Creekside Welcomes Harold Ermshar as Executive Director

HUNTSVILLE, Texas - April 9, 2014 - PRLog -- Creekside Retirement Community announces Harold Ermshar as the senior living community’s new executive director. With more than two decades of experience in senior living, Ermshar replaces longtime executive director Jim Eilers, who retired in March.

In his role as executive director, Ermshar will oversee all aspects of community operations, while interacting with residents and staff, as well as serving as the face of Creekside to the Huntsville area on a daily basis.

“Our goal is for Creekside to be known as the premier long-term care provider in Huntsville for many years to come,” Ermshar said. “I’m honored to build on the existing foundation for growth at Creekside and to continue providing excellent services to older adults in this community.”

Ermshar comes to Creekside from another senior living community managed by Methodist Retirement Communities, PineCrest in Lufkin, Texas, where he was in charge of training and managing the long-term care and assisted living employees.

He has worked in senior living since graduating in 1992 from Southern College, now known as Southern Adventist University, in Collegedale, Tenn., with dual bachelor’s degrees in long-term health care and business administration management.

Before joining Methodist Retirement Communities in Lufkin, Ermshar worked with Momentum Healthware, a global software firm providing services to long-term care entities.

In addition to his extensive hands-on experience in senior living and health care, Ermshar founded a company in 2004 called Leadership Solutions, which does consulting and interim placement training for long-term care facilities in Tennessee.

About Methodist Retirement Communities (MRC)

Creekside is sponsored by Methodist Retirement Communities (MRC), a not-for-profit service ministry that has a volunteer affiliation with the Texas Conference of the United Methodist Church. Methodist Retirement Communities has provided senior housing and health care services in Texas for more than 50 years. Methodist Retirement Communities welcomes residents of all faiths and beliefs in the communities it operates throughout Texas, including in Bryan, Huntsville, Lufkin, Texarkana, League City and La Porte. Most campuses are full-service retirement complexes that provide a wide array of housing options for seniors. Additional information on MRC is available at www.mrcaff.org/.