New Assisted Living Facility May Bring New Jobs To Century

October 6, 2015

A new assisted living facility and the jobs it may bring to Century have Mayor Freddie McCall excited.

The owners of The Terrace At Ivy Acres in Jay, also an assisted living facility, have plans in the works to open a similar facility in in the Century Industrial Park. McCall told the Century Town Council Monday night that he was not sure how many beds the facility would operate, but it would bring 20-30 much needed jobs to the town. “That’s the part (the jobs) I remember and the part I’m happy about,” he said.

The front lots in the industrial park, just off West Highway 4, are already zoned for medical services and already occupied by medical-related facilities such as the Century Health and Rehabilitation Center, Lakeview Center and an Escambia County EMS post.

There is a lot just under 2.5 acres available in the area zoned for medical facilities, McCall said, but the new assisted living facility might not fit on the property. In that event, they are considered a lot further back in the mostly unoccupied industrial park, but it’s not properly zoned, he said.

Changing the zoning and amending the town’s comprehensive plan for the assisted living facility to locate elsewhere in the park would be a 3-6 month process, McCall said. The town took the first step in that potential process Monday night by voting to spend $1,300 for  wetlands survey on four lots in the industrial park.

There’s no word on any timetable for opening the assisted living facility in Century, if project developers move forward.

Pictured: The Terrace at Ivy Acres in Jay. Courtesy photos for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.

Comments

3 Responses to “New Assisted Living Facility May Bring New Jobs To Century”

  1. Hope so on October 7th, 2015 5:44 pm

    I hope so try to find a job closer home gets old driving to Atmore everyday.

  2. fred on October 6th, 2015 9:20 am

    CW, you are absolutely right. According to articles I’ve read, elder care is the fastest growing segment in medicine. Because of advances in medicine, we’re living past all that stuff that used to kill us early, and now getting into our Alzheimer and Dementia years. Long term care insurance is nearly impossible to buy now, and my premiums took a big jump a couple of years ago. Now, if we could just find the key to stopping these two ailments…

  3. CW on October 6th, 2015 5:25 am

    Wow, these assisted living facilities are popping up everywhere. I guess it just goes to show how much of an aging population we have.

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