Gretchen Helmer Maher

Gretchen Helmer Maher currently serves as the Executive Director at Brookdale since September 2019 and has been a Nursing Home Administrator at Maybrook Hills Rehabilitation and Healthcare MB Healthcare since February 2016, overseeing the facility under new ownership. Previously, Gretchen held the role of Assistant Nursing Home Administrator at Reliant Senior Care from November 2007 to February 2016, where responsibilities included managing various levels of care in a specialized unit for advanced neurocognitive disorders. Earlier experience includes positions as a Recreation Therapist at the PA Sexual Responsibility Treatment Program and Adjunct Therapy Manager at Brynn Marr Behavioral Health Care. Gretchen Helmer Maher earned a Bachelor of Science in Psychology/Recreational Therapy from the State University of New York Cortland, a Master of Business Administration in Health Care Administration from American InterContinental University, and another Bachelor of Science in Psychology from SUNY Canton.