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Anderson believes that the incoming Baby Boomer
population will be looking for more amenities and op-
tions in CCRCs in the near future. “They don’t want a
stiff, regulated ‘here’s what you get and if you don’t like
it, sorry about your luck’” type of structure. Instead, he
sees the need for “a more à la carte approach where
retirees can customize their preferences. So, our team
is currently going through a comprehensive planning
process, working with senior living architects, finan-
cial consultants, and other design experts to help us
assess our current status and develop ideas and pro-
cesses for changes necessary for our future.”
According to Anderson, the master plan for the cam-
pus includes, “evaluating our buildings and starting
the process for capital reinvestment into those build-
ings; replacing outdated components of the campus
and bringing new amenities online; and re-designing
our healthcare facilities to make them more residen-
tial-like.” Other areas that he expects will be chang-
ing are the Village’s culinary program, its social, rec-
reational, and health and wellness programs, and its
small memory care neighborhood for residents who
are dealing with early to moderate stages of Alzheim-
er’s or dementia. Many of the improvements and up-
grades will be done in phases, Anderson explains, tak-
ing on the healthcare facilities as a top priority, then
working towards adding new residential living units
and a new clubhouse, while continuing to reprogram
existing spaces of the campus to keep its residents
happy and engaged as a community of neighbors and
friends.
Fortunately for its current and future residents, Vil-
lage on the Isle is a financially sound enterprise with
the capacity to make both major physical, as well as
