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in the category of skilled nursing, rehabilitation, and
long term care providers. Additionally, another local
newspaper, Herald-Tribune, recently recognized Vil-
lage on the Isle as the “Best Retirement Community”
in its annual Reader’s Choice Awards.
Joel Anderson is Village on the Isle’s new CEO, arriv-
ing to the community in November, 2015. Anderson
has over 23 years of experience in the aging servic-
es industry. He says that his first order of business
when hired was to initiate the process to put together
a campus master plan. “We’re almost a 35 year-old
ministry,” he says, “and the industry is changing so
much and very fast. The aging population is growing
and by 2030, the 65 and over population will double
from what it was in the year 2000. So we can’t wake-
up one day and recognize that we’ve become obsolete.
We must continuously remain appealing to our cus-
tomers in what many consider a lifestyle-driven model
for retirement living with the assurance of health care
when they need it.”
AT A GLANCE
WHO:
Village on the Isle
WHAT:
A full service, not-for-profit, faith-based,
continuing care retirement community
WHERE:
Venice, Florida
WEBSITE
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