Elizabeth Bemis

In 1998, Beth drove past an assisted living community construction site, learned that it was part of UMH and realized the next stop on her professional journey was to work for a mission driven organization. Soon after, she joined the team as Executive Director of the Middlewoods of Farmington community. Beth later served as Regional Manager for the Middlewoods properties before accepting her current role. Her professional background includes work as an Activities Director and Marketing & Sales Director. This varied work experience and her work as a culture-change specialist with a focus on creating relationship-centered environments helps her to work with staff and residents to create environment where residents not only live but have a meaningful life. In addition to her work at UMH, she is on the Board for the Connecticut Assisted Living Association. Her background as a Gerontologist and interest in the social, cultural and spiritual aspects of aging help Beth to understand what our residents and families are going through. She has presented on creative culture change initiatives at Pioneer Network and Planetree Conferences and more locally for the Consortium for Gerontological Education.

In her spare time, Beth most enjoys spending time with her family. When not attending one of her children’s extra-curricular sporting events, she can be found in the kitchen cooking up a home-made soup or baking her special chocolate cake. Beth enjoys swimming and walking, writing and reading, most often relating to the subject of aging.