Lead Senior Living Operations. Shape the Future of Senior Living. We are seeking an experienced Vice President of Senior Living Operations to provide strategic and operational leadership across a portfolio of senior living communities in Tennessee and Indiana. This executive-level role will oversee communities spanning Independent Living, Assisted Living, Memory Care, and Skilled Nursing, partnering closely with Executive Directors and community leadership to drive strong operational, financial, regulatory, and resident experience outcomes. A key requirement for this position is direct experience operating within an entrance-fee Life Plan Community (CCRC) model, along with experience leading traditional rental/non-entrance-fee senior living communities.
What You'll Do:
Provide strategic and operational oversight across multiple senior living communities.
Lead, coach, and hold Executive Directors/Administrators accountable for community performance.
Drive occupancy, census growth, financial performance, quality outcomes, regulatory compliance, and resident satisfaction.
Oversee divisional budgets, P&L performance, labor costs, agency utilization, forecasting, and operational expenses.
Partner with Sales and Marketing teams to support occupancy growth, lease-up, census stabilization, and community outreach.
Monitor regulatory compliance across Independent Living, Assisted Living, Memory Care, and Skilled Nursing operations.
Support survey readiness, plans of correction, quality initiatives, and state licensure requirements.
Develop and strengthen community leadership teams through coaching, mentoring, succession planning, and performance management.
Lead or support community transitions, acquisitions, consolidations, licensing initiatives, and repositioning projects.
Partner with Finance, Legal, Sales and Marketing, Clinical, and executive leadership on strategic initiatives.
Champion a culture of hospitality, person-centered care, employee engagement, and continuous improvement.
Build strong relationships with residents, families, employees, referral partners, regulators, and community stakeholders.
Provide leadership during emergency situations and business continuity events.
Travel regularly between assigned communities, including overnight travel as needed.
What We're Looking For:
Bachelor's degree in Healthcare Administration, Business Administration, Gerontology, or a related field required.
Master's degree such as an MHA, MBA, or MSG strongly preferred.5+ years of progressive senior living or long-term care operations leadership experience.
Direct experience with an entrance-fee Life Plan Community/CCRC or full-continuum senior living community required.
Experience leading multi-site senior living operations.
Strong understanding of senior living, long-term care, Assisted Living, and CCRC/Life Plan Community regulations.
Demonstrated success with P&L management, budgeting, financial analysis, and operational performance across multiple locations.
Current Licensed Nursing Home Administrator (LNHA) license preferred, or ability to obtain within six months.
Tennessee and Indiana licensure experience preferred.
Experience with community openings, lease-up, renovations, repositioning, acquisitions, or operational transitions is a plus.
Strong leadership, communication, strategic planning, financial, and change-management skills.
Ability to travel extensively between communities in Tennessee and Indiana.
Why This Role?
This is an opportunity to make a meaningful impact across a diverse senior living portfolio while working alongside experienced community leaders and executive partners. You will have the opportunity to influence operations, develop leaders, strengthen resident and employee experiences, and help shape the future of senior living across multiple communities. If you are an experienced senior living executive with Life Plan Community experience and a passion for operational excellence, we want to hear from you. Apply today to join our leadership team.
