Woodlands Senior Living of Farmington receives award

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FARMINGTON – Woodlands Senior Living of Farmington was presented the “Expansion” award by the Greater Franklin Development Council at the annual Investors Reception, which pays tribute to Franklin County businesses making noticeable, positive contributions to the county.

The “Expansion” award recognizes “a company in the greater Franklin County area who has made a recent significant capital investment and will continue to provide jobs in a safe work environment with good wages and benefits, and who will continue to be a good corporate citizen in their community and surrounding area,” explained Morgan Spencer, GFDC Special Projects and Program Coordinator.

The award was accepted by Matthew Walters, co-owner and COO of Woodlands Senior Living.

“We are honored to receive this recognition from the Greater Franklin Development Council,” said Walters. “Greater Farmington has shown us tremendous support and we are proud to serve the families here by providing high-quality residential care services, and full time employment to hard working, compassionate and responsible community members who are looking for a career with purpose and professional growth potential.”

In 2017, Phase One of Woodlands Senior Living of Farmington opened as a newly developed memory care community, a specialized assisted living community providing personal care, services, and programming for individuals with Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia. It was the first memory care specific senior living community in Franklin County.

In October 2018, Woodlands expanded their offerings to meet the growing need for exceptional senior care in the area with Phase Two. This phase included the addition of a 58-bed assisted living community and 22 upscale, independent living private apartments (Park Residence) in studio, 1- or 2- bedroom options.

With the expansion of the second phase, Woodlands Senior Living now offers a continuum of care options through all three separate and distinctive communities at the location, which can’t be found elsewhere in the county. Fifty-seven full-time staff members who receive generous benefit packages are employed there, with the potential of an additional 18 positions when the campus reaches full resident capacity of 120.

“With Phase One in 2017, we realized the desperate need for accessible, high-quality memory care for the area. Our memory care community was so incredibly well received,” said Walters, “that we wasted no time in developing two additional communities so that the community here would have access to a continuum of services not previously available. At Woodlands Senior Living, we believe that rural areas of the state should have the same access to high-quality residential senior care as more populated areas.”

Overall, Woodlands Senior Living has invested $12 million dollars on the physical development of the three communities in Farmington.

This is the second year Woodlands Senior Living has been recognized by GFDC. In 2017, the organization was awarded the “Business Attraction” award.

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