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Arizona Senior Housing Institute (The Institute) is a nonprofit organization developed to educate, provide research and work on disaster preparedness for both consumers and housing providers for senior housing in Arizona.
Arizona has a robust aging population along with 180+ nursing homes, 1700+ assisted living facilities and over 500 independent living communities including Del Webb and Robson communities. With a wide range of products and services available to seniors and their families, there is much confusion in the marketplace and consumers have no one place on the internet or in print to assist them in increasing their knowledge base. Arizona Senior Housing Institute will work to provide seniors, and providers of senior living services, with this tool.
With a generous start up grant in 2007 Arizona Senior Housing Institute was established to provide training to people interested in developing careers in senior housing. The Institute also provides assistance to consumers looking at the various options in senior housing. The goal of the Institute is to provide a forum to educate and work with both the people working with senior housing along with consumers and their families. Ms Barno was also a founder and current President/CEO of Arizona Assisted Living Federation of America which is the state's largest assisted living trade association.
Mr. Johnston brought 20 years of senior healthcare/retirement industry experience to RCS when co-founding the company and assuming the position of President/CEO in 1990. Business accomplishments include President of Retirement Living Affiliates (RLA) from 1986 to 1990, President and co-founder of The Regent Healthcare Corporation from 1984 to 1986, and President and majority stockholder of a privately held retirement living and long-term care operation from 1981 to 1984. He is a licensed nursing home administrator and former President of the Arizona Assisted Living Federation of America. In addition, Mr. Johnston has served on the boards of numerous trade and industry groups and spearheaded the introduction of hospitality, customer relations, strategic planning, and more recently Total Quality Management (TQM) into the healthcare and retirement industry throughout the Southwest.
Craig Cheney is the founding vice-chairman of The Institute. Craig has been active in the development and operation of skilled nursing facilities, assisted living centers and retirement communities in Texas and Arizona for over thirty years. He is licensed as a nursing home administrator, assisted living manager, and real estate broker and is a HUD management agent.
Craig is currently the Executive Director of Centennial Village Corporation, a non-profit provider of housing to limited income seniors, and is the designated broker for Sierra Pointe Management, LLC in Scottsdale.
Craig is a founding member, past chair, and member of the executive committee of AzALFA in addition to his responsibilities with The Institute.
Lee H. Olitzky is the CEO and President of Handmaker Management Enterprises, Inc (HME) and Handmaker Jewish Services for the Aging. In addition, he oversees the operations of other senior living properties. This includes the Archie Hendricks Sr., Skilled Care Facility which is operated by the Tohono O'odham Nursing Care Authority. Mr. Olitzky received his MA Degree in Gerontology from the University of South Florida, Tampa, FL. He is the prior Director of the New England Gerontology Center, University of New Hampshire and former Associate Executive Director of the Miami Jewish Home and Hospital for the Aging.
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