FOR RELEASE: March, 2016

CONTACT: Chris Guay - President & CEO

cguay@vitalityseniorliving.com

New Senior Lifestyle Organization Launches in Nashville Introducing

Vitality Senior Living
Vitality Senior Living will offer senior living lifestyles throughout the U.S. with its capital
partner, West Partners, LLC.
Nashville, TN Vitality Senior Living, a new Nashville-based senior living provider, offers
an innovative technology-focused approach to senior living that empowers seniors to age
successfully. Offering independent living, assisted living and memory care, the company
plans to expand its service offerings as it grows. Vitality is currently seeking acquisition
and development opportunities in the eastern two-thirds of the U.S.
Senior housing veteran Chris Guay is Vitality Senior Livings President and CEO. With more
than 18 years of operations, management and leadership experience in the Senior Living
Industry, his broad background was achieved through leadership roles starting at the
community level through senior executive positions with the industrys largest providers,
Emeritus and Brookdale Senior Living. Most recently, Guay served as Brookdales
Northeast Division President where he was responsible for the oversight of 275
communities across 18 states, serving over 21,000 seniors and families daily.
Elliott Westerman joins Guay in this new venture as Senior Vice President of Acquisitions
and Finance. Westerman comes to Vitality from Holiday Retirement where he was Vice
President of Asset Management. He also functioned in a variety of roles at Emeritus Senior
Living and was its primary underwriter for the Nurse On Call and Sunwest Acquisitions.

Vitality Senior Living l 277 Mallory Station Road l Suite 126-B l Franklin, TN 37067 l (760) 602-5715
www.vitalityseniorliving.com

Vitality Senior Living is a portfolio company of West Partners, LLC. Vitality expands West
Partners senior housing presence across the U.S. to parallel its successful senior housing
company, West Living, LLC, which operates in the western third of the country. West
Partners makes direct investments in private companies with a long-term investment
horizon. The ultimate goal of West Partners is to fund the West Familys philanthropic
legacy in perpetuity.
West Partners is part of the West Family, which includes the Gary and Mary West
Foundation, West Health Institute and its affiliated entities. Funded by Gary and Mary West,
the West Health Institute is dedicated to supporting and creating healthcare delivery
models that enable seniors to successfully age on their own terms, preserving and
protecting their dignity, quality of life and independence.
Our partnership with West brings unique perspective to the organization, says Guay. Our
communities will feature nurturing and engaging environments and will offer the latest
from a wellness, care, design, service and amenity perspective. Perhaps our most defining
difference, however, will be the shared dedication to ensuring successful aging and the
philanthropic spirit that will emanate throughout our communities.
West Partners looks to partner with proven managers to build successful businesses, says
Marc Harper, member of West Partners and Board Member of Vitality Senior Living. Chris
Guay is a pioneer in the senior living industry who shares our vision of creating a company
that engages residents, families and associates in successful aging.
For more information on Vitality Senior Living, visit www.westpartners.com

Vitality Senior Living l 277 Mallory Station Road l Suite 126-B l Franklin, TN 37067 l (760) 602-5715
www.vitalityseniorliving.com