Seniors Housing

Ken Carriero is an industry veteran, responsible for overseeing the seniors housing practice group and the market­ing of seniors housing assets. With 35 years of experience in seniors housing bro­kerage, he brings a wealth of knowl­edge to his assignments. Ken joined Colliers in 2011, from Marcus & Millichap where he held the position of Director and Vice President of the National Seniors Housing Group from 2003 to 2010.  Prior to joining Marcus & Millichap, Ken was the owner of a brokerage company specializing in seniors housing.

Ken was instrumental in opening over 300 outpatient dialysis clinics, both domestically and internationally. In 1986 Ken sold his medical research and manufacturing company located in the northeast, moved to Florida and continued as a consultant providing site locations and CON’s for outpatient renal centers. Ken's background provided this career move to quickly advance into the brokering of healthcare properties. Eventually this led to seniors housing becoming a major component of his assignments. Since then, Ken has become an accomplished and outstanding broker in the seniors housing field and other medically related healthcare brokerage activities over the span of his career.

Ken graduated from New York University with a BSEE in 1970 and in 1972 received his graduate degree in biomedical engineering from Stevens Institute, Hoboken, NJ.  Ken spent over 16 years in the hemodialysis field in biomedical research, design, and sales, while working with the federally funded End Stage Renal Disease program.  Ken was instrumental in designing a hemodialysis central delivery system that simultaneously dialyzed 30 patients.  Ken designed and opened over 300 outpatient dialysis clinics worldwide, in the U.S., the Soviet Union, Japan, Nigeria, Paraguay, to name a few.  

Damien Carriero is an expert in the full spectrum of facilities for seniors housing, specializing in seniors housing assets, specifically assisted living and memory care throughout the US. Damien has represented local, regional, national, and international owner/operators, investors, developers as well as Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs), creating a customized solution for their real estate and financial needs.

Prior to joining Colliers National Seniors Housing Group, Damien Carriero was a Regional Director for one of Florida’s largest providers of Medicaid Diversion. He was responsible for identifying and recruiting new providers as well as negotiating contracts, training, retention, monitoring, and supporting providers in the network. He also developed new provider network areas and worked closely with the Department of Elder Affairs and AHCA to ensure providers complied with regulatory laws.

Damien Carriero graduated from the University of South Florida with a degree in Finance. His last semester was spent overseas in China, focusing on international marketing and finance. While attending the University of South Florida, he worked as an intern with Marcus & Millichap Real Estate Investment Services where he enhanced his underwriting skills and passion for real estate. After graduating he was invited to join Marcus & Millichap’s Sales Intern program. Damien worked with a senior broker in a mentee/mentor capacity. This process usually takes approximately two to three years to complete before individuals are considered qualified to be given Sales Agent status. Damien was able to complete the entire process within two years.  After only one year of becoming a Sales Agent, he was presented the  Marcus & Millichap’s Rookie of the Year Award.