This is part of your SHN+ subscription A new group of senior living leaders is infusing their companies with new plans and philosophies that will help chart the way forward for the senior living industry’s future health. One can look directly at recent announcements of incoming CEOs or companies making distinct succession plans to see […]
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With occupancy on the upswing and recovery plans in place for the year ahead, the senior living industry’s future is clearer than at any other time during the pandemic. But if recent trends are any indication, a substantial number of providers will be led into this new era by fresh executive leadership. So far this […]
The ongoing workforce crisis has been among the hottest topics at this week’s National Investment for Seniors Housing & Care (NIC) conference, and attention will be fixed on labor-related numbers when the largest publicly traded senior living owners and operators announce their Q3 2021 earnings later this week. While these earnings calls will provide some […]
Kris Engskov has left his position as president of Aegis Living and is set to lead a new company in the home health care space. Prior to joining Aegis in 2019, Engskov worked as executive vice president of business integration for Starbucks (Nasdaq: SBUX) and was assistant press secretary and personal aide to U.S. President […]
In its latest hiring push, Aegis Living has added more leaders from the food, hospitality and retail sectors. The leaders come from multiple companies, and join the Bellevue, Washington-based company as it strives to lead a “wellness revolution,” Aegis Living President Kris Engskov wrote in a LinkedIn post Tuesday. “Aegis Living is leading a wellness […]
Going into 2020, Aegis Living is taking an entrepreneurial approach to meet intense workforce challenges. And the provider’s president, Kris Engskov, is pushing for a broader industry effort. “I am concerned about how fast we need to reposition the industry,” he told Senior Housing News. Specifically, Engskov does not believe that senior living as a […]
Expect the winds of change to blow harder than ever through the senior housing industry in 2020. With each passing year, the wave of baby boomer demand draws nearer, attracting more capital and a greater diversity of talent to senior housing. In 2020, the pioneering companies that started the industry may still have a leg […]
Dull building designs have become too commonplace in senior living, according to Dwayne Clark, CEO of Bellevue, Washington-based Aegis Living. “Assisted living, retirement homes, independent living, I think we’ve been quite boring with our design,” Clark said during a recent appearance on the Senior Housing News podcast, Transform. “People want a little entertainment in their […]
When Kris Engskov took a job with Starbucks in 2002, the iconic coffee purveyor was only a fraction of the size that it is today. “It was at the time a pretty small, entrepreneurial company that was values-oriented and thought it could change the industry and consumer tastes,” Engskov told Senior Housing News. “I see […]
Aegis is building out its bench with more alumni of the nation’s most prominent coffee retailer. The company this week hired Deepa Hall and Tricia Williams, two former leaders at Starbucks (Nasdaq: SBUX). They join Aegis president Kris Engskov, who came aboard in January after previously working as executive vice president of business integration for […]