Senior Living Executive Search Firm

Joseph Chris Partners is a specialized executive search firm serving senior living developers, owners, investors, operators, property management companies, general contractors, and organizations supporting multifamily-style senior housing communities nationwide.

From independent living and assisted living communities to memory care developments, rental senior living properties, and life plan communities, we help organizations identify and attract leaders who can successfully navigate acquisitions, development, construction, investments, asset management, community operations, sales, and long-term growth strategies.

Whether your organization is developing a new community, acquiring or repositioning an existing property, expanding into a new market, or strengthening portfolio performance, our executive recruiters understand the specialized demands of senior living real estate and operations. We connect clients with professionals who can evaluate opportunities, deliver successful projects, improve occupancy and asset performance, strengthen operational systems, and create positive resident experiences.

Our relationship-driven recruiting approach combines multifamily development and construction knowledge with a targeted search process tailored to each client’s communities, investment strategy, service model, operating structure, and leadership needs.

What Is Senior Living Development and Operations?

Senior living development and operations encompass the planning, financing, construction, ownership, management, and ongoing performance of multifamily residential communities designed around the housing, service, and lifestyle needs of older adults.

Senior living communities may include independent living, assisted living, memory care, rental life plan communities, continuing care retirement communities, or properties that combine multiple levels of housing and support within one campus.

Unlike conventional multifamily apartments, senior living communities often integrate residential real estate with hospitality, dining, wellness, resident programming, sales, and varying levels of supportive services. Operational responsibilities can therefore extend beyond property management to include community staffing, resident engagement, risk management, regulatory compliance, and service delivery.

Successful senior living organizations require leaders who understand development feasibility, construction, capital markets, asset management, community operations, sales, marketing, resident experience, and financial performance. Industry organizations describe senior living as an integrated field involving development, operations, property management, investments, and asset optimization.

Joseph Chris Partners partners with organizations across the senior living development ecosystem, including:

Acquisitions and Investment Strategy
Identifying, evaluating, underwriting, and acquiring senior living communities and development opportunities that align with investment and portfolio objectives.

Market Analysis and Site Selection
Evaluating demographics, market demand, competition, accessibility, service needs, labor availability, and development feasibility.

Development and Entitlements
Managing site selection, planning, design, zoning, permitting, municipal approvals, consultant coordination, and overall development strategy.

Senior Living Construction
Overseeing preconstruction, budgets, schedules, contractors, design coordination, quality standards, risk management, and project delivery.

Capital Markets and Finance
Supporting debt and equity strategies, investor relationships, development financing, acquisitions, refinancing, and capital planning.

Asset Management
Directing business plans, budgets, capital improvements, operating performance, portfolio strategy, and long-term value creation.

Community Management and Operations
Managing staffing, facilities, resident services, dining, programming, operational systems, financial performance, and day-to-day community activity.

Sales, Marketing, and Occupancy
Developing sales strategies, managing prospect relationships, supporting community awareness, and guiding occupancy and revenue goals.

Resident Experience and Lifestyle Programming
Creating responsive communities through resident engagement, wellness programs, dining, recreation, communication, and personalized services.

Facilities and Maintenance
Managing building systems, preventive maintenance, capital projects, vendor relationships, safety programs, and community presentation.

Renovation and Repositioning
Leading renovations, amenity upgrades, service-model changes, rebranding, and operational improvements for existing communities.

Executive Leadership
Providing strategic direction across investments, development, construction, operations, sales, finance, and organizational growth.

Frequently Asked Questions

  • Senior living executive search is a specialized recruiting service focused on identifying and attracting leaders for organizations that develop, construct, finance, acquire, own, manage, and operate multifamily-style senior living communities.

    Searches may include executives and senior professionals across acquisitions, development, construction, investments, capital markets, asset management, community operations, sales, marketing, finance, facilities, and resident experience.

  • We work with senior living developers, owners, owner-operators, investment firms, management companies, general contractors, nonprofit providers, and organizations supporting independent living, assisted living, memory care, and life plan communities.

    We can support individual communities as well as regional and national development, investment, and operating platforms.

  • This page focuses on multifamily-style senior living properties and communities, including independent living, assisted living, memory care, rental senior living, and life plan communities.

    It is intentionally separate from JCP’s Active Adult specialty, which is positioned around age-focused residential development and lifestyle communities rather than the broader senior living development and operating platform.

  • Both sectors involve residential development, construction, investment, asset management, and property operations. Senior living communities may also incorporate hospitality, dining, wellness, resident programming, sales, supportive services, and specialized operating functions.

    Senior living operators describe community performance as encompassing areas such as daily operations, finance, health services, human resources, marketing, sales, compliance, risk management, technology, and resident satisfaction.

  • Yes. We support organizations involved in independent living, assisted living, memory care, and communities that combine multiple residential and support models.

    The experience required for each search depends on the property type, resident population, service model, market, organizational structure, and responsibilities of the position.

