Mary Leary, CEO and President of Evanston, IL-based Mather, will celebrate her 20th anniversary at the helm of the organization in June of this year. During her tenure, the 81-year-old not-for-profit organization has experienced huge growth and expanded its reach to touch the lives of nearly 200,000 people annually. Leary …
Read More »The CEO Series: Chris Keysor, Lenbrook
When Chris Keysor, president and CEO of the senior living community Lenbrook announced major expansion plans in December 2018, the company had recently acquired a four-acre parcel of land adjacent to its Atlanta campus. The Covid-19 pandemic wasn’t on anyone’s radar. Fast forward to October 2021 and the $108 million …
Read More »Maplewood, Inspīr Carnegie Hill Up the Stakes on Tech
When Maplewood Senior Living and its capital partner Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc. debuted Inspīr Carnegie Hill in New York City last March, the opening marked a new concept in luxury senior living in urban centers. The community’s physical spaces, care levels and resident experiences are all informed by insights from the residential, …
Read More »The CEO Series: Scott McCorvie, Vita Senior Living
Earlier this month, senior living veteran Scott McCorvie announced his new venture, Vita Senior Living. The company is focused on acquiring select Florida communities that could benefit from real estate and operational improvements in addition to new investors and other capital partnerships. McCorvie and his team employ benchmarking analysis tools …
Read More »New Community Openings Set the Tone for 2022
Despite the many challenges that the Covid-19 pandemic has imposed on the senior living sector, development continues to forge ahead. In fact, JLL Valuation Advisory issued a statement in May 2021 stating that it anticipates the sector facing its strongest demand ever. According to their news release, “seniors housing is …
Read More »The CEO Series: Collette Gray, Integral Senior Living and Solstice Senior Living
For more than a decade Collette Gray has led the charge at Integral Senior Living (ISL). In 2017, her leadership played a fundamental part in a joint venture between ISL and Northstar Healthcare Income, Inc., resulting in the Solstice Senior Living brand. Together, ISL and Solstice rank among the top …
Read More »The CEO Series: Jake Rothstein, UpsideHōM
When UpsideHōM launched in 2020, its founders Jake Rothstein and COO Peter Badgley didn’t just bring a new senior living community to the market during the Covid-19 Pandemic. They introduced an entirely new type of senior housing to the sector. Instead of a traditional brick-and-mortar senior living community, Rothstein and …
Read More »The CEO Series: Nathan Schema, Good Samaritan Society
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 …
Read More »The CEO Series: Luis Serrano, Sunshine Retirement Living
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 …
Read More »Spotlight on Engagement: The Arts
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 …
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