126 Business View Magazine - April 2016
The Beacon at Gulf Breeze
“Your loved one is in good hands with us”
The Beacon at Gulf Breeze is a retirement, assisted
living, and memory care community in Gulf Breeze
Florida, at the western edge of the Florida panhandle.
The facility was formerly known as The Blake at Gulf
Breeze, when its original owners and founders, Glenn
and Jackie Barclay, first opened it in 2008 as a new ap-
proach to senior housing that focused on resort style
living while still providing the warm atmosphere that
makes it feel like home. Blake Management Group has
grown into an extensive collection of quality, senior liv-
ing communities throughout Alabama, Louisiana, Mis-
sissippi, Tennessee, and South Carolina.
“When they opened in 2008,” says Tiffany Finelli, the
Beacon’s Senior Solutions Director, “they saw a need
to create something that had the luxury that our se-
niors are used to living in - somewhere they could take
pride in calling their home while providing exceptional
