Senior Housing News November 11, 2019
One of the largest senior living providers in the nation is making a push to also have the most innovative assisted living care model.
Hickory, North Carolina-based Affinity Living Group hired Dr. Kevin O’Neil as its chief medical officer (CMO) about eighteen months ago. O’Neil is no stranger to the senior living world. He served as CMO for the largest for-profit provider, Brookdale (NYSE: BKD), from 2006 to 2016. He then did a stint as CMO for one of the largest nonprofit providers, Ascension, before joining Affinity.
With Affinity, he is leading an effort to implement innovative care practices across a portfolio of nearly 160 communities, concentrated in the Southeast. Creating an “integrated care” model is a crucial part of...