Personnel

Brookdale Couples Share Seven Tips to Make Love Last

NASHVILLE, TN–Who knows the secret to love better than those who have lived it? That was the question that Seema Akkar-Rivers asked herself when she started working as a medical technician at Brookdale Montclair Paulsbo. She was newly engaged, with the best…

Brookdale Associates Raise Whopping $2.1 million for Alzheimer’s Association

BRENTWOOD, TN–Stephanie Veitenheimer set a very personal and lofty goal for herself last year. For her 10-year work anniversary, she was going to lead her team at Brookdale Midwestern in raising $10,000for the Alzheimer’s Association. Veitenheimer was a teacher before coming…

Woman Shares Inspiring Love Story After Husband Receives Alzheimer’s Disease Diagnosis

RICHMOND, KY­­–Valentine’s Day is a day to celebrate love, and while for some searching for love can be difficult, Donna and Wayne Dillman, 76, didn’t have to look very far. They met in the 1960s at Berea College in Kentucky…

Olympian Finds Gold in Giving Back to Seniors

NASHVILLE, TN –World Champion and Olympic Freestyle skier Jeremy Bloom is used to skiing with some of the world’s best skiers, but his most recent skiing partner was equally inspiring. He recently met up with an 88 year old Brookdale resident who dreamed…

Watercrest Senior Living Group Presents Dana Ryder with the Watercrest Servant Leadership Award for Outstanding Service

VERO BEACH, FL–Watercrest Senior Living Group principals Marc Vorkapich, CEO, and Joan Williams, CFO, presented the Watercrest Servant Leadership award to Dana Ryder, executive director of Pelican Landing Assisted Living and Memory Care. Ryder joined the Watercrest team in 2015 as community relations director of…

Pedal for Pat to Present $100,000 check to the Pat Summitt Foundation

KNOXVILLE, TN–Pedal for Pat co-chairs Joshua Crisp and Michelle Brooke-Marciniak will present a check in the amount of $100,000 to the Pat Summitt Foundation during the Tennessee Lady Vols versus Texas A & M Aggies basketball game in Knoxville tonight.…

Integral Senior Living Promotes Mandy Luther to Regional Director of Sales and Marketing

  CARLSBAD, CA–Integral Senior Living (ISL) has promoted Mandy Luther to the position of regional director of sales and marketing for its new venture, Solstice Senior Living (SSL). She was previously the regional director of sales and marketing for ISL-managed…

Harbor Retirement Associates (HRA) Appoints Kim Lewis as New Chief Operating Officer

VERO BEACH, FL–Harbor Retirement Associates (HRA), a regional senior living operator and development company based here, has promoted Kim Lewis to chief operating officer (COO) of the company after serving five years as its vp of operations. In her new…

K4Connect Elects Senior Living Industry Expert, Terri Novak, to Its Board of Directors

RALEIGH, NC–K4Connect, a mission-centered technology company creating solutions that serve and empower older adults and individuals living with disabilities, has elected Terri Novak to the Company’s board of directors. Until recently, Novak was chief operating officer of Kisco Senior Living,…

Dominion Senior Living Names Kayla Cline Executive Director of Athens Community

ATHENS, TN– Dominion Senior Living has named Kayla Cline executive director of Dominion Senior Living of Athens. Cline has more than five years of experience working in the senior living industry. She has held various positions including caregiver, business office…