New Executive at The Morrison in Whitefield

Lancaster resident Chad Dingman joined The Morrison nursing home and assisted living facility as its new nursing home administrator and executive director. He is stepping into the shoes of longtime administrator and Morrison CEO Roxie Severance, who will remain CEO and take on the position of project director. Severance is coordinating and overseeing the construction of The Morrison’s new Senior Living Community, expected to open in 2018.

“Chad’s outstanding background in nursing home administration is exactly what the Board of Trustees was looking for during this time of transition,” says Chair Dave Haas. “Roxie has done an amazing job as administrator and CEO, but we need her to turn her talents to overseeing the construction that has begun on our new Senior Living Community. With so many decisions to make over the next year, we are confident that we have two strong leaders working to ensure that The Morrison continues to provide exceptional care for our current residents and will be in a position to provide senior living options for the future with the completion of the new facility.” 

“The Morrison has a history of being a strong nursing home facility providing great care and positive outcomes,” says Dingman, a licensed nursing home administrator and is enrolled in a master’s degree program at Plymouth State University.. “I am looking forward to growing and expanding The Morrison’s services among the people in my hometown area. It is an opportunity and a challenge I’m excited to undertake.”

He began his nursing home career as scheduling and human resources manager for Genesis HealthCare in 2008, quickly advancing to Administrator of their Farmington, Maine, and Rutland, Vt., facilities before assuming the Administrator position at St. Vincent de Paul Rehabilitation & Nursing Center in Berlin, a post he has held for the past two years. He has a particular interest in Alzheimer’s/Dementia care and fostering best practices to holistically embrace the Resident Centered Care concept for which The Morrison is well regarded.

While he was the administrator of the Genesis Rutland facility, it was voted “Best of the Best” in nursing care in the greater Rutland area for 2013, the first time since the awards were initiated in 2001.

“We are so pleased to have someone of Chad’s caliber come on board, and I look forward to working collaboratively with him and our staff in continuing to provide our nursing home residents and their families with the care and services they need,” says Severance. “His health care and administrative background and his ties to the North Country make him a perfect fit. We hope that community members will stop by and meet Chad and learn more about the programs that The Morrison offers.”