Senior Housing Crystal Ball: Top Execs’ 2016 Predictions

A few weeks into 2016, some of the leading executives in senior housing are looking into their crystal balls as they refine their strategies for the year ahead. Senior Housing News recently asked CEOs and other top executives at some leading operators to share their predictions. If there’s a common thread it might be this: […]

In the Pipeline: Senior Housing Construction Projects (12/17/15)

(Oasis at Scholar’s Landing, an affordable assisted living community in Atlanta – Photo provided courtesy of McShane Construction Company) Construction: Planned Motion Picture & Television Fund to Build $35 Million Kirk Douglas Care Pavilion In celebration of actor Kirk Douglas’ 99th birthday, the Motion Picture & Television Fund (MPTF) announced plans to build a $35 million […]

Movers & Shakers: ACHCA’s New President and CEO

ACHCA Announces New President and CEO The American College of Health Care Administrators (ACHCA), the only association solely devoted to the needs of post acute and aging services professionals, has appointed Cecilia Sepp, CAE as its new president and CEO, effective Jan. 4, 2016.  Sepp brings more than 20 years of experience in the association […]

Movers & Shakers: Mainstreet’s Newest Hires

Mainstreet Announces Three New Hires  In its latest round of hiring, the nation’s largest developer of transitional care properties, Mainstreet, has named three new appointments. Rob Bassler has been named as vice president of production operations. Prior to joining Mainstreet, Bassler served as vice president director of operations at Lend Lease US. He is a […]

Top Providers Pluck Fresh, Well-Trained Talent for Leadership Roles

With high turnover rates and competition for leaders, staffing across senior housing—including for executive director positions—is a challenge that all operators strive to overcome. There are several options for operators to recruit and develop persons for leadership and management positions, and one resource with room to grow is recruiting students right out of school. One innovative […]

Movers & Shakers: Mainstreet’s Fall Hires

ABM Names Laurelee Martin and Thomas Gartland to Its Board of Directors ABM, a leading provider of facility solutions, announced it has elected Lauralee Martin and Thomas “Tom” M. Gartland as independent directors, effective immediately. Martin is currently chief executive officer of HCP, Inc., one of the “Big Three” publicly-traded health care real estate investment […]

Movers & Shakers: Cushman & Wakefield’s New Hires

Cushman & Wakefield Hires Noble Carpenter and Afton Trail Cushman & Wakefield, a global real estate company, has appointed Noble Carpenter as capital markets service line leader for the Americas region and Afton Trail, CPM, as senior managing director of assets services for the firm’s Western region. Carpenter has more than 20 years of extensive […]

In the Pipeline: Senior Housing Construction Projects (10/22/15)

(Exterior of Trillium Woods, a $161 million CCRC now open in Plymouth, Minn.) Construction: Planned Douglas Wilson Companies to Launch First Senior Living Development Signaling its entry into the senior living market, Douglas WIlson Companies (DWC) plans to break ground on its first assisted living and memory care community next year. The inaugural project will be a […]

CCRC Turmoil Prevented by Calif. Governor’s Veto

Senior housing providers are breathing easier and expressing support for California Governor Jerry Brown, who recently vetoed a bill that would have increased regulations on continuing care retirement communities (CCRCs) and impacted business models. Brown vetoed the bill on October 11.   The bill would have changed the way CCRCs repay entrance fees to residents […]

Movers & Shakers: Premier Senior Living’s New Directors

Pinnacle Chairman Appointed to Long-Term Care Board Rob McCabe, Pinnacle Financial Partner’s co-founder and chairman, has been appointed to the board of Diversicare Healthcare Services, a long-term care provider located in Brentwood. Pinnacle Financial Partners is a Nashville-based financial firm with $6 billion in assets. McCabe will serve as a member of the board’s audit […]