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, which purchased more than nine acres last year onNationa Road, is about to launch two health care centers on the The first is a “townm square-style” project with a 54,000-square-footf building that will house assisted living, skilled short-term and outpatient rehabilitation services. The company also will be buildingta 25,000-square-foot center next door specificall y for patients with Alzheimer’s or other form of dementia. The two buildings within the campus are yet unnames and will bring 130 nursing care beds 100 within the town square and 30 at theothert building.
Construction is set to begin in late Apripl and take seven to nine months to Trilogy is in negotiations with a Louisville constructiom company to buildthe project. The new campus is expecteed to openin spring, 2010. Leo Whitt, senior vice presidentg of business developmentfor Trilogy, expects success in the Daytomn market. The company has 56 campuses in Kentucky, Ohio, Indiana and Illinois, and alread y has substantial plansfor Dayton.
Whitt said the company has an option to buy a third parcel adjacent to the others and would likelhbuild independent-living villas if the other buildings are There is expected to be a 22 percentt increase in Montgomery County residents older than 60 by 2020, according to the Scripp’zs Gerontology Center at . The center estimatee more than 122,000 senior citizens will live in the countyuby then, an increase over the roughly 100,000 currentg residents. In addition to the rising numberof seniors, Whitt said the company also examines income levels and other factors.
“Before we chooss a site, we’ll look at demographicsd and see if income level and age match our servicez and whether the market is Whitt said, “In all those things were true.” Whitt said the projectr won’t be the typical assisted living or senior home people are used to The “town square” model divide s the building into neighborhoodss and attempts to create a communitg rather than an “It’s a really different model,” Whitt Instead of the typical nursing there will be a large atrium, alongv with a professional chef, and extraes such as a large fire He said the company has not decidesd its prices for rent and Trilogy will hire nearly 170 employeess to start with, 150 throughout the main health campu and 20 at the other The company will begin hiring four to six monthx before opening with marketing and administration jobs followed by nurses and patient care positions.
The company will increasde staff as residentsmove in, Whitt said. Bill Singer, Englewood’ds economic development director, said the development will be a boon for the located northof Dayton. Withour any incentives from the city, Englewoox was happy Trilogy chose the location onits own. “It will be a greart big impact for the Singer said. “It’s a definite job creatod and will generateincome tax, whichn will be a big