Residents Begin Moving In New Year’s Day
HIGHLAND, UT--January 7, 2013--Phase two of a recently completed senior care community in Highland has opened its doors. The Ashford, which now offers assisted living in addition to memory care, began welcoming residents into new space Wednesday, Jan. 1.
“We are really excited to offer assisted living to the Highland community,” said Greg Nield, founding partner and manager of the Ashford. “A few months into the project, we analyzed with Rimrock whether or not it would be feasible to finish sooner than our original schedule suggested. We determined it was and ultimately hit our new target date. We’re grateful to have been able to keep the promises we have been making to resident families for months.”
Located across from Lone Peak High School at 10322 N. Country Blvd., the expansion includes 31 new assisted living units and an additional 15 memory care units to complement the existing 16 units of the original Ashford. Construction began in Q2 2013.
For more information about Ashford please visit ashfordmc.com.
The following is a Rimrock Release that announced the addition to Ashford Assisted Living
Highland Care Center Expands to Meet Increase in Alzheimer's Disease
HIGHLAND, UTAH -- June 27, 2013 -- One in three seniors will die with Alzheimer’s disease or some other form of dementia according to the Alzheimer’s Association’s 2013 Facts and Figures. Additionally, it is estimated that 50,000 Utahns age 65 or older will suffer from Alzheimer’s in the year 2025. As the population of dementia sufferers continues to grow, residential memory care and assisted living construction is on the rise throughout Utah.
Greg Nield, owner and operator of Ashford Assisted Living and Memory Care in Highland, has plans to expand his operation to multiple locations. Recent trends showing an aging population and broader acceptance by the general public of the residential senior care concept give him the confidence to grow.
“We anticipate the need to continue growing over the next couple of decades as we see the baby boomer generation age,” Nield said. “Over time, we have seen the public be more open to and actually excited about assisted living whereas in the past, senior care had a stigma of a place you would never consider moving a loved one into unless there was absolutely no other option.”
Construction is underway on Nield’s 16-unit memory care community across from Lone Peak High School in Highland. The new phase includes 15 additional memory care units and 31 assisted living units, a new service at the community.
“We received several requests from people asking for regular assisted living at Ashford so we decided to expand our current operation,” Nield said. “We will be able to offer services for those who need regular assisted living as well as continue to offer the services for those with memory impairments such as Parkinson’s, Vascular Dementia, Alzheimer’s and other types of dementia.”
Rimrock Construction is the general contractor on the Ashford addition and according to Mark Hampton, principal at Rimrock, this is only the beginning of senior care construction growth in Utah.
“We have been approached by an increasing number of local and national memory care and assisted living operators who are looking to build in the Utah market,” said Hampton “With our extensive experience building senior care facilities, and the increasing need for such services, I see a large portion of our future work coming from the senior care market.”
The addition to Ashford is scheduled to be completed at the beginning of 2014 and Nield believes the community will be pleased with the finished product.
“Citizens in our community will find our services extremely helpful as their need arises.“ Nield said. “We want them to feel absolute confidence in our ability to care for their loved one.”
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