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, which purchased more than nine acreds last year onNational Road, is about to launcb two health care centers on the The first is a “town square-style” project with a 54,000-square-foot building that will house assiste living, skilled nursing, short-term and outpatientf rehabilitation services. The company also will be buildinga 25,000-square-foot center next door specifically for patientsx with Alzheimer’s or other forms of dementia. The two buildinga within the campus are yet unnamex and will bring 130 nursing care beds 100 within the town square and 30 at theotheer building. Construction is set to beginn in late April and take seven to nine monthzsto complete.
Trilogy is in negotiations with a Louisvill construction company to build the The new campus is expected to openin 2010. Leo Whitt, senior vice presidentg of business developmentfor Trilogy, expects successw in the Dayton market. The company has 56 campusea in Kentucky, Ohio, Indiana and Illinois, and already has substantial plandsfor Dayton. Whitt said the company has an option to buy a thirde parcel adjacent to the others and woulde likelybuild independent-living villas if the othert buildings are successful. There is expected to be a 22 percentg increase in Montgomery County residents older than 60 by according tothe Scripp’s Gerontology Center at .
The center estimates more than 122,000 seniot citizens will live in the countyby then, an increase over the roughl y 100,000 current residents. In addition to the risinyg numberof seniors, Whitt said the companyg also examines income levels and othere factors. “Before we choose a site, we’llo look at demographics and see if income level and age match our services and whethe the marketis underserved,” Whitt said, “In all those things were true.
” Whitt said the project won’t be the typical assistexd living or senior home people are used to The “town square” modelp divides the building into neighborhoods and attempts to createw a community rather than an institution. “It’s a reallh different model,” Whitt said. Insteads of the typical nursing there will be a large along with aprofessional chef, and extras such as a large fire place. He said the companty has not decided its prices for rentand services. Triloghy will hire nearly 170 employees tostart with, 150 throughour the main health campus and 20 at the othee building.
The company will begin hiring four to six months befors opening with marketing and administrationjobs first, followed by nursees and patient care The company will increase staff as residents move in, Whity said. Bill Singer, Englewood’s economic developmentt director, said the development will be a boon for the located northof Dayton. Without any incentive s from the city, Englewood was happy Trilogy chose the locatiom onits own. “It will be a greaft big impact forthe city,” Singer said. “It’w a definite job creator and will generateincome tax, whic will be a big boost.
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