Clearwater Names New CEO, Nears 20-Community Senior Living Footprint

Senior living provider Clearwater Living has promoted Danielle Morgan to the role of CEO as it nears a 20-community footprint in 2025.  Morgan, who has worked as the Newport Beach, California-based operator’s president since 2017, is in her new role tasked with expanding operations and strategic initiatives and building a stronger culture. In 2025 under […]

Former MorningStar CFO to Return as President as Operator Readies New Growth Plans

Real estate and senior living executive Jamie Ranzan is returning to MorningStar Senior Living to work as the company’s president and chief investment officer. Ranzan previously worked for Denver, Colorado-based MorningStar Senior Living as its CFO between 2016 and 2020. She left the company and worked as president with Solera Senior Living and CFO at […]

Watermark Names COO In Anticipation Of New Growth in 2025

Watermark Retirement Communities has hired a new Chief Operating Officer (COO) as the company prepares for new growth in 2025. Jeff Slichta, a former executive with Sunrise Senior Living and Experience Senior Living, will take over as COO starting next week to succeed Karen Mlawsky, who is stepping down from the COO role to “pursue […]

How LCS, Presbyterian Homes, Westminster Communities are Driving Quality of Hires

Senior housing operators are starting to see staffing stabilize and are pursuing a variety of strategies to win and retain quality hires. In particular, operators are still tweaking their methodologies in order to fill their hardest to hire roles such as registered nurses, licensed practical nurses and dining room staff. At LCS, said there have […]

Survey Shows Fewer Than Half of Senior Housing and Care Nurses Feel ‘Psychologically Safe’

Fewer than half of nurses working in the senior housing and care sector feel “psychologically safe” in their workspace. That’s according to a new survey from Kare, a digital labor marketplace for post-acute and senior living operators. The report, released this week in collaboration with the National Association of Health Care Assistants (NAHCA), is the […]

Palace Group, Brightview Lead 2024 List of Best Workplaces in Aging Services 

The Palace Group and Brightview Senior Living have retained their spots as the first- and second-place “Best Workplaces for Aging Services.” This annual list, compiled by Activated Insights and announced this week, ranks the top aging services workplaces nationwide and categorizes them as either large or small- and medium-sized. Chicago-based Vi Living moved into the […]

Senior Living Operators Tweak Recruiting Methods With Hard-to-Hire Workers in Mind

Senior living operators have long struggled to hire for certain positions, including nurses and other specialized roles. In response to those challenges, some operators have adjusted recruiting strategies with these workers in mind. Among the hardest roles to recruit for are on the care side of the industry, particularly with registered nurses (RNs) and licensed […]