Management

Jack West

Founder and CEO of Country Place Living, Jack West pioneered the concept of rural, assisted senior living developments and has been focused on advancing the quality of life for seniors for more than 25 years.

Prior to discovering his passion for improving the lives of Seniors, Mr. West served as vice president of a commercial bank in Wichita, Kan.; director of special markets for the nation’s second largest apartment developer; owner and operator of franchise restaurant brands; assistant vice president of a Real Estate Investment Trust; and founder and chief executive officer of The Homestead Companies.

In 1982 he opened his first senior living complex, GeorgeTown Village Retirement Community in Wichita, Kan. Within this 200-apartment independent living community, Mr. West took senior living and care one step further than other senior facilities of the time. He introduced JamesTown Assisted Living Center, offering state-of-the-art health care services to seniors. Mr. West operated GeorgeTown Village until 1990 when he sold the property to a local health care provider.

After GeorgeTown Village, Mr. West continued to refine his concept of assisted living through the development and operation of smaller assisted living residences in Pratt and Liberal, Kansas. Mr. West then developed and operated the successful Homestead Assisted Living concept in 10 communities in Kansas, Nebraska and Iowa.

In February of 2003, Mr. West launched the Country Place Senior Living concept, his ideal design and brand for assisted-living facilities, which debuted to full occupancy in locations throughout Kansas. In 2007, he transitioned the company into a national franchisor to grow the concept for an aging population throughout the country.

Today, Mr. West presides over a corporate team based in Dallas, which manages the growth of Country Place Living’s two branded concepts: Country Place Home Plus, a group home type residence with 8 bedrooms each with an attached private powder room; and Country Place Senior Living, an 18 apartment assisted living residence. Both concepts promote a sense of community and leading care designed to encourage resident independence, individuality, privacy and dignity.

Mr. West is a graduate of Friends University in Wichita, Kan. with a degree in human resource management.

Angela Booth

Director of Development Finance and Investor Relations

With over a decade of experience in real estate development and finance, Angela Booth, director of development finance and investor relations for Country Place Living, has worked to seek out creative financing options for Country Place Living franchisees, oversee investor relations and support the advancement of development under the Country Place Living brand.  Booth has been involved in real estate development and finance since 1992 when she joined the American subsidiary of the largest hotel company in Latin America to oversee key aspects of development and finance for new and existing hotels in the United States.

Ms. Booth has a bachelor's degree in finance from the University of Alabama

Cheri Bauer

For more than 10 years, Cheri Bauer, corporate operations officer for Country Place Living, has worked to improve the lives of elderly residents in her care. Bauer has been immersed in the senior living industry since 1997 when she joined The Homestead Companies and Neighborhood Senior Living overseeing investor relations, accounting procedures and communications. In her current position, Bauer has helped transition the companies into a franchise concept to establish the Country Place Living brand.

Scott Holder

Gifted with a natural talent for construction, Scott Holder serves as director of construction for Country Place Living. He draws from hands-on and supervisory construction experience to ensure that every residence is carefully built to exceed the highest standards for safety, functionality and beauty. Prior to joining Country Place Living, he was a project engineer and safety coordinator for Walsh Construction Company. Holder earned a bachelor’s degree from Kansas State University.

Amanda Holder

 Greg Akins

Regional Director 

With more than a decade of experience in the industry, Greg Akins, regional director for Country Place Living, will be responsible for effective operation of company-owned residences, improving operational processes and procedures and growing and improving residential marketing procedures and franchise support.  Akins has a bachelor's degree in business administration and a secondary degree in gerontology from Kansas State University.  No stranger to assisted living, Akins started working at the Manhattan Homestead Assisted Living residence and then went on to serve as executive director/operator of Sterling House of Fairdale, a Brookdale Senior Living Community.  Akins' in-depth knowledge in operations and management of senior assisted-living residences makes him the perfect addition to the Country Place Living family.