Larry Carlson

Larry Carlson was the President & CEO of United Methodist Communities (UMC) for eleven years before his retirement. Larry’s career in senior living spans more than forty-five years, having served in leadership roles for six not-for-profit, faith-driven organizations in four states.

Larry has diverse and extensive experience in multiple aspects of eldercare administration. His expertise includes CCRC, long-term skilled nursing, post-acute rehabilitation, congregate housing, adult day health, memory care, and assisted living. He is skilled in operations, strategic planning, board development, new project design and development, construction, and start-ups. During Larry’s career, he championed and implemented many diverse and innovative business strategies and programs to better the lives of those he served.

As a newlywed at twenty-three, Larry and his wife Melanie lived five years in a not-for-profit, community-based nursing facility in Boston as he began his career. Today, Melanie and Larry, married forty-eight years, are “crazy” for their three daughters and four grandchildren.