I was saddened to hear of the passing of my old friend Jim Moore, the founder of Moore Diversified Services. I had known Jim for nearly 40 years, and we always enjoyed catching up on the latest industry trends, and a little gossip thrown in as well, when we would see each other at the various industry conferences throughout the years. One of the first things he would say to me was, “How do you get away with saying the things you say?” but always with a little twinkle in his eye. I always thought he was a little jealous of that.
Jim was an industry icon, spending nearly 50 years analyzing the industry, its operations, its financial feasibility and, of course, its people. He literally lived seniors housing every day, all over the world, and loved every minute of it. He was the go-to-guy if you needed to figure anything out.
Jim was a prolific writer, with hundreds of articles published over the years, and he penned two highly successful books: Assisted Living Strategies for Changing Markets and Independent Living and CCRCs, must reads for new employees. In his “spare” time, he was a director or advisor to five seniors housing organizations and was a long-time Chairman of publicly traded Capital Senior Living (now Sonida Senior Living).
But most importantly, Jim was a true gentleman and a devoted husband and father. We will miss his wit, his kindness, his knowledge and his friendship.
SM
