Lewis McCoy

Lewis works directly in overseeing community operations, including asset management, employee development, census growth, and regulatory compliance.

Since 1994, Lewis McCoy’s career has been dedicated to the service and care of seniors. Prior to joining Anthem, he was vice president of operations and marketing for a prominent senior housing provider located in Portland, Oregon, managing over 1,200 units of independent living, assisted living and skilled nursing facilities in Oregon, California and Washington. His position emphasized his experience in senior housing operations and sales and marketing, primarily focusing on census development, operational excellence and organizational growth.

Other operational experiences include management roles as a certified assisted living facility manager, operator/administrator of several skilled nursing facilities, oversight of a Medicare certified home care agency and operator of a full service CCRC. In total, his experiences include all institutional and residential sectors of the senior housing profession.

Lewis served as both Commissioner and Chairman of the Oregon Patient Safety Commission, tasked with reducing medical errors and minimizing punitive regulations in long term care facilities. For his service, the Oregon Health Care Association gave Lewis the OHCA Special Service Award, recognizing his contribution to patient safety. In addition to several other volunteer posts, and along with being a licensed professional counselor, he has demonstrated a continual commitment to volunteer service, benefiting seniors as well as his community.

Lewis received an undergraduate degree in Psychology from Linfield College. He also holds an M.B.A. from George Fox University and a Master’s degree in Psychology from Lewis and Clark University. Lewis is both a licensed nursing home administrator and a licensed professional counselor. He is also a certified assisted living facility administrator in Oregon, Colorado and California.