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November 11, 2011: Broadmore Senior Living at York Veterans share their war memories. Handprints of more than 100 seniors formed stripes on an American flag. When the paint dried, the flag was hung as a 9/11 memorial. Today, it will be folded into a care package and sent to U.S. soldiers overseas. { Read Full Article }
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November 11, 2011: Remnant Yuchi Nation members and residents of Broadmore Senior Living at Bristol perform a friendship dance in celebration of Native American Heritave Month. Members of the Indian group introduced Broadmore to a rich variety of Native American lore during the visit. (Source: Bristol Herald Courier) { Photo 1 | Photo 2 | Photo 3 | Photo 4 | Photo 5 }
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October 24, 2011: Bud Phillips Presents "Ghost Stories" at Broadmore Senior Living. Bud Phillips, Bristol’s popular historian, is a regular on the speaking circuit in the Twin-Cities. Throughout the week he speaks to civic groups, church gatherings and reunions on the history of his adopted home. With the approach of Halloween Phillips is speaking about ghostly sightings in Bristol. Phillips will be presenting some of these stories and other haunting selections on Monday October 31, 2 p.m. at Broadmore Senior Living in Bristol Tennessee. The hour-long session will be followed by refreshments and a book signing of his popular histories. { Read Full Article }
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August 15, 2011: Anna Zwergel celebrated her 100th birthday on Sunday at Broadmore Senior Living at Lakemont Farms in South Fayette. Friends and family, some from as far away as Arizona, came out to Broadmore to celebrate with food and cupcakes. { Read Full Article }
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August 14, 2011: Friends and family came out for a carnival at Broadmore at Lakemont Farms, complete with games, prizes, fair food and a petting zoo. { Read Full Article }
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July 30, 2011: Broadmore at Johnson City residents Frances Brown and Ruth Brown Vineyard, 86-year-old twins featured in News and Neighbor newspaper. Read their fascinating story on page 8! { Read Full Article }
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July 6, 2011: Mountain Meadows Assisted Living Community announced today that it closed and funded a $5.5M loan and will break ground July 21, 2011 on a new expansion project which will more than double the size and capacity of the community. { Read Full Article }
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June 30, 2011: Randy Detweiler, program coordinator for People Able to Lend Support, a volunteer organization through Highmark, got a group of quilters from St. Thomas More’s Quilt Club to donate their creations to the residents of Broadmore Assisted Living at Lakemont Farms in South Fayette. { Read Full Article }
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Press Release June 30, 2011:
Media Contact: Nate Oglesby (509) 548-4076
Mountain Meadows Senior Community announces HUD loan funding and ground breaking for new expansion!
Leavenworth, WA: Mountain Meadows Assisted Living Community announced today that it closed and funded a $5.5M loan and will break ground July 21, 2011 on a new expansion project which will more than double the size and capacity of the community.
The expansion, at a total estimated cost in excess of five million dollars, will add 23,544 square feet including 24 assisted living apartments, which consists of 11 double occupied memory care units (22 memory care beds), 13 studio and one bedroom units, and 6 free standing duplex retirement/assisted living cottages, resulting in a total of 69 units/beds for the campus. This will allow Mountain Meadows to serve a larger population of Private Pay and Medicaid Residents including those living independently to those with memory loss and cognitive impairments.
The building permits have already been issued, so construction will start immediately. The cottages will be completed before the main building and the overall project is expected to be completed early next spring.
The expansion project has been in the planning and design stage for more than three years. Changes in the financial markets that occurred in 2008 slowed the process and led to the need for HUD-backed financing. The lender for the project is CWCapital LLC, a leading, national lender to the commercial, multifamily and senior housing industries.
“It has been a long and winding road to reach this point with our project. It will have been worth the journey and a testimony to the tenacity shown by our board and management to see this dream come true,” stated Jon Wheeler, CPA, and President of the Board of Mountain Meadows when he announced the good news to members of the board.
Other well known supporters of the project include; Rob Eaton -The Mayor of Leavenworth, Mark Judy - The CEO of Cascade Medical Center, Linda Evans-Parlette - State Senator, State Representative, Mike Armstrong and Keith Goehner, Chelan County Commission Chairman.
The developer of the project is Marathon Development, based in Bellevue, Washington. Marathon’s President Ted Johnson stated “While it has taken longer than expected to reach this point, the project’s construction timing now benefits from low interest rates and attractive material prices coupled with strong demand for units of this type.” Johnson’s firm specializes in the development of assisted living and senior housing options, especially those with a non-profit sponsor. The contractor for the project is Spokane based KOP Construction. Mountain Meadows has been managed by Senior Services of America since 2003. Senior Services owns and manages 23 assisted living communities in eight states.
Mountain Meadows is a qualified non-profit 501(c)(3) assisted living community providing private apartments, meals, transportation, social activities and personal care for residents and families of all economic levels in the Upper Wenatchee Valley.
To see photos of the Community, please visit www.mountainmeadowsassistedliving.com or visit the Community at 320 Park Avenue E., in Leavenworth, WA.
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May 20, 2011: Our own Kay Adkins, Executive Director at Broadmore Senior Living at Johnson City in Johnson City, Tennessee was named Assisted Living Federation of America (ALFA) "2011 Champion for Seniors" for exemplary professional service and commitment to seniors. In part, the award notification to Kay signed by Richard Grimes, President and CEO for ALFA, reads “Receiving this recognition is a testament to your superior level of commitment to your community, the seniors whose lives you touch everyday, and the senior living industry as a whole. Thank you for your dedication to excellence.” We couldn’t have said it any better ourselves!
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May 7, 2011: Octogenarians Mark Hardisty, 87 and Theo Openshaw, 85 of Santa Maria Terrace in Santa Maria, California tied the knot surrounded by family and friends. Article written about their story in the Santa Maria Times. { Read Full Article }
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March 28, 2011: East Coast community, Broadmore Senior Living at Lakemont Farms in Bridgeville, Pennsylvania has been named the gold winner for the 2011 Trib Total Media Reader's Choice Regional Awards for Assisted Living Facility.
