Movers & Shakers — Kendal CEO Announces Plan to Retire

Kendal President & CEO John Diffey Announces Plans to Retire in 2016 John Diffey, president and CEO of The Kendal Corporation for more than two decades, has notified Kendal’s Board of Directors that he plans to retire in mid-2016.  Kendal is a not-for-profit organization headquartered in Kennett Square, Penn., where ground was broken for the […]

Movers & Shakers — People and Positions for February, Part IV

New Executive Chef Brings ‘International Flair’ to Calif. CCRC Klaus Richter has been named executive chef at Covenant Village of Turlock in California, a faith-based, not-for-profit continuing care retirement community (CCRC). He is employed by the community’s dining services provider Sodexo and will report to Covenant Village of Turlock Dining Services Director Anne Dean. In his […]

Movers & Shakers — People and Positions for January, Part III

Nonprofit Lender IFF Hires New Executive Director IFF — a real estate consultant and developer that works closely with senior housing, among other sectors — has hired David Desai-Ramirez as executive director of the Missouri, metro Kansas City and southern Illinois region. From the St. Louis office, Desai-Ramirez will grow the real estate consulting business by cultivating relationships […]

In the Pipeline: Senior Housing Construction Projects (12/4/14)

Construction: Planned Georgia Officials to Review Proposal for 100-Unit Senior Living Project The Cobb Board of Commissioners will review a rezoning request regarding a proposal for a new 100-unit senior living development in northeast Kennesaw, reports The Marietta Daily Journal. Recently, the Cobb Planning Commission voted 5-0 to approve rezoning a 22-acre land tract in […]

In the Pipeline: Senior Housing Construction Projects (10/23/14)

Construction: Planned Caddis to Bring First Heartis Community to San Antonio Dallas-based real estate firm Caddis will soon begin construction on its first community in San Antonio to carry the company’s Heartis brand.  Project plans for Heartis San Antonio, which is scheduled to open in the second quarter of 2016, call for a 86,000-square-foot assisted living […]

SeniorHomes.com Names Best of Senior Living in Annual Ranking

Holiday Retirement and Provision Living have the best websites among senior living large companies in 2014, according to SeniorHomes.com’s annual awards program. The winning senior living resources in both the consumer and industry markets were announced on Tuesday for SeniorHomes.com’s 2014 Best Senior Living Awards. To determine the winners, the national directory of senior housing […]