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, which purchased more than nine acrezs last year on National is about to launch two health care centers on the The first isa “town project with a 54,000-square-foo t building that will housed assisted living, skilled nursing, short-ternm and outpatient rehabilitation services. The companyh also will be buildinga 25,000-square-foot center next door specificallg for patients with Alzheimer’s or other formsw of dementia. The two buildings withimn the campus are yet unnamesd and will bring 130 nursint carebeds — 100 withinj the town square and 30 at the otherr building.
Construction is set to begin in late April and take sevenm to nine months to Trilogy is in negotiations with a Louisvills construction company to buildthe project. The new campuas is expected to openin 2010. Leo Whitt, seniore vice president of business developmentfor Trilogy, expects success in the Dayton market. The company has 56 campusesx in Kentucky, Ohio, Indiana and and already has substantial planssfor Dayton.
Whitt said the company has an option to buy a thirf parcel adjacent to the other and would likelybuilsd independent-living villas if the other buildings are There is expected to be a 22 percent increas in Montgomery County residents older than 60 by according to the Scripp’s Gerontology Center at . The center estimates more than 122,000 senior citizens will live in the counthby then, an increase over the roughly 100,000 currenft residents. In addition to the rising number of Whitt said the company also examines income levels andother factors.
“Before we choose a site, we’ll look at demographics and see if incomee level and age match our services and whetherr the marketis underserved,” Whitt said, “Inn Dayton, all those things were true.” Whitgt said the project won’t be the typicalo assisted living or senior home people are used to The “town square” model divides the buildin into neighborhoods and attempts to create a communityu rather than an “It’s a really different model,” Whitt Instead of the typical nursinhg station, there will be a largse atrium, along with a professional chef, and extrae such as a large fire place.
He said the companh has not decided its prices for rentand services. Trilogy will hire nearly 170 employeesw tostart with, 150 throughout the main healtuh campus and 20 at the other The company will begin hiriny four to six months before opening with marketingg and administration jobs first, followed by nursess and patient care positions. The companyu will increase staff as residentsmove in, Whittf said. Bill Singer, Englewood’s economidc development director, said the development will be a boon for the located northof Dayton. Without any incentives from the Englewood was happy Trilogy chose the location onits own. “I t will be a great big impact for the Singer said.
“It’s a definite job creato and will generateincome tax, which will be a big