Last year saw a number of interesting moves among top executives in the senior living industry—replacing retiring executives, moving to different organizations, and some coming from other industries. Senior Living News asked a few of the new leaders what excites them most about their organization—either looking back at 2019, looking ahead to 2020—or about the…
Bonita Springs, Florida, January 13, 2020 (seniorhousingnews.com) – It’s a common belief that many baby boomers will sell their homes and move into senior housing in the coming decade — but what happens if nobody buys those boomers’ houses? Baby boomers may have difficulty selling their homes in the future, a recent Zillow report found.…
BONITA SPRINGS, Fla. [December 4, 2019] – Discovery Senior Living has announced the expansion of its operations team through the hiring of Nicole Gasaway, Regional Vice President of Operations, and Erin Miller, Regional Vice President, Portfolio Manager. Bill Sciortino, Chief Operating Officer at Discovery Senior Living, said the operational changes have been strategically designed to…
My name is Nick, and I’m new here. So when I recently visited a Discovery Village community for the first time, I viewed it through the same lens you might. Here are my true and honest thoughts and first impression… I had only been in my new marketing role at Discovery Senior Living a few…
BONITA SPRINGS, Fla. [August 5, 2019] – Discovery Senior Living has announced the hiring of Bill Sciortino as new Chief Operating Officer (COO). Sciortino joins Discovery Senior Living after 18 years at Chicago-based Vi Living, where he served multiple senior leadership roles, including COO beginning in 2017. The move supports Discovery Senior Living’s ongoing growth…
BONITA SPRINGS, Fla., June 26, 2019 (Newswire.com) – Discovery Village At Naples has announced that the first pre-leasing opportunities for its state-of-the-art Active Independent Living community are now available. Early lessees will be named “Charter Members,” and will take advantage of specially discounted pricing, first-choice apartment home selection, and a host of member-only perks. The…
Bonita Springs, Fla., June 26, 2019 (Newswire.com) – Discovery Senior Living hosted its annual Pillars of Excellence Awards, which honor outstanding performance across several broad industry categories. Winners were selected among more than 4,800 team members representing 61 communities in 14 states and 6 geographic regions. Richard Hutchinson, CEO, Discovery Senior Living said, “Values including…
FORT WORTH, Texas, June 13, 2019 (Newswire.com) – Discovery Village At Alliance Town Center has announced the first pre-leasing opportunities for its brand-new state-of-the-art Assisted Living & Memory Care community will be available starting June 17. Early lessees will earn “Charter Member” status and will take advantage of special discounted pricing, first-choice residence selection, and…
BONITA SPRINGS, Fla. (June 13, 2019) – By way of an emergent partnership with Discovery Senior Living, 16 students from Endicott College (Beverly, Mass.) gained firsthand knowledge about the inner workings of today’s senior living communities and explored burgeoning career opportunities in the fast-growing industry. As members of the College’s DECA organization, the students represent…
HCP (NYSE: HCP) has inked a $445 million deal to acquire nine senior housing communities operated by Discovery Senior Living as part of a flurry of recent activity. The Irvine, California-based real estate investment trust (REIT) also acquired three Oakmont Senior Living buildings and has expanded its RIDEA partnerships with Oakmont and Sunrise Senior Living.…