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Building: Deliberate
Varcity publicizes intergenerational college venture in Texas
Varcity, an organization that builds residential retirement villages on U.S. college campuses, introduced a second venture at Texas A&M College.
Varcity at Texas A&M will embody a 14-acre growth with villas, townhomes and concierge flats. Facilities will embody a meals truck, co-working areas, classroom house, lecture corridor, pickleball courts, a pastry store and a 3D printing house.
Residents of the long run retirement neighborhood may have entry to the college’s AggieSpirit Bus Service, instructional alternatives, college services and sports activities, arts and theater occasions, as beforehand reported by Senior Housing Information.
“There are numerous advantages to intergenerational dwelling together with decreased social isolation, improved psychological and bodily well being, elevated sense of neighborhood and shared studying and experiences,” Varcity CEO Les Strech informed SHN. “Intergenerational dwelling creates numerous and equitable environments, fostering significant conversations on how older adults’ life experiences and data can enlighten youthful generations and what college students can supply older residents.”
Varcity additionally has a venture below growth with Purdue College in West Lafayette, Indiana that’s set to open subsequent 12 months.
Building: In Progress
Morning Pointe Senior Dwelling begins in Georgia
Morning Pointe Senior Dwelling not too long ago introduced the beginning of development at a brand new neighborhood in Walker County, Georgia.
The Lantern at Morning Pointe Alzheimer’s Heart of Excellence, Completely happy Valley will likely be a standalone reminiscence care neighborhood that’s slated to open early subsequent 12 months, in response to a information launch.
This 60-unit neighborhood is the forty third property within the portfolio for Morning Pointe Senior Dwelling, as the corporate has continued its growth push within the final three years to extend its footprint throughout the Southeast.
The campus is an element of a bigger, 300-acre redevelopment of an space generally known as Completely happy Valley Farms that dates again to 1935, the discharge states. When the Lantern opens, a present senior dwelling constructing on-site will transition to serve all assisted dwelling residents.
The Lantern will likely be a single-level constructing with 60 flats with areas for residents dwelling with areas designed for residents with early-stage and superior dementia, supported by workers educated to supply crucial care throughout dementia care ranges.
“Completely happy Valley has turn out to be a particular place to me,” Morning Pointe Co-Founder and President Greg Very important mentioned. “It’s been an thrilling alternative to regenerate the distinctive story of this property and this land and the Hutcheson legacy. We’re making an enormous distinction on this neighborhood.”
Building: Accomplished
Watermark Retirement Communities, in partnership with the Alliance Residential Firm, introduced the grand opening of its newest neighborhood in San Jose, California, in response to a information launch.
The Watermark at San Jose is a luxurious property within the coronary heart of Silicon Valley providing 164 residences for assisted dwelling and reminiscence care. The neighborhood’s eating service is led by former Ritz-Carlton chef Tony Crane and gives facilities together with a salon, spa, health middle, artwork studio, library and personal theater.
The neighborhood additionally features a wellness middle, crafts room and outside areas for residents.
“Guided by our next-generation management workforce, Watermark is ready to set new benchmarks in senior dwelling excellence,” mentioned Paul Boethel, CEO of Watermark Retirement Communities. “For greater than 30 years, Watermark has been remodeling what senior dwelling could be, and I’m excited to deliver the best-in-class care to the individuals of San Jose.”
Senior Housing Information not too long ago caught up with the brand new CEO after the corporate introduced a management transition during which Keppel absolutely acquired Watermark after beforehand holding a 50% possession stake within the Tucson, Arizona-based senior dwelling supplier. The corporate additionally added a new chief working officer and senior vice chairman of gross sales, together with a newly created chief administrative officer submit.
Vi expands in Colorado
Senior dwelling operator Vi not too long ago introduced a serious enlargement plan at its persevering with care retirement neighborhood, Vi at Highlands Ranch, rising the neighborhood’s care middle by 50%, in response to a information launch.
The neighborhood, situated in Highlands Ranch, Colorado, expanded its care middle that serves assisted dwelling, reminiscence care and expert nursing residents to incorporate care providers for non-CCRC residents, a primary for the CCRC.
Planning for the care middle enlargement began “a number of years in the past” in response to elevated demand and follows a renovation to the neighborhood’s unbiased dwelling widespread areas final 12 months.
The enlargement of the care middle will assist residents transition by way of numerous care ranges and keep away from hospital transfers or off-site strikes. Non-Vi at Highlands Ranch residents can have entry to the neighborhood’s scientific providers based mostly on availability and admission necessities for short-term rehabilitation, assisted dwelling, reminiscence care or expert nursing.
“Our expanded Care Heart now supplies real-time, on-campus providers to a better variety of space seniors, to help higher well being outcomes and supply peace of thoughts for residents and their households,” mentioned Melissa Evraets, Vice President of Resident Care and Chief Nursing Officer at Vi. “We’re delighted to supply Vi’s high-quality expert care to extra of the Highlands Ranch and South Denver senior inhabitants.”
The neighborhood additionally has earned the very best score provided by the Facilities for Medicare and Medicaid Providers (CMS) for its assisted dwelling and expert nursing segments, with a majority of care middle workers licensed by the Alzheimer’s Basis.
