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September 30, 2024 / 2024 Power 25 Health Care

2024 Power 25 Health Care: Jon-Paul Venoit

Jon-Paul Venoit

For Masonicare President and CEO Jon-Paul Venoit, 2024 has been another year of change.

For someone whose favorite quote is, “Don’t be afraid of change. Be afraid of not changing,” that’s a good thing.

He’d already led Masonicare through the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. The 357-bed, long-term skilled nursing center was forced to quickly implement a number of protocols, including visitor restrictions, daily employee screenings and infection-control measures.

In May of this year, the state’s largest not-for-profit provider of senior healthcare and living services announced plans to merge with Shelton-based United Methodist Homes Inc. (UMH), to create one of the largest such organizations in New England.

The deal, subject to various approvals, is expected to close early next year.

It includes merging each organization’s third-party management business — GenM for Masonicare, which provides supportive services for care providers, and The Long Hill Co. for UMH, which manages operations for senior care facilities in Texas, Oklahoma and Oregon.

Once the deal is final, Venoit will remain as president and CEO of Masonicare, while UMH President and CEO David Lawlor will become CFO and president of its management/consulting services division.

While the merger represents change for both organizations, for Venoit it means he will remain at Masonicare, where he started in dining services at age 16.

After serving in various management roles, Venoit was named president and CEO of Masonicare in October 2016.

Given his attitude about change, it’s not surprising he views the merger positively.

“By combining our complementary capabilities and talent, we will be poised to create a stronger, more resilient organization that is well-positioned to meet the evolving needs of our residents, patients and stakeholders,” he said.

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