Agemark Senior Living is a family-owned operator of senior living communities founded in 1983 by real estate partners Richard Westin and Jesse Pittore. From a single converted hotel in Vancouver, Washington, the company has grown to own or manage 28 communities across six states, offering independent living, assisted living, memory care and skilled nursing. Guided by its in-house LifeCycles wellness philosophy, Agemark aims to reframe aging and end-of-life as stages to be celebrated, and has been certified a Great Place to Work for seven consecutive years.
Richard Westin is the co-founder of Agemark Senior Living, an Omaha-based operator of 28 communities across six states. The first American to work full-time for Club Med, he imported a resort-style hospitality ethos into a category usually defined by clinical efficiency. He led Agemark as CEO from 1987 until 2022 and now sits as a principal as his son Forrest steps into co-CEO.