Independent Living Systems Hires Carbonell

MIAMI — Independent Living Systems, a management services company focused on introducing managed care to populations with chronic care and other special care needs, has appointed Josefina G. Carbonell as senior vice president of long-term care. Carbonell served as assistant secretary for aging at HHS for seven years during the Bush administration, and previously was president and CEO of the Little Havana Activities & Nutrition Centers in Miami-Dade County, Fla., a Hispanic geriatric health and human services organization.