We Partner with Organizations Throughout the Senior Living Industry, Including:

Senior Living Development Organizations

  • Senior Living Developers

  • Independent Living Developers

  • Assisted Living Developers

  • Memory Care Developers

  • Life Plan Community Developers

  • Continuing Care Retirement Community Developers

  • Rental Senior Living Developers

  • Mixed-Use Senior Living Developers

Senior Living Ownership and Operating Organizations

  • Senior Living Owners

  • Senior Living Owner-Operators

  • Regional Senior Living Operators

  • National Senior Living Operators

  • Independent Living Operators

  • Assisted Living Operators

  • Memory Care Operators

  • Life Plan Community Operators

  • Third-Party Senior Living Management Companies

Investment and Capital Organizations

  • Senior Housing Investment Firms

  • Real Estate Private Equity Firms

  • Institutional Investors

  • Family Office Investors

  • Healthcare Real Estate Investment Trusts

  • Housing Investment Funds

  • Real Estate Operating Companies

  • Joint Venture Investment Platforms

  • Capital Partners

Multifamily and Residential Organizations

  • Multifamily Developers

  • Apartment Developers

  • Residential Owner-Operators

  • Mixed-Use Developers

  • Active Adult Multifamily Developers

  • Affordable Senior Housing Developers

  • Urban Infill Developers

  • Residential Property Management Companies

Construction and Development Partners

  • Senior Living General Contractors

  • Multifamily General Contractors

  • Construction Management Firms

  • Design-Build Companies

  • Preconstruction Firms

  • Renovation and Repositioning Contractors

  • Architecture and Engineering Firms

  • Site Development Contractors

Property Management and Community Service Organizations

  • Senior Living Management Companies

  • Residential Property Management Firms

  • Community Management Companies

  • Facilities Management Providers

  • Resident Experience Companies

  • Dining and Hospitality Service Providers

  • Wellness and Lifestyle Service Companies

  • Senior Living Technology Providers

Nonprofit and Mission-Driven Organizations

  • Nonprofit Senior Living Providers

  • Faith-Based Senior Living Organizations

  • Community-Based Senior Housing Providers

  • Charitable Housing Organizations

  • Life Plan Community Sponsors

  • Public-Private Senior Housing Partnerships

Professional and Specialized Service Providers

  • Senior Living Consulting Firms

  • Healthcare Finance Organizations

  • Development Advisory Firms

  • Owner’s Representative Companies

  • Marketing and Sales Organizations

  • Risk Management Providers

  • Technology and Data Analytics Companies

  • Building Product and Equipment Suppliers

We hire for roles within these organization, including:

  • Chief Executive Officer

  • Chief Operating Officer

  • Chief Development Officer

  • Chief Investment Officer

  • Chief Construction Officer

  • President

  • Division President

  • Regional President

  • Executive Vice President

  • Managing Director

Development and Acquisitions

  • Executive Vice President of Development

  • Vice President of Development

  • Director of Development

  • Senior Development Manager

  • Development Manager

  • Head of Acquisitions

  • Vice President of Acquisitions

  • Director of Acquisitions

  • Acquisitions Manager

  • Site Selection Manager

  • Entitlements Manager

  • Due Diligence Manager

Construction and Project Management

  • Vice President of Construction

  • Director of Construction

  • Construction Executive

  • Project Executive

  • Senior Project Manager

  • Project Manager

  • Preconstruction Director

  • Preconstruction Manager

  • Chief Estimator

  • Design Director

  • Construction Manager

  • Senior Superintendent

  • Quality Control Manager

  • Safety Director

Investments and Asset Management

  • Chief Investment Officer

  • Executive Vice President of Investments

  • Vice President of Investments

  • Director of Investments

  • Vice President of Asset Management

  • Director of Asset Management

  • Senior Asset Manager

  • Asset Manager

  • Portfolio Manager

  • Revenue Manager

  • Performance Analyst

Community Management and Operations

  • Chief Operating Officer

  • Executive Vice President of Operations

  • Vice President of Senior Living Operations

  • Regional Vice President of Operations

  • Regional Operations Director

  • Director of Operations

  • Executive Director

  • Regional Executive Director

  • Community Administrator

  • General Manager

Sales, Marketing, and Occupancy

  • Chief Marketing Officer

  • Vice President of Sales and Marketing

  • Vice President of Sales

  • Vice President of Marketing

  • Director of Sales and Marketing

  • Regional Sales Director

  • Community Sales Director

  • Marketing Director

  • Admissions Director

  • Admissions Coordinator

  • Outreach Director

  • Business Development Director

Capital Markets and Finance

  • Chief Financial Officer

  • Vice President of Finance

  • Controller

  • Director of Finance

  • Capital Markets Director

  • Debt and Equity Manager

  • Healthcare Finance Director

  • Development Finance Director

  • Investor Relations Director

  • Fund Manager

  • Financial Planning and Analysis Director

  • Underwriting Director

Resident Experience and Lifestyle Operations

  • Vice President of Resident Experience

  • Director of Resident Experience

  • Resident Services Director

  • Lifestyle Director

  • Wellness Director

  • Activities Director

  • Director of Dining Services

  • Hospitality Services Director

  • Community Engagement Director

  • Customer Experience Director

Facilities, Maintenance, and Capital Projects

  • Vice President of Facilities

  • Facilities Director

  • Regional Facilities Director

  • Maintenance Director

  • Regional Maintenance Manager

  • Capital Projects Director

  • Facilities Operations Manager

  • Environmental Services Director

  • Vendor Management Director

  • Quality Assurance Director

Compliance, Risk, and Quality

  • Vice President of Compliance

  • Director of Regulatory Compliance

  • Compliance Manager

  • Risk Management Director

  • Quality Assurance Director

  • Contracts Manager

  • Safety Director

  • Licensing and Compliance Director

Human Resources and Organizational Leadership

  • Chief Human Resources Officer

  • Vice President of Human Resources

  • Human Resources Director

  • Vice President of Talent Management

  • Talent Acquisition Manager

  • Director of Organizational Development

  • Learning and Development Director

  • Employee Relations Director

Technology and Data

  • Chief Information Officer

  • Vice President of Information Technology

  • Information Technology Director

  • Data and Analytics Director

  • Business Intelligence Director

  • Senior Living Technology Director

  • Systems Implementation Director

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