Editorial

Nate Schema began 2022 by stepping into the role of president and CEO of The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society. He’s well prepared for the position, having spent nearly 15 years already with the organization, from administrator-in-training to chief operating officer. Still, this new position represents a sizable undertaking for …

Luis Serrano and his late wife May Hasso founded Sunshine Retirement Living in 2007. The company remains family-owned today, operating upwards of 4,000 units in 42 communities across 18 states. Over the course of the past 14 years, growth and innovation have been constants at the organization. Both factors have …

Leveraging the arts as a form of resident engagement in senior living communities is not new. But last May, graduate art therapy student Carina Fuller at Lesley University in Cambridge, Mass. argued in her capstone theses “Engagement with the Non-Traditional: Exploring Unique Art Making Processes with Residents of an Assisted …

Braintree, Mass.-based Senior Living Residences (SLR) appointed Tadd Clelland as the company’s new president and CEO. Clelland joined SLR in 2005 and has served as Partner since 2007 overseeing all aspects of operations for the firm’s portfolio of 17 communities across New England, valued at over $200 million. He is …

Deedre Vriesman took over the reins of Holland, Michigan-based senior living provider Resthaven in 2018. Since then, she’s overseen the installation of an entirely new leadership team, the opening of Resthaven’s second Green House-inspired home, guided residents and staff at Resthaven’s three established communities through the Covid-19 Pandemic and simultaneously …

Technology is perhaps more intricately intertwined with senior living dining than ever before. The topic was unavoidable during two panel discussions that took place at the 2021 HEALTHTAC Food & Beverage event in Orlando, Dec. 5 to 7. While not the focus of either conversation, technology was still touched upon …

On Tuesday, Dec. 7, four leading professionals in senior living dining came together at HEALTHTAC Food & Beverage 2021 to talk about the sector’s ever-progressive dining experience. At breakfast that morning, Kristopher Kishbaugh, corporate director of dining at Juniper Communities and Amy Kotterman, director of customer experience at United Church …

Society has placed a premium on health and wellness over the last 20 years, with the trend making its way into the kitchens and dining rooms of senior living communities throughout the U.S. Nutritious foods are now commonplace on menus, meeting the dietary needs of older adults. But there are …

The panel “Who’s Eating? Are Your Communities Cooking for Boomers and Beyond?,” kicked off the first full day of HEALTHTAC Food & Beverage 2021 on Mon., Dec. 6. Speaking from a stage at Reunion Resort in Orlando, four executives from leading senior living communities discussed how their culinary operations are …

To kick off Senior Living News’ new CEO Series, we spoke with President and Chief Executive Officer of Brookdale Senior Living, Cindy Baier. Baier leads a $3.5 billion company, more than 33,000 employees and nearly 700 senior living communities that have the ability to serve approximately 60,000 residents and is …