senior living providers are facing intense operational and financial challenges — but they must not let these pressures distract them from innovating for the future. That’s according to Jill Vitale-Aussem, president and CEO of Christian Living Communities (CLC) and Cappella Management. “We’re concerned about staffing, we’re concerned about wage escalation, we’re concerned about inflation,” she […]

Transform Podcast #71: Jill Vitale-Aussem, President and CEO of Christian Living Communities

Christian Living Communities is recommitting to its nonprofit roots.Although the Colorado-based organization still manages some communities through its for-profit management arm, Cappella Living Solutions, President and CEO Jill Vitale-Aussem says its future growth lies in affiliations and potentially third-party management agreements with other nonprofits. In this episode of Transform, learn: – Why Christian Living Communities […]

Transform Podcast #70: Terri Cunliffe, President and CEO, Covenant Living Communities & Services

The senior living industry is grappling with a period of staffing challenges known as the “great resignation” — but Covenant Living Communities & Services President and CEO Terri Cunliffe hopes it ends up more like a “great sabbatical.” And she said she sees signs this is happening. For instance, the Skokie, Illinois-based senior living nonprofit […]

Transform Podcast #69: Greg Puklicz, President of 12 Oaks

Owners and investors looking to execute on their strategies in 2022 would be wise to examine every facet of their operations to help drive net operating income (NOI) sooner rather than later — and that all starts with the operator overseeing a community. That’s according to Greg Puklicz, who ascended to the president role at […]

Transform Podcast #68: Sevy Petras, CEO of Priority Life Care

Senior living operators have forged different models for middle-market communities in recent years — but Priority Life Care CEO Sevy Petras believes the industry has only scratched the surface of what it needs to do to meet the massive demand from middle-income residents. To Petras, the challenge is offering boomers a product they will both […]

Transform Podcast #67: Andy Plant of Westmont Living

The high price of new construction drove many senior living companies to shift their growth strategies in favor of acquisitions in 2021. But Westmont Living has the flexibility and expertise to build, and the company has several new projects underway, according to President Andy Plant. With a new year on the horizon, Westmont Living is […]

Transform Podcast #66: Stephanie Harris of Arrow Senior Living

Stephanie Harris thought she would end up working in politics and eventually running for office. But then she got a job working for a senior living turnaround business and realized the industry was her calling. Now, Harris is CEO of Arrow Senior Living, and she is putting her deep background in senior living turnarounds to […]

Transform Podcast #65: Jay Woolford of Transforming Age

Nine months ago, Transforming Age and Sustainable Housing for Ageless Generations (SHAG) announced plans to affiliate. Now with 39 communities, the nonprofit is on the cusp of some big changes.   Helping to lead that charge is Senior Vice President of Development Jay Woolford. Looking ahead, he sees the national senior housing nonprofit putting an […]