Editor’s Note: This story has been updated to clarify that Dirk Burghartz was named president of Aegis Living. A previous version of the story included confusing wording that suggested Burghartz also was named CEO. Dwayne Clark remains CEO of Aegis Living. We regret the lack of clarity. In the last 12 months, several new senior […]
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Cassia Senior Community Services has promoted Matthew Kern to CEO, effective October 1. Kern, who joined Cassia in 2017 and is currently the organization’s COO, has helped guide the company’s communities through the Covid-19 pandemic and changes in the senior living workforce, according to a news release. “It’s a great honor to be selected as […]
Movers & Shakers is brought to you by the Senior Housing News Job Board. Browse and apply to management and executive senior living jobs and positions from leading professional firms serving the industry. Employers can post single jobs, purchase job packages or our premium subscription that includes unlimited job posts and editorial coverage for one […]
Ten senior housing and care providers in the Twin Cities area of Minnesota will be offering a new Medicare Advantage special needs plan to their residents next year. The plan is a collaboration between the 10 senior living companies, Minneapolis-based nonprofit health plan Medica and integrated care provider Genevive. The senior living providers together have […]
After more than two decades on the financing side of senior living with Piper Jaffray, Mark Appelbaum founded development firm Makado Group in 2012. The Minneapolis-based company recently opened its second senior living community and is gaining momentum on a pipeline of future projects. Though he feels “very positive” about his time with Piper Jaffray, […]
Next week, about 125 people will start working out of the new home office of Cassia, the senior living organization formed through the merger of Elim Care and Augustana Care. Located in a renovated building in the Minneapolis suburb of Edina, Minnesota, the Cassia headquarters will be the corporate hub for a nonprofit provider serving […]
As headwinds continue to batter the senior housing industry, some not-for-profit providers are looking to partnerships or mergers as a way to grow scale in order to thrive — or in some cases, simply survive. “In the last three years, a number of organizations are saying, we could go on independently … but where do […]

