PEOPLE AND PLACES


community of Jacksonville, Fla., scheduled for opening in 2021. She joined Legend as a sales and marketing associate in 2013 and has had experience as a sales director, con- sultant, and director of community relations at major senior living companies. In addi- tion, Legend has announced Amy Hoskins as life enrichment coordinator and Reneé Schulz as customer service associate at its Legend of Colorado Springs Assisted Liv- ing and Memory Care, opening this winter. Hoskins has been an seniors activity director and events planner. Schulz has served as a CNA in several nursing homes, an assistant to autistic children in the mainstream school system, a home health aide, and leader of a crisis ministry program.


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The LCS Foundation Uni- versity Scholarship has been given by George- town University to Lelia Reed, who is pursuing a master of science degree in the aging and health


program with a focus on senior living ad- ministration. A registered nurse with more than 40 years’ experience, Reed’s goal is to create a universal template across aging platforms. The LCS Foundation, estab- lished by leaders from the Life Care Services family of companies, works in partnership with Georgetown for the scholarship pro- gram. Recipients are chosen by the univer- sity’s selection committee guided by princi- ples endorsed by the LCS Foundation Professional Development Committee. Oth- er schools where scholarships are in place include Northwood University and Univer- sity of Wisconsin Eau Claire.


West Des Moines, Iowa-based Lifespace Communities has named Eddie Fenoglio as chief operating officer. Fenoglio brings more than 25 years of operations leadership ex- perience in both public and privately held senior living organizations. He has provided oversight for leading operational strategy, leading turnarounds, and large-scale acqui- sitions of retirement communities across a broad, multi-state area, which resulted in the nation’s largest provider of senior living services.


Medline, headquartered in Northfield, Ill., has awarded 13 nonprofit organizations as part of its annual Community Impact Grant Program. The program targets organiza- tions that are addressing social determinants of health, such as access to nutritious food, training and education, and transportation. Among the recipients are organizations giv- ing elderly adults free transportation to medi- cal appointments, training for at-risk adult on new job skills and giving low-income families care kits for their newborns.


RCare, based in Webster, N.Y., donated 800 cell phones to the Open Door Mission, a Rochester, N.Y.-based organization serv- ing the homeless population. The donated phones are the RPhone model that RCare uses for its award-winning caregiving app, RCare Mobile. They are designed to be drop-proof and waterproof and have a long battery life.


Silverado, based in Irvine, Calif., has been certified for the third consecutive year as a Great Place to Work®. Among other high-rating indicators, 93 percent of its 2,100 employees said they feel their work has spe- cial meaning, and 90 percent say they feel they make a difference.


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Cary, N.C.-based Singh Senior Living’s Walton- wood Cary Parkway has named Martha Bader as its new marketing manager. Bader brings more than four years of senior living experience to her new po- sition. At Waltonwood Lake Boone, Chelsea Gray has been named market- ing manager. Gray brings more than six years of senior living experience to her new position. At Wal- tonwood Ashburn, Robert McKeon has been named culinary services manager. He is a classically trained chef with more than 30 years of culinary experi-


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Welltower Inc., based in Toledo, Ohio, has named Shankh Mitra chief exec- utive officer member of the board of directors. Mitra, who had been serving as vice chair,


COO, and chief investment officer, succeeds Thomas J. DeRosa, who stepped down as chairman and CEO after leading Welltower for more than six years. Mitra will retain his CIO title and continue to lead Welltower’s data analytics-driven capital allocation and operator relationships. In addition, Kenneth J. Bacon, who has been serving as an inde- pendent director on the board since 2016, has been named chairman. Welltower’s board of directors in 2016. Welltower has also been named to the Dow Jones Sustain- ability World Index for the third consecutive year and to the Dow Jones Sustainability North America Index for the fifth consecu- tive year. Launched in 1999, the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI) are considered among the most important global indicators of sustainability leadership, evaluating com- panies on environmental, social and gover- nance (ESG) factors relevant to their industry.


J.D. POWER LIST RELEASED


Brookdale and Senior Lifestyle tied for highest among assisted living/memory care providers and Life Care Services ranked highest among independent living providers in the J.D. Power 2020 U.S. Senior Living Satisfaction Study.


The study evaluates resident satisfaction with the largest independent living providers as well as family member satisfaction with the largest providers of assisted living/memory care communities, with living unit data based on Argentum’s 2019 Largest Providers Report.


Five Star Senior Living was second in independent living resident overall satisfaction; and Brookdale, third.


For more information about the U.S. Senior Living Satisfaction Study, visit jdpower.com/business/resource/ senior-living-study.


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