Affinity Living Group (ALG) has a new chief operating officer to aid its ongoing expansion throughout the Southeast. The Hickory, North Carolina-based senior living provider on Thursday announced it has appointed Neal Lail as its COO. Lail, who most recently worked as the company’s chief marketing officer, was hired in 2016 as vice president of […]
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Affinity Living Group is gaining scale and sophistication. The Hickory, North Carolina-based senior living provider plans to open or break ground on 16 properties this year and is developing a Medicare Advantage plan, although it has not ruled out partnering with an existing plan. Affinity is slated to open six new assisted living communities this year […]
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Hurricanes Florence and Michael have exacted a steep toll on senior living providers throughout the Southeastern United States, including Affinity Living Group. Affinity is the largest provider in the region and one of the largest in the nation, operating more than 140 communities across six states. With about 90 of those facilities in the Carolinas, […]
Welltower to Change NYSE Ticker Symbol to “WELL” Health care infrastructure company Welltower, Inc. has announced a change to its New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) ticker symbol, from “HCN” to “WELL.” The Toledo, Ohio-based company will begin trading under “WELL” on February 28. “Welltower owns, manages and has developed the largest network of premium residential senior care […]
Andrew Carle has left his position as COO at Affinity Living Group, one of the largest senior living providers in the nation. “After a year and half, I was unable to continue the 400 mile commute each way between my home in the Washington, D.C. area and the corporate office in Hickory, N.C.,” in an Aug. […]
Happy Monday, Senior Housing News readers! Jimmy Buffett played Wrigley Field in Chicago this weekend. Unfortunately, we didn’t get a chance to interview him about his planned 55-plus active adult mixed-use community in Florida, but hearing his tunes up-close certainly made us want to eat cheeseburgers and drink margaritas. Meanwhile, to ensure you’re fully caught […]
Construction: Planned Caddis Plans Senior Housing Community Near Atlanta Health care real estate firm Caddis is moving forward with its plan to build an independent, assisted living and memory care community in Suwanee, Georgia. The community, Heartis Suwanee, would include 175 units and amenities such as walking paths, game and activity rooms, and a beauty and barber shop. Caddis expects […]
(This story has been updated with a July 14 statement from Affinity) Two senior living providers are targeted in a lawsuit alleging they defrauded the U.S. and the state of North Carolina out of more than $60 million. That’s the gist of the suit, which was recently unsealed and claims that the senior living operators […]
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