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LeadingAge PA appoints Bertolette interim CEO

LeadingAge PA announced Oct. 12 that Robert Bertolette, recently retired president and CEO of Riddle Village retirement community, has been appointed interim president and CEO effective Nov. 1. The board’s appointment follows the decision by Adam Marles’ to step down. LeadingAge PS is conducting a search for a permanent CEO. Bertolette spent 25 years with…
Susan Anderson joins FHCA as government affairs director

The Florida Health Care Association announced that Susan E. Anderson has joined the team as Director of Government Affairs. Anderson will work with Senior Director of Government Affairs/Chief Lobbyist Toby Philpot to advance the association’s legislative agenda. She’ll also support members with regulatory compliance and liaison with the agencies providing state and federal oversight of…
LeadingAge Florida names Lisa Smith nursing home public policy director

LeadingAge Florida has hired Lisa Smith as director of nursing home public policy. Smith comes to LeadingAge from the state’s Agency for Health Care Administration, where, for the last three years, she served as bureau chief of Medicaid program finance and its $34.4 billion budget. Florida has the fifth most nursing homes of all U.S.…
ACHCA names former chairman Lane new president and CEO

Robert “Bob” Lane has been named the next president and CEO of the American College of Health Care Administrators, the association announced Wednesday. The appointment becomes effective Sept. 7.
Beaudoin named vice president of Life Care’s Mountain States Division

Life Care Centers of America has appointed Jay Beaudoin vice president of its Mountain States Division. In this position, Beaudoin oversees 31 skilled nursing and rehabilitation facilities in Colorado, Hawaii, Utah and Wyoming. Most recently, Beaudoin served as vice president of focus initiatives for Life Care. He has more than 21 years of experience in…
Brandt tapped to lead ProMedica Senior Care

Ohio-based ProMedica, operator of 162 skilled nursing facilities, has named Angela Brandt president of ProMedica Senior Care. She will be responsible for driving senior care excellence, strategically investing in senior care operations nationwide, achieving synergies with other ProMedica divisions, exploring new partnerships and ventures, and advancing a holistic care model. Brandt has nearly 25 years…
Jacksonville Skilled Nursing and Rehab names Zaerr executive director

Jacksonville Skilled Nursing and Rehab has named Sawyer Zaerr, LPN, LNHA, as its new executive director. The 88-bed skilled nursing facility provides expert-level short-term rehabilitation, long-term skilled nursing care, memory care and respite care in a warm and welcoming environment. Before joining Jacksonville, Zaerr served as executive director of Sunrise Skilled Nursing and Rehab in…
Westgate  Hills Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center hires Bajaj as subacute medical director

Westgate  Hills Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center  has named Bhavandeep Bajaj, M.D., as its new subacute medical director. The 120-bed skilled nursing facility provides post-hospital care, short-term rehab and long-term residential care.  Bajaj is board-certified in internal medicine. He maintains a private practice on the Saint Agnes Hospital campus in Baltimore. Bajaj earned his medical degree from…