How Strong Leadership Drives Exceptional Senior Living Communities | Carrie Boone

How do you create that culture of leadership and how important is that executive director role to success?

We found as you go through time in the last 20 years, executive directors really are the leaders of our building.

It is very crucial.

You know, we give them the right, you know, to run their building.

If they need help, we're there.

But for the most part, we build, you know, have strong men and women in that position who can really lead and extremely.

And I know Cameron knows that as well, that it really depends on, you know, your executive director and your nursing program to where your building is going to go.

And, you know, we just can't say enough about them.

I mean, Cameron, you get to see a lot of buildings.

Maybe, I mean, you're one of the few people in the industry.

You probably walk more buildings than anyone.

And you get to see the different levels of leadership, the different types of leadership weigh in on this leadership role, especially executive director.

Yeah, I mean, Kerry hit the nail on the head.

And yes, I've seen a lot of communities.

Luckily, as our portfolio has grown and as we've tried to become more of a better partner and steward to the operators we have, We've hired some really great people.

And so I'm trying to share in that task, which is good.

You know, it's we've we've brought in some people who grew up in this industry.

Like we have I'm going to name drop here.

Becca Himes started as a caregiver when she was 18 and she's currently a senior asset manager for us.

So it's like she's lived it, breathed it, knows it.

But she also can build a high degree of trust with our partners, both in the community level with the executive

directors,

with the caregivers, because she can immediately walk in and say, like, I've done this.

I know it's hard.

And just bring the walls down.