In the News…
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The Top 3 Operational Fixes Senior Living Operators Can Do to Stay Competitive
What can senior living operators do to stay competitive? In this first of a two part conversation, Julie Podewitz, CEO & Founder of Grow Your Occupancy, talks with Kristin Kutac Ward, President of Austera Group, about positioning senior living communities to maximize their potential.
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Capital Markets and the Impact of Design with Michelle Clark
From senior living design and architecture expertise to capital markets, Michelle Clark, Austera Group Co-Founder, discusses what products should look like.
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AgeWell Solvere Co-CEO Returning to Roots With Launch of Senior Living Consulting Firm
AgeWell Solvere Living Co-CEO and Co-founder Kristin Kutac Ward is leaving her post at the end of the year in order to launch a new consulting company focused on senior living.
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Ward Exits AgeWell Solvere Living, Announces New Consultancy
AgeWell Solvere Living, a senior living management company, has announced in a press release the departure of co-CEO and Solvere Living co-founder Kristin Kutac Ward, as she launches her new consultancy, Austera Group.
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Promote from Within or Hire from Outside? Employee Retention is Top of Mind for Seniors Housing Operators, Says InterFace Panel
Staffing, particularly at the regional director level, kicked off the discussion at the “Best in Class Operators’ Blueprints for Success in a Challenging Market” panel at the 11th annual InterFace Seniors Housing Southeast conference on Wednesday, Aug. 28 in Atlanta.
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The Ehlers Group Podcast: One-on-one with Kristin Kutac Ward
The Ehlers Group welcomes Kristin Kutac Ward, Founder & CEO, Solutions Advisors Group to Pod-Pourri, a podcast. Kristin shares her story with host Chris MacLellan in a one-on-one conversation. She talks about her transition from hospitality to senior living, lessons learned and memorable moments. When SAG formed during the Great Recession, she was able to draw…
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Sales and Marketing Fundamentals
Bridge the Gap: The Senior Living Podcast How can community leaders advance sales faster? Kristin Kutac Ward, CEO of Solutions Advisors and Solvere Living, discusses the importance of establishing communication fundamentals for teams.
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Accushield Case Study
Bridge the Gap: The Senior Living Podcast Charles Mann, Founder & CSO of Accushield & Kristin Kutac Ward, Co-CEO of AgeWell Solvere Living, share Accushield’s kiosks positive outcomes.
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Supply Chain Issues Slow Seniors Housing Development as Demand Balloons
Kristin Kutac Ward joins InterFace Seniors Housing conference panel and argues that delays in building materials is one of the biggest hurdles slowing down new seniors housing developments.
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Hospitality in Senior Living
JC and Kristin discuss what hospitality looks like in senior housing and why it is important.
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The Importance of Self Care and Self Compassion
Laura and Kristin discuss why self care and self compassion are important daily and tips for ways to practice self care.
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Interview with Michelle Clark
Wallprotex speaks with Austera Group Co-Founder Michelle Clark as part of a series of healthcare designers dicussing their work.
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Company, Behind an Empathetic Model, Aims to Conquer Senior Living Surge
The senior living sector in 2019 will be anything but static, from fancy food options to new home styles. Kristin Kutac Ward suggests how will the industry handle a sticky labor shortage.
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The Spark: Michelle Clark
In this new regular column, industry members tell personal stories of what’s inspired their senior living design careers. Here, Austera Group Co-Founder Michelle Clark shares how her mother’s Alzheimer’s diagnosis uniquely shaped her career and design approach.
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Solvere: A Combination of Manager and Consultant
Steve Moran sat down recently with Kristin Kutac Ward, from Solvere Senior Living, to talk shop about the industry and discuss the company’s operating philosophy.