From Executive Chef to Executive Director with Keo Velasquez, Executive Director, Watermark Retirement Communities

On this week’s episode of LTC Heroes, we sit down with Keo
Velasquez, executive director of Watermark Retirement
Communities.


Keo has helped Watermark Retirement Communities list in the top
25 best workplaces for aging services in a national program. He
has more than 20 years of experience in the culinary industry
and, in the episode, we discuss his transition from executive
chef to executive director.


Topics covered in the episode include marketing, hospitality, and
food.


The episode begins with Keo answering some icebreaker questions
before he explains how he got into the long-term care industry.


We learn about the learning curve Keo experienced during his move
to the long-term care industry and when he realized that it was
the right industry for him.


Keo explains how he was trained for the long-term care industry
and shares his advice for anyone making a similar transition.


Generational food changes are discussed, and Keo talks about the
changing menus served at Watermark Retirement Communities.


Toward the end of the episode, Keo discusses the marketing of
Watermark Retirement Communities. He explains that he focuses on
developing delicious food that will encourage residents' children
to want to visit the community.


Learn how Keo Velasquez, executive director of Watermark
Retirement Communities, transitioned from executive chef to
executive director by tuning into the latest episode of LTC
Heroes.


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