Optima Living
Karen Fitzgerald is an experienced professional in the senior living and healthcare sectors, currently serving as Regional Director at Optima Living since September 2020. Prior roles include Regional Director of Operations and Senior Executive Director at All Seniors Care Living Centres from January 2018 to September 2020, as well as Executive Director at Summerwood Village Retirement Residences from December 2015 to September 2020. Fitzgerald's career also encompasses positions such as General Manager at Castleavery Hospitality Ventures Inc., Administrator/Site Leader at Devonshire Care Centre, and Medical Affairs Program Coordinator at Alberta Health Services. Fitzgerald's extensive background began at CapitalCare, where roles included Manager and Care Manager from November 1994 to January 2011. Educational credentials include a Bachelor of Arts in Management and Supervision/Recreation Therapy from the University of Alberta and a Diploma in Recreation Administration from Red Deer Polytechnic.
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Optima Living
Optima Living—founded in 2007—owns and operates innovative seniors’ living communities throughout Alberta and BC, taking an unprecedented approach to senior life. Their unique company culture is one where both residents and team members are family. Optima Living’s North Star, Let us welcome you home, speaks to their underlying principles and the experience seniors discover in their communities. When residents are home, they feel safe, respected, and welcome. Home is where one’s voice is heard, their views matter, and they have freedom of choice. Optima Living’s mission, vision, and values—respect, dignity, teamwork, and doing the right thing—support and build upon their North Star. Optima Living operates over 2,200 beds providing congregate living options for seniors. These options range from subsidized to luxury, Independent to Assisted Living, Long-term Care to Memory Care, and Residential Mental Health. For more information, visit optimaliving.ca. Optima Living is also an approved service provider with both the interior Health Authority (IHA) and the Fraser Health Authority (FHA), is a licensed care provider under the BC Community Care and Assisted Living Act, and is registered as an approved Assisted Living (AL) Operator with the AL Registrar of BC.