Nonprofit senior dwelling supplier Immanuel has named COO Julie Kaminski as president and CEO, succeeding retiring CEO Eric Gurley on April 20.
Gurley served 17 years with the group and introduced his deliberate departure late final 12 months.
In emailed feedback despatched to Senior Housing Information, Kaminski described her management model as “people-first,” with “no pretense.” She added that she is ready to create an surroundings the place leaders can disagree whereas nonetheless forming constructive options.
“Belief grows once we work facet by facet, collaborate overtly, and keep centered on a shared goal that strikes us ahead collectively. At Immanuel, we have now a powerful management circle that’s simply that, with a transparent imaginative and prescient for the long run and mission at its core,” Kaminski instructed SHN.
Immanuel operates 15 communities throughout Iowa and Nebraska.
Kaminski mentioned her previous expertise as Immanuel’s COO ready her for main the operator into the long run.
The senior dwelling supplier reached 94% common occupancy in 2025, pushed by robust demand for needs-based providers for these 80 and older, as “robust demand from child boomers” has positioned Immanuel to pursue future development, Kaminski mentioned.
In 2026, Kaminski sees alternatives to additional embrace expertise to enhance care supply, deal with affordability and the “unbundling of providers,” whereas specializing in scientific integration and discovering “measured development” alternatives in acquisitions or expansions alternatives.
“I at all times say it’s the little issues that we do or that we don’t do this set us aside. We’ve got spent a great portion of the previous two years elevating our resident, worker and participant expertise strategy,” Kaminski mentioned.
Trying forward, Kaminski mentioned she sees the long run for Immanuel as being “vivid and stuffed with potential and development,” whereas guaranteeing a clean transition of management later this 12 months.
