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bringing their loved ones down, and people moving in
from the area.”
Mission Oaks has a total capacity of 108 residents. It
has 44 assisted living units and 60 units in its memory
care division. Currently, there are 36 seniors in memo-
ry care, split between two buildings, because only one
half of the newer building, which opened in July, 2015,
is currently being utilized. “We made a conscious deci-
sion to only open half of that building, to start,” says
Bowman. “It’s designed so that you can actually shut
half of it down if we need to. We do have plans to open
that other side soon and we’re in the process of start-
ing to hire for that.”
Bowman stresses that both the Mission Oaks staff,
which numbers around 82 employees, as well as the fa-
cility’s owners, are cognizant of the need to constantly
remain competitive and relevant. “We’re always look-
ing at what’s going on in the industry,” she says. “We
do have more property, out here; I don’t know if the
owners are looking to continue to build, but that’s cer-
tainly a possibility. They’re very progressive, yet they
want to make sure that we stay true to our mission and
that’s providing excellent care and services to our resi-
dents. So, we don’t want to get too big without keeping
the core services in mind. However, being competitive
is key to remaining relevant in our industry”
Certainly, Mission Oaks’ location makes it very impor-
tant to respond to the changing needs of its clientele
and their relatives. “Because we’re outside The Villag-
es, it’s very, very, competitive in terms of the number
of assisted living and memory care providers,” Bow-
man explains. “So we’re always looking at what we can
do or if we should make changes. We’re weighing the
pluses and minuses and doing a lot of assessment,
right now.”
While contemplating the future, Bowman believes that
Mission Oaks currently separates itself from other se-
nior living communities in various ways: “I think that
