Transform - Senior Housing News

George Kutnerian, Co-Founder and CEO, Wellpointe Inc.

Chris Hollister, CEO, Pegasus Senior Living

Welcome to the latest episode of TRANSFORM from Senior Housing News! Pegasus Senior Living continues to grow. In 2026, the company surpassed 50 communities under management after taking on a portfolio of 10 communities i

Tod Petty, Mainstay Financial, Chief Investment Officer

Middle-market senior living rates are still achievable through disciplined, math-driven operating models to meet rising acuity and affordability needs of older adults. That’s according to Mainstay Financial Services Chie

Wayne Sanner, CEO Designate, Silverado

Welcome to the latest episode of TRANSFORM from Senior Housing News! In 2026, Silverado is continuing to evolve its operating model with new technology as the company prepares for future growth. Silverado’s Nexus memory

Christopher Metternich, COO, and Heather Terhark, CSO, Viva Senior Living

In 2025, Viva executed on rapid, but planned growth by doubling its management portfolio and taking on communities in new states. Thanks to the company's rapid growth, Viva is scaling systems and building out operations

Sean Kelly, CEO, Front Porch Communities

Front Porch has witnessed growth in recent years, moving from post-merger integration into a future of strategic growth and reinvestment. A crucial part of this came earlier this year with the acquisition of Arch Develop

Adam Aisen, CEO, ECP

Joining us on today's episode of Transform from Senior Housing News is Adam Aisen, CEO of ECP, which provides a complete web-based software suite for assisted living and long-term care communities. In this interview, Ada

Erin Shvetzoff Hennessey, CEO, Health Dimensions Group

In 2025, Health Dimensions Group has reached the milestone of 50 communities and the company is now looking internally to integrate new communities into its senior living portfolio. Crucial to these transitions are three

Erin Shadbolt, CEO, Ascension Living

Ascension Living has undergone a strategic transformation in recent years, refining its portfolio to align more closely with its hospital system and expanding programs that support residents across the full continuum of

Lisa Hawthorne, CEO and President, Willow Valley Communities

In 2025, Willow Valley Communities tapped Hawthorne to be the company’s next top leader as the company prepares for continued growth to meet the demands of today’s senior living environment. From new development projects

Randy Bloom, Chief Operating Officer, Tutera Senior Living

In this episode of the Senior Housing News Transform podcast, Tutera Senior Living COO Randy Bloom outlines the strategies behind the company's recent growth, with 45 new communities since 2023. Tutera now turns its focu

Adam Benton, Co-Founder, Stellar Senior Living

Stellar Senior Living wants to enrich the lives of 30,000 people by 2030. To achieve this goal, the company has strategically scaled its portfolio and that growth has continued in 2025. Stellar has also forged new relati

Jeff Fischer, CEO, Volante Senior Living

In today's episode of Transform, we sit down with Volante Senior Living CEO Jeff Fischer. Since joining Volante in July 2024, CEO Fischer and his leadership team have worked to improve staff retention, reduce turnover an

Michael Emery, Curana Health, and Stephanie Boreale, Watermark Retirement Communities

As the senior living industry continues to experience rising acuity rates and greater expectations from residents and their loved ones, operators across the country are rethinking how they deliver care and turning to rem

Vassar Byrd, CEO of Kendal Corporation

The Kendal Corporation envisions a future senior living landscape that moves beyond traditional continuing care retirement community models to identify new ways of serving older adults in the future, specifically aimed a

Glen Lewis, CEO, RoseVilla Senior Living

Glen Lewis, CEO, RoseVilla Senior Living by Senior Housing News

Rob Fisher, CEO, LifeLoop

Rob Fisher, CEO, LifeLoop by Senior Housing News

Prentice Lipsey, CEO, CHI Living Communities

To continue the nonprofit senior living provider's recovery, Lipsey sees potential in growing wellness services and improving care coordination through a hub and spoke model, while grappling with senior living's affordab

Jesse Marinko, CEO, Phoenix Senior Living

In 2024, Phoenix Senior Living acquired three new communities and repositioned one community as the company’s first stand-alone active adult property. The company views active adult as a way to get younger residents fami

Phill Barklow, President of Experience Senior Living

Experience Senior Living is continuing to grow its senior housing development pipeline with multiple projects underway in three states. The Denver, Colorado-based senior living operator and developer is seeking growth ac