Movers & Shakers: Solera Senior Living’s COO

Solera Senior Living Hires COO, Partner Solera Senior Living hired Dina Kelly as a partner and the COO of the company. Kelly has spent 15 years in senior living in sales, marketing and operational leadership capacities. Most recently, she served as the senior vice president of sales and marketing for Senior Lifestyle Corp., a national […]

Senior Housing Finance Activity: Ensign, CareTrust

The Ensign Group Announces $250 Million Revolving Credit Facility The Ensign Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: ENSG), which is based in Mission Viejo, California, announced that Ensign and its operating subsidiaries have boosted its revolving credit facility by $100 million to an aggregate of $250 million, $105 million of which was drawn as of Feb. 1. The credit […]

CEO Fresh Take: Embracing Seniors’ Aging-in-Place Dreams

Lutheran Homes Society CEO Rick Marshall knows most seniors want to age in place, but he doesn’t let that scare him. Instead, Marshall, who took the helm at the Toledo, Ohio-based senior housing provider in February, is working to make sure his residents can stay wherever they want to, longer—while also keeping the organization’s bottom […]

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 — Asbury Communities Names COO

Chaplain Appointed at Covenant Village of Golden Valley Rev. Paul R. Anderson was appointed chaplain at Covenant Village of Golden Valley, a Covenant Retirement Community in Minnesota. Serving with existing Campus Chaplain Rev. John Satterberg, Anderson will provide pastoral care and counseling to Covenant Village of Golden Valley’s residents and staff.  In addition to leading […]

Movers & Shakers — Horizon’s New CEO and CFO

Horizon Announces New CEO and CFO  Wisconsin-based Horizon Group of Companies — made up of Horizon Development Group, Inc., Horizon Construction Group, Inc., and Horizon Management Services, Inc. — has announced the appointment of Dan Fitzgerald as its new CEO. Fitzgerald has been part of the Horizon team for 16 years, beginning in the development […]

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

Lutheran Home at Toledo Welcomes New Executive Director Lutheran Homes Society has announced the appointment of Michael Freeman as executive director for Lutheran Home at Toledo, in Ohio. As executive director, Freeman will be responsible for the day-to-day operations, community outreach and business development of the Lutheran Home at Toledo campus, which offers assisted living, […]

In the Pipeline: Senior Housing Construction Projects (6/20/2012)

Construction: Planned AFL-CIO to Invest $10 Million Toward an Ohio Affordable Senior Housing Project The AFL-CIO Housing Investment Trust (HIT) is investing $10 million into a $14 million rehabilitation project for the Mayfield Manor Apartments, a senior housing complex in Canton, Ohio. The complex will keep 144 units affordable for current residents for 20 more […]

In the Pipeline: Senior Housing Construction Projects (6/6/2012)

Construction: Completed Atria Adds Memory Care Apartments to Rhode Island Senior Living Community Atria Senior Living recently opened a memory care “neighborhood” at its Atria Bay Spring Village assisted living community, located in West Barrington, R.I., reports the local Patch.com. The growing dementia population led the senior living company to add new memory care development.  […]