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TARBORO, NC—During the week, residents at The Fountains at Albemarle can be seen pulling up a chair, tapping their toes or humming along to a tune outside of Tom and Barbara Kane’s apartment. The couple, both 76 years old, turned their second bedroom at the Watermark Retirement Community into a …

OCEANSIDE, CA—Watermark Retirement Communities has appointed Mariano Perez as executive director at The Hacienda Mission San Luis Rey, a new luxury senior living community set to open in September 2023. “The Hacienda is an extraordinary senior living community like no other that captures the laid-back coastal lifestyle of Oceanside. We …

HEALDSBURG, CA—Enso Village, a Zen-inspired senior living community developed by The Kendal Corporation and San Francisco Zen Center, recently welcomed Erin Partridge as the community’s head of inspirement. This position will serve a critical role on the resident experience team, with accountability for whole-life engagement oversight. Partridge will focus on …

Laura Lopez has been named community relations director for The Hampton, an Anthem Memory Care community in Tumwater, WA. In this position, she will be responsible for community outreach and marketing. Lopez previously was a hospice liaison for Bristol Hospice Thurston in Lacey, WA. She was also marketing director and …

NEWARK, DE—The Kendal Corporation is pleased to announce Jessica Buhler as the corporate director of communications and public relations. Buhler’s role will contribute to providing a wide range of communication services to the corporate office and Kendal affiliates. This involves contributing to the public awareness of the organization through leading …

WEST BLOOMFIELD, MI—Premier senior living brand Waltonwood, run by family-owned company Singh, announced last week that its communities have completed 5,000 random acts of kindness as part of a company-wide initiative to promote well-being and positive community impact. The initiative, which started in February and has continued throughout the year, …

MCMINNVILLE, OR—Meaghan Walkup has been appointed regional director of operations for southern Oregon for The Springs Living. In this role, she is responsible for developing regional and local business strategies, evaluating and implementing policies and procedures, and providing support for executive directors at select senior living communities in Oregon. “Leading …

ALEXANDRIA, VA—Earlier this week, Goodwin Living, a not-for-profit, faith-based, senior living and health care services organization in the National Capital Region, announced that team member Mesfin Desta is an honoree for the annual National Ceca Awards, which are presented by the Ceca Foundation. Every year, honorees are selected from Ceca …

HEALDSBURG, CA—Enso Village, a Zen-inspired senior living community developed by The Kendal Corporation and the San Francisco Zen Center, recently welcomed Pamela Coleman as vice president of people and culture. This position will serve a critical role on the executive leadership team, focused on developing Enso Village as a pathbreaking …

Nick Katinos has been named executive director for Grace Point Place, an Anthem Memory Care community in Oak Lawn, IL. In this capacity, he will oversee all care, operations and programming. Katinos previously was executive director of Sunrise of Naperville North in Naperville, IL. He also served as executive director …