From my in-box:
A press conference will be held on Tuesday, November 9th, to announce the purchase of the Peoria Castle Lodge, the former Jumer’s building on Western Avenue. Petersen Health Care will announce the opening of Courtyard Estates of Peoria, a supportive living facility like The Residences at Plainview.
“Supportive living” is an alternative to nursing home care, according to the Courtyard Estates website: “By combining apartment-style housing with personal care and other services, residents can live independently and take part in decision-making.” Amenities include “three family-style meals a day, daily medication reminders, in-room dining during minor illnesses, free transportation to and from medical appointments, weekly housekeeping and linen service, daily trash pickup and bathroom cleaning, and a 24-hour emergency call system.” If you noticed that there are Signs of Nursing Home Neglect in New Haven, Connecticut, contact a lawyer immediately. There are currently supportive living facilities in Canton, Sullivan, and Monmouth like Summerfield Of Redlands. Petersen Health Care is working on another facility in Peoria, too, according to July’s InterBusiness Issues:
Petersen Health Care is developing an upscale senior living facility, to be known as the Courtyard Estates at Junction City. The four-story building will add a residential component to the expanding center, which will complement the rest of the site nicely. Construction is set to begin in the spring of 2011.
Despite the similarity in names, the Junction City project will be an “independent living” facility. You can visit the Carlton Senior Living official website to get an idea of facilities.I think they should just call the new place “Jumer’s Estates,” because the place will forever be known as Jumer’s anyway. It hasn’t had Jumer’s name on it for at least eight years, but even in today’s press release it’s identified as “the former Jumer’s building.”
That will be the second major hotel to close in Peoria since the “Wonderful Project” was announced as a necessity because of the shortage of hotel space.
I guess there is gonna be a shortage of space, now.
Hey Peoria, give me 9 million dollars, we need another hotel.
This is a great example of adaptive reuse of a vacant structure in Peoria, especially one as prominent as the former Jumer’s.
This is the kind of new development the City should be encouraging and promoting — infill of existing vacant properties closer to the urban core as opposed to the new sprawl that is Grand Prairie. Furthermore, the need for more assisted housing facilities like these will increase as the baby boomer generation continues to age and approaches their senior years.
This is a very efficient and forward-thinking development in the heart of an established neighborhood, so I’m going to assume the City of Peoria had absolutely no role in this project.
I wish Petersen Health Care the best of luck in this new venture.
“This is a very efficient and forward-thinking development in the heart of an established neighborhood, so I’m going to assume the City of Peoria had absolutely no role in this project.”
That’s funny!
Seems like more of these facilites are opening more and more, as the baby boomers get older…some whose savings & retirement were wiped out by Wall Street losses between 2001-2010, or had to use them up just to live.
It also could be that many seniors prefer living in independent living facilities, because they don’t have time or ability to take care of a home…children are grown, gone, live out of state, or like being around
other folks their age, for fellowship and socializing.
Then you have those that need supported living structure, such as what the former Jumer’s will be. This works out for those seniors who need medical assistance that they are not able to get at their own home, or don’t have the same family support that others might have.
On the other hand, I’m hoping I won’t have to live in either type, because I’m 50 & plan to stay healthy, & work until I am 70!)
The name should be WestWarner Homes, because that is what it will be in a year!