Integral Senior Living has assumed the operations of five new seniors housing communities in Indiana and one in Michigan. The communities are owned by Griffin-American Healthcare REIT III, Inc. Meridian Senior Living previously managed these communities.

Along with this announcement, Adam Parton has been named as regional vice president of Operations and Brandy Ross as regional director of Sales and Management. Mr. Parton has decades of successful experience managing seniors housing communities and brings knowledge and expertise of the Midwestern market to this role. Ms. Ross also has years of experience growing and managing seniors housing communities in the Midwest, previously serving in marketing, management and administrative roles in various healthcare settings.

Throughout the year, ISL has added 23 communities to its seniors housing portfolio, which now contains 90 communities, including the 32 Solstice communities that ISL operates under a joint venture with Colony Capital. ISL has apparently seen 4.8% growth in occupancy in its individually-operated portfolio since the pandemic.