Senior living operator across Alberta and BC with 3,700+ beds
Optima Living operates 15+ seniors' communities across Western Canada, ranging from independent living to memory care and residential mental health. The tech stack is anchored in Yardi (property management), Microsoft 365, and Azure infrastructure—typical for scaled facility operations. Hiring velocity is accelerating with a 2:1 ratio of junior to mid-level staff, concentrated in healthcare and ops roles, signaling capacity buildup to manage census growth or care service expansion across existing sites.
Notable leadership hires: Clinical Lead
Optima Living is a privately held seniors' housing operator founded in 2007, managing over 3,700 licensed beds across Alberta and British Columbia. The portfolio spans independent living, assisted living, long-term care, memory care, and residential mental health services, with offerings ranging from subsidized to luxury. The company is an approved service provider with Interior Health Authority and Fraser Health Authority, and operates under BC's Community Care and Assisted Living Act. Active projects center on care quality improvement, staff training, site management systems, and community engagement; operational challenges include staffing continuity, provincial compliance, energy efficiency, and data-driven resource allocation.
Yardi for property management, Microsoft 365 suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint), Azure Entra ID for identity, Power Automate for workflow automation, Sage for finance, and Windows/iOS/Android endpoints managed via Intune. Infrastructure includes SD-WAN and Wi-Fi, with current upgrades underway.
15+ communities across Alberta and British Columbia, operating over 3,700 licensed beds across independent living, assisted living, long-term care, memory care, and residential mental health service lines.
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