Morning Pointe at Happy Valley has named Alisha Landes as its executive director.
In this role, Landes oversees daily operations at the assisted living and memory care community located at 2989 Happy Valley Road in Rossville, Georgia. She works with a team of directors, nurses, nursing assistants and other support staff to provide personalized care programs for residents and support for their families. She will focus on fostering meaningful relationships and experiences for residents as well as promoting their health, independence and well-being. And she will help train, mentor and grow other Morning Pointe associates in the field of senior living.
Landes is no stranger to Morning Pointe Senior Living. She has worked for the company before as a regional nurse and as an executive director. She helped open The Lantern at Morning Pointe of Chattanooga.
With more than 25 years of experience in caring for seniors, Landes began her career as a nurse. She has extensive experience working with seniors with dementia. She is a Certified Trainer in the Teepa Snow Positive Approach™ to Care, which Morning Pointe at Happy Valley uses with its memory care residents, and she has written a resource guide for caregivers, “This is My Story: Caring for Those with Dementia.”
“I am honored to rejoin the Morning Pointe team and serve the seniors of Happy Valley,” Landes said. “Morning Pointe shares my passion for compassionate senior care and enabling our residents to live life to the fullest.”
Landes currently resides in Rossville with her husband, Sean. Together they pastor The Refuge Church of God.
“Alisha is so well loved in North Georgia and has such a heart for both the assisted living and the memory care residents,” said Abby Medley, vice president of operations for Morning Pointe Senior Living’s Appalachian Region. “These residents and their families couldn’t be in better hands under her leadership.”
Morning Pointe at Happy Valley is now more than halfway full. It offers assisted living and memory care with clinical staff available 24/7. Meals are served with dietician oversight in a restaurant-style setting and with an emphasis on fresh, local produce. Residents also enjoy a full life enrichment activity program, including regular outings, service projects, intergenerational programming, and engaging community partnerships. Physical, occupational and speech therapy services are also available on-site.
Founded in 1997, Morning Pointe Senior Living owns and operates 38 assisted living, personal care, and Alzheimer’s memory care communities in five southeastern states. Other Morning Pointe campuses in the Tennessee Valley (greater Chattanooga area) are located in Chattanooga, Hixson, East Hamilton and Collegedale.
The philanthropic arm of Morning Pointe Senior Living is the Morning Pointe Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that works to provide nursing scholarships and caregiver support.
