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2020 Argentum Senior Living Community Leader: Scott McAlister
Introducing our 2020 Senior Living Community Leader, Scott McAlister!
More than two decades ago, Scott McAlister was working in the hotel industry in the Caribbean, but his family needed a more stable environment than island life provided. His wife and their neighbor were “in cahoots,” he says, to get him to interview in Florida for a job in senior living, a field in which he had no experience. “I went in and was brutally honest,” he says, “and I walked out of there thinking I would never be offered the job.”
They liked the honesty—and the hospitality industry experience. By the second day on the job, he says, “I had found a calling. I was at home with myself.”
Today, when he interviews others, he encourages people to be their authentic selves. “I tell people: I’m fine to work with as long as you can say three things to me: I don’t know, I need help, and I messed up.” With this, a leader can create a culture of confidence and vulnerability.
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2020 Argentum Hero Award for Leadership in the Face of a Natural Disaster: Steven McLaurin
Introducing our 2020 Hero for Leadership in the Face of a Natural Disaster!
Steven McLaurin holds two titles at Brookdale Tequesta: He’s sales manager, and he’s The Sandwich King. That’s what he dubbed himself after making more than 50 peanut butter-and-jelly sandwiches for the bus ride as the community evacuated from Tequesta to Jacksonville.
But that wasn’t the end of their travels. As Hurricane Dorian’s erratic path made Jacksonville unsafe, the community had to head inland to Leesburg, in Central Florida, and McLaurin became the ad hoc life enrichment and activities leader.
“He didn’t bat an eye,” according to his nomination. “Being a sales manager, Steve was a natural with his positivity and true passion to serve our residents.”
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Thank you to 2020 Hero Awards Sponsor, Benchmark Senior Living!
Meet our 2020 Argentum Hero, Tamara Sawicz!
Once again, Tamara Sawicz, director of lifestyles at Vi Senior Living at Lakeside Village, is putting her life experience to work for residents.
“Having a tech background is my silver lining,” she says during an interview in May, when many communities have limited visitation and are relying on video calls, which she’s helping facilitate. “My crazy diverse background has come in handy in so many ways.”
You bring your own personality into the environment, and the residents have these desires, and you blend the two together.”
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Thank you 2020 Hero Awards sponsor, Benchmark Senior Living!
2020 Argentum Hero Award: Angela Mastrella
Meet our 2020 Argentum Hero, Angela Mastrella!
Parents of toddlers are familiar with taking them to music or art classes—where children bang on drums, learn songs, smear paint around, dance waving scarves, practice sharing—and have found the experience adorable, hilarious, and heartwarming. Those in memory care feel the same. Why not bring them all together?
“When we create these intergenerational programs, these barriers break down, and then connections are made organically that are just absolutely amazing to witness,” says Angela Mastrella, program director at Avita of Wells Memory Care (Northbridge Companies), whose nominator calls her a “fierce advocate for her residents.”
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Thank you to 2020 Hero Awards sponsor, Benchmark Senior Living.
A Quick Hello from Senior Living Executive Conference Keynoter Vinh Giang
Get a peek into what you'll learn from keynote speaker Vinh Giang, entrepreneur, magician, and communication expert, on May 20 in Tampa at #Argentum20. Register today at https://conference.argentum.org!
Better Senior Living. Together. Joins us at the 2020 Argentum Senior Living Executive Conference.
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Join us in Tampa, FL, May 18-20, 2020. This year’s programming includes new insights and fresh perspectives into: operational excellence; workforce engagement; innovative technologies; community design; culinary and hospitality services; industry supplier solutions; and so much more!
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See What You Can Expect in San Antonio
Join us in San Antonio April 15-17, 2019 for the 2019 Argentum Senior Living Executive Conference. Learn more about what takeaways you'll receive and what dynamic speakers you can expect to see. #Argentum19
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2015 Hero Award Winner Allyson Sweeney
The Argentum Hero Awards honor extraordinary senior living professionals who serve older adults in professionally managed senior living communities across the country.
We're incredibly proud of our 2015 Hero Award recipient, Allyson Sweeney, Director of Community Relations at The Arbors at Shelburne, VT, a Benchmark Senior Living community.
Allyson is courageous, independent and integral. She upholds the inherent worth and dignity of all people and exudes kindness. Her own sense of personal loss and tragedy at losing her father at too young an age instilled in her a fierce sense of loyalty and perseverance and expanded her deep love of her grandparents. She first joined the community as director of resident and family services and after only about six months moved into her current community relations/sales role where she has exceeded community and company goals. She has an infectious way of raising standards and expecting more from those around her – never for her own benefit. Allyson is truly motivated by the resident and family experience.
Edward Esguerra
Meet 2015 Hero Award recipient, Edward Esguerra, a life enrichment manager from Autumn Leaves Memory Care of Cy-Fair in Houston, TX.
A Day in the Life of A Senior Living Community
The dedication and passion of all the big-hearted people who choose to serve seniors is a reason why resident-centered senior living is the fastest-growing long-term services and support option in the United States. The high-quality, resident-focused care provided by these outstanding individuals and their communities is what our nation's seniors need and deserve.
Senior Living 2025
ALFA is pleased to launch Senior Living 2025, an initiative designed to coalesce senior living thought leaders around major issues impacting the industry – Workforce Development, Quality Care, Operational Excellence, and Consumer Choice.
Visit www.seniorliving2025.org to learn how you can contribute to this initiative.
