Ms. Andrus is the Vice President of Operations of Premier Senior Living. She has over 20 years of experience in all areas of Long Term Care and has worked with Mr. Kaplan for over 10 years at Kapson Senior Quarters and Atria. She is a an assisted living expert with a strong focus on marketing and sales. She has designed and implemented policies to increase productivity and has extensive experience in determining and implementing detailed budget goals utilizing sophisticated cost tracking tools.
Ms. Andrus has also been charged with and has successfully implemented and provided oversight to ensure regulatory compliance in the states of: New York, Ohio, Florida, New Jersey, Connecticut, Delaware, Pennsylvania, Georgia, Maryland, Maine, Massachusetts.
Ms. Andrus has successfully implemented Assisted Living, Adult Home, Enriched Housing Programs, Licensed Home Care Agencies, Social and Medical Day Programs, and Mental Health Programs. She has strong qualifications in quality assurance, strategic planning, project development, finances, human resources, and capital improvements. Her prior professional experience includes:
Stonehedge Health & Rehabilitation Centers – Rome and Chittenango, New York
Chief Operating Officer
Was responsible for all aspects of daily operations of skilled nursing facilities. Planned, developed, implemented, strategized and oversaw all aspects of the business operations. Worked with the owners on new business opportunities and developed sales and marketing plans and materials for both facilities.
Peregrine Health Management Company – Syracuse, New York
Director of Operations
Oversaw the administration, professional and financial operations of multiple assisted living communities in New York and Maryland. Improved census by 25% in just over 4-months, increased NOI by 377% in 10- months. Responsible for the growth in business while the portfolio increased from 6 to 9 communities in 7 months.
Senior Management, LLC – Woodbury, New York
Vice President of Sales and Operations
Responsible for running all aspects of the 8 assisted living and independent senior communities in five states. Concentrated on sales and marketing while implementing systems for the efficient operation of each community.
Kapson Senior Quarters Corp./Atria Assisted Living – Syosset, New York
Regional Director of Operations, Northeast Division
Responsible for all aspects of sales, marketing and operations for all communities in the Northeast Division with revenues in excess of $75 million. Most successful region measured by census and NOI.
Kapson Senior Quarters Corp. – Woodbury, New York
Regional Director of Operations, Sales and Marketing
Responsible for oversight of all Kapson Senior Quarters communities, and its Home Health Care Agency.
Loretto – Syracuse, New York / Castle Gardens Senior Living Community, Vestal, New York
Administrator
111-bed New York State licensed Enriched Housing Program with a Licensed Home Care Agency and independent senior apartments. Supervised and directed a staff of 45 with full hiring/firing authority and training/evaluation responsibilities. Constructed and implemented the operating budget and met all requirements of New York State Department of Social Services and New York State Department of Health. Also served the company in the prior capacities of: Adult Day Care Program Coordinator, Adult Day Program Supervisor, Community Residence Manager.
