Editorial
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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…
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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:…
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The CEO Series: Tadd Clelland, Senior Living Residences
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…
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The CEO Series: Deedre Vriesman, Resthaven
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…
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HEALTHTAC F&B Panelists Discuss Changes in Tech
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…
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HEALTHTAC F&B Panelists Detail How the Pandemic Has Shaped the Future of Dining in Senior Living
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…
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Wellness Panel at HEALTHTAC F&B Engages Speakers in Healthy Dining Discussion
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,…
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Senior Living Executives Weigh in on Multi-Generational Dining at HEALTHTAC F&B 2021
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…
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The CEO Series: Cindy Baier, Brookdale
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…
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Spotlight on Resident Engagement: Building Social Capital
It’s no secret that the need to quarantine during the Covid-19 pandemic left many residents of senior living communities feeling isolated and lonely. But improving vaccination rates are changing this. According to data from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid…