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Marcus Mcknight, CDP, CALA

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Executive Director at Americare Senior Living
📍 Madison, Tennessee, United States

Marcus Mcknight is the Executive Director at Hickory Gardens, an Americare Senior Living community. A healthcare leader specializing in memory care, he is a Certified Dementia Practitioner and a Licensed Assisted Living Administrator in Tennessee and Georgia. He has a proven track record of enhancing community engagement, service delivery, and team morale.

Outside of his professional role, Marcus is passionate about building relationships with residents and their families. He enjoys spending his spare time with his family, traveling, and exploring new restaurants. He believes that teamwork, communication, and compassion are key to a successful community.

Within his first 60 days at Americare, he increased the communitys census by a remarkable 30%.

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Experience
5 Years
Current Role
Executive Director
Job Level
Senior
Location
Madison, Tennessee, United States
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Priorities

Topics Marcus cares about

Dementia Care
As a Certified Dementia Practitioner and former Memory Care Director, he actively promotes dementia education, recently highlighting a Teepa Snow presentation.
Senior Living Operations
His experience includes P&L management, human resources, and spearheading operational leadership to improve service delivery and resident satisfaction.
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Career

Work history

5-2025
Executive Director
Americare Senior Living
3-2024 - 5-2025
Executive Director
Phoenix Senior Living
2-2024 - 3-2024
Interim Executive Director
Phoenix Senior Living
11-2023 - 2-2024
Human Resources / Business Office Manager
Phoenix Senior Living
5-2023 - 11-2023
Memory Care Director
Charter Senior Living
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Webinars – Marcus Mcknight, CDP, CALA (Executive Director, Americare Senior Living). Featured in McKnight's Senior Living (official website)
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Videos – Marcus Mcknight, CDP, CALA (Executive Director, Americare Senior Living). Featured in McKnight's Senior Living (official website)
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Education
Health/Health Care Administration/Management
Ashworth College
2016 - 2019
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Christian County High School
Diploma of Education
Ashworth College
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