“This is a tough situation. I’m scared to death for Maine seniors. A new company took over for the state and they don’t have an effective plan,” Richard Dorian REGION — Woodlands Senior Living of Farmington recently opened its 58-bed assisted living facility. Many families expecting loved ones to move in are instead trying to get […]
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Woodlands Senior Living of Farmington opens
Matthew Walters, chief operating officer of Woodlands Senior Living, welcomed guests, including Gov. Paul LePage, to a grand opening celebration Tuesday at the new Woodlands Senior Living of Farmington Memory Care facility. Behind Walters from left, are LePage, Farmington Town Manager Richard Davis, facility owner Lon Walters, and Ben Tucker of Sen. Angus King’s office. […]
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Farmington board approves senior center, drive-in
FARMINGTON — The Planning Board on Monday unanimously approved site review and erosion control applications for a senior living center and a drive-in movie theater. Board members and Town Manager Richard Davis welcomed the $7 million Woodlands Senior Living project, which will include 48 residential care beds and 18 assisted-living apartments. “Start building,” board Chairman […]
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Farmington board hears concerns about Woodlands expansion
FARMINGTON — Plans for a $7 million addition to the Woodlands Memory Care building were presented to the Planning Board on Monday. The proposed Woodlands Senior Living includes 48 residential care beds and 18 assisted-living apartments, said Lon Walters, an owner. About eight neighbors addressed concerns about placement of the second phase of the project […]
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Farmington voters approve tax break for senior center
FARMINGTON — A small gathering of voters Tuesday approved a Tax Increment Financing district and development program for Woodlands Senior Living. The special town meeting was needed for voter approval to designate the district and adopt the development program for the proposed 18,500-square-foot memory care center at 175 Knowlton Corner Road. Development of the district […]
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Farmington voters to consider tax break
FARMINGTON — Voters will consider one warrant article on a tax-increment financing agreement with Woodlands Senior Living at a special town meeting tonight. The meeting will take place at 7 p.m. downstairs in the Community Center on Middle Street during the Board of Selectmen meeting. The board will meet at 6:30 p.m. Lon Walters and […]
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Selectmen consider TIF agreement for Memory Care Center
FARMINGTON — Plans for the potential construction of a $4 million Memory Care Center were presented to the Board of Selectmen on Tuesday. The board is considering a tax increment financing agreement for the project. Lon Walters and his son, Matthew Walters of Woodlands Senior Living, described plans for a 36-bed facility. Plans are similar […]
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Memory care center holds groundbreaking in Farmington
FARMINGTON — A groundbreaking ceremony for the $4 million Woodlands Memory Care building was held Friday at 175 Knowlton Corner Road. Mounds of dirt and equipment cover the site where, by the fall of 2017, Woodlands Senior Living of Waterville will open its seventh specialized center for patients with Alzheimer’s disease and related memory impairments, […]