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History

More than 40 years of care and innovation.

See below for a glimpse of our history.

1981

Early 1980s

Early 1980s

Real estate developers Richard Westin and Jesse Pittore meet in San Francisco.

1985

1985

1985

A longtime friend shows Jesse and Richard The Evergreen Hotel in Vancouver, Washington as a possible acquisition. When the bank denies their idea to turn the property into an office building, an alternative idea is presented: senior housing. The Evergreen Inn—Agemark’s first community—is born.

1987

Late 1980s

Late 1980s

Growth accelerates! The duo continues repurposing historic buildings—including hotels, a YMCA and a hospital they bought for $1—into more senior living communities.

1989

1989

1989

Agemark expands to the Midwest by purchasing a group of properties from another senior housing provider. In the process, the team meets Marty Hug and Marcia Houchin who later become CEO and VP of Life Enrichment, respectively.

1990

1990

Agemark goes public and eventually 5,000 shareholders own a piece of our business.

1997

1997

1997

Seeing an increased need for high-quality, specialized Memory Care, we open our first CountryHouse, a stand-alone Memory Care community. Today, thirteen CountryHouse communities serve hundreds of seniors across the country.

1998

1998

Realizing it’s better to keep things in the family, Agemark buys out shareholders and reverts back to a private company.

2004

2004

2004

Astoria joins the Agemark family. Today, two Astoria communities – Oakdale, CA, and Omaha, NE – provide assisted living and memory care to local families.

2004

2004

2004

The next generation of Westin joins the company. After getting his master’s degree and working as a consultant for the company, Forrest Westin becomes an Agemark principal.

2012

2012

2012

Recognizing the need for expert memory care services, several of our Kensington communities, including those in Hastings and Fort Madison, add memory care neighborhoods to their buildings.

2015

2015

2015

After working for various financial institutions on Wall Street and in London, Michael Pittore comes on board as a company principal.

2018

2018

2018

Michael Pittore spearheads new partnerships with other like-minded companies and investors. As a part-owner and managing entity, we spread our vision of senior living to even more communities across the country.

2020

2020

2020

COVID-19 hits senior care hard. We take safety seriously and make early investments in PPE, testing and much more. During one of the most trying times we’ve faced, we developed a refreshed appreciation for our wonderful staff and leaders in our communities—these folks are true heroes.

2022

2021

2021

Agemark opens four communities in one year, expanding offerings to seniors in southern and northern California, central Iowa and eastern Nebraska.

2022

2022

After a restructuring of the company, Marty Hug is promoted to CEO.

2023

2023

2023

For the first time, Agemark takes on management-only agreements, starting first with three Sage properties: Sage Glendale in Glendale, CA, Sage Mountain in Thousand Oaks, CA, and Kingston Bay in Fresno, CA. These additions substantially increase our California footprint.

2023

2024

2024

Symphony Pointe opens in West Omaha and offers Independent Living, Assisted Living and Memory Care. With the opening of our first true Independent Living community, we look to continuously improve and put ourselves in a position to serve seniors for the foreseeable future.

2024

2024

Image is of a Spanish style building in California

Two more communities, The Terraces at Via Verde and Sunol Creek Memory Care, both become managed by Agemark, bringing our total number of communities to 28, including 10 in California!

2025

2025

Agemark announces that Marty Hug will move into the role of Executive Chairman, and the sons of our company’s founders,  Forrest Westin and Michael Pittore, will take over as Co-CEOs.

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