Griffin Village will be the first-of-its-kind senior living community in Griffin, GA. The community will be built in phases and the initial phase will be an Assisted Living and Memory Care facility, to be called “The Gardens at Griffin Village”. The Gardens will feature spacious Studio, One Bedroom, and Two Bedroom apartments and the first phase of construction is expected to be completed in early 2013 and will include 99 Assisted Living apartments and 24 Memory Care apartments; and will offer an array of supportive services and additional personal care for those who may need it.

 

Griffin Village is being created by Harmony Senior Living, and the initial phase of The Gardens will be a $25 million development project that is expected to create approximately 60 full-time-equivalent jobs in Griffin; in addition to the direct and indirect jobs created by the actual construction itself.

 

The Gardens’ residents will enjoy a caring combination of apartment living; hotel style housekeeping; nutritious chef-prepared meals served in a stylish dining room; personalized support services; and health care designed to respond to their individual needs. Examples of our services and activities include:

 

            • Three meals per day, served in the community dining room

 

            • Weekly hotel style housekeeping, linen, and laundry service

 

            • Social, cultural, and recreational activities

 

            • Health, wellness and educational activities

 

            • 24/7 emergency call system and security

 

            • Transportation within the local area

 

 

The Memory Care (Dementia/Alzheimer’s) section will serve individuals whose loss of intellectual acumen has resulted in significant interference with daily functioning. As such, the environment of this unit is designed to allow for maximum freedom while insuring the safety of the residents. The building is constructed in a pattern to allow for ‘walking paths’ in which residents may walk but will always regain their starting point. The enclosed outdoor garden area is similarly configured. Lighting, railing and other environmental cues are included to provide residents the greatest independence and dignity while supporting the limitations imposed by memory loss.

 

The three story building constructed for the initial phase of The Gardens will be approximately 85,000 square feet and is designed to accommodate future expansion that could almost double the size of the initial phase.

 

Further phases will include a completely separate wing for independent living residents with supportive services. This Independent Living community will be called “The Heritage at Griffin Village, and will be home to seniors who desire a lifestyle that offers apartment style residences with services that include exercise and wellness programs, social, cultural, and religious activities, and amenities including generous common areas, a full service beauty and barber salon, physical and occupational therapy, weekly housekeeping and linen service, transportation services and 3 meals per day in an elegant dining room. The Heritage as currently planned, will consist of a 3 story building, providing 92 apartments (17 studio, 38 one bedroom, 28 one bedroom with den, and 9 two bedroom).

 

What an exciting time this is in the history of Griffin First Assembly! For over 10 years we have been dreaming and believing for a retirement center to minister not only to the people of our church, but also to the extended South Atlanta area.

 

- Pastor Randy Valimont

Senior Pastor, Griffin First Assembly