Murphy Named Second Community Relations Director of Brightview
Senior Living Community for Independent, Assisted Living and Memory Impaired Opening in Danvers in 2008
Danvers, MA - Brightview Senior Living, a Baltimore-based regional senior living company specializing in leased communities has named James Murphy as the second Community Relations Director of Brightview, a retirement and assisted living community currently under construction in Danvers, and scheduled to open in 2008.
Murphy, a resident of Marblehead holds a Bachelor of Arts in economics from State Collage at Salem and a Master of Education from Boston University. He comes to Brightview with over 20 year's management experience in the healthcare and the senior housing industry. Prior to joining Brightview, Murphy was the Principal of Senior Living Resources, a management consulting company, from 2005-2006, and most recently the Executive Director of Neville Place Assisted Living in Cambridge. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of Mass-ALFA, the trade organization for the assisted living industry in Massachusetts.
"Jim's wealth of experience in senior living is invaluable to our Danvers team. We are very pleased to have him in our Brightview family," stated Phil Golden, president of Brightview Senior Living.
"Brightview is going to be an exceptional community - you can feel the excitement and appreciate the company's remarkable commitment to service and excellence. I am delighted to be part of such a terrific team," stated Murphy.
Brightview is under construction at 50 Endicott Street and plans to open in the summer of 2008. The Welcome Center, adjacent to the food court is now open in the Liberty Tree Mall.
A company dedicated to creating vibrant senior living communities by providing excellent service to all of its residents, Brightview Senior Living currently operates 14 communities in 8 states. Brightview is a division of The Shelter Group, a Baltimore-based real estate development and management company specializing in multi-family and senior living communities. The firm's portfolio contains a broad range of communities, including independent and assisted living communities for seniors, conventional multi-family real estate, and affordable housing for families and the elderly. Since its founding in 1977, Shelter has developed over $1 billion of real estate and is known for its ability to create communities that meet the needs of each local market.
For more information on Brightview Senior Living or the Shelter Group please visit www.brightviewseniorliving.com or www.thesheltergroup.com.
