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, which purchased more than nine acres last year onNationao Road, is about to launch two health care centers on the The first is a “towmn square-style” project with a 54,000-square-foot building that will house assisteed living, skilled nursing, short-term and outpatient rehabilitation The company also will be building a 25,000-square-foot center next door specificallyu for patients with Alzheimer’s or othere forms of dementia. The two buildings within the campusd are yet unnamed and will bring 130 nursing care beds 100 within the town square and 30 at theotherd building. Construction is set to begin in late Apri and take seven to nine month sto complete.
Trilogy is in negotiations with a Louisville constructionb company to buildthe project. The new campus is expectes to openin spring, 2010. Leo senior vice president of business developmengtfor Trilogy, expects success in the Daytonn market. The company has 56 campuses in Ohio, Indiana and Illinois, and already has substantial planwfor Dayton. Whitt said the compant has an option to buy a third parcel adjacent to the others and would likelybuiled independent-living villas if the othetr buildings are successful. There is expected to be a 22 percenf increase in Montgomery County residentws older than 60by 2020, accordinfg to the Scripp’s Gerontology Center at .
The center estimatew more than 122,000 senior citizens will live in the countgyby then, an increase over the roughlhy 100,000 current residents. In addition to the risinv numberof seniors, Whitt said the company also examines income levels and other “Before we choose a site, we’lk look at demographics and see if income levelk and age match our services and whethed the market is underserved,” Whitt “In Dayton, all thosd things were true.
” Whitt said the project won’t be the typical assisted living or senior home people are used to The “town square” model dividew the building into neighborhoodx and attempts to create a communityg rather than an institution. “It’s a reallhy different model,” Whitt said. Instead of the typicao nursing station, there will be a large atrium, alonb with a professional chef, and extras such as a large fire He said the company has not decided its pricesw for rentand services.
Trilogy will hire nearl 170 employees tostart with, 150 throughouf the main health campus and 20 at the other The company will begin hiring four to six months before opening with marketing and administration jobs first, follower by nurses and patient care positions. The company will increass staff as residentsmove in, Whitr said. Bill Singer, Englewood’s economic development said the development will be a boon for the located northof Dayton. Without any incentives from the Englewood was happy Trilogy chose the locationm onits own. “It will be a greayt big impact for the Singer said.
“It’s a definite job creatorf and will generateincome tax, which will be a big