A former East End hotel is set to become a senior living campus next month.
The Spring House of Louisville, part of Atlanta-based Canopy Senior Living, is set to open on Sept. 15 in the former Ramada Plaza by Wyndham Louisville Hotel & Conference Center at 9700 Bluegrass Parkway.
The renovation of the former hotel is a multimillion-dollar project, but Spring House declined to disclose its exact investment amount.
Canopy includes six assisted living campuses in Georgia, but this location is the first in Louisville.
The president of Canopy, Dennis Stamey, works with property owners who are looking for new uses for their properties, said Samantha Fowler, the general manager of the upcoming Louisville campus.
“It’s kind of a community eyesore right now,” Fowler said of the site. “[Spring House is] something to bring a little bit of life back into something that’s not really so great right now.”
Fowler said Stamey met with the property’s owners and explained how a senior care campus could benefit the location. The property is owned by ALF Louisville LLC, according to Jefferson County Property Value Administrator records, and it includes about 3.8 acres of land
Canopy neither bought nor is leasing the building, but rather it entered into a long-term contract with the property owner to operate the Spring House on the site.
Fowler said the property was attractive for Spring House primarily because of its location. Located near Jeffersontown and close to Interstate 64, she said the location will make it easier for resident’s families to visit them.
Renovations to the inside of the building are being completed first, then the outside. Fowler said by the time the project is complete, the building will look totally different. The project has been in the works for about two and a half years.
Nearly the entire space was renovated with new walls, light fixtures and electrical changes. It is similarly building a green space for residents to have an outdoor area. The renovation also includes cutting the original building in half.
When we last reported on this property, there were plans to turn the former 400-room hotel into two separate hotels.
The Spring House campus will total 89,000 square feet. The space will have the capacity for 114 residents.
Spring House added certain renovations to comply with senior care standards. This included a separate area for memory care services for residents with dementia; adding an elevator; and removing bathtubs to put in large showers for easy access and space for wheelchairs.
Louisville-based SWIFT is the general contractor on the project.
The new location creates about 70 jobs. These positions include nurses, medical technicians, caregivers and other positions in hospitality and maintenance.
The campus will offer on-site physical therapy, a full-service salon and a movie theater. Spring House also hired local chef Nicholas Bean of Phantom Cafe Modern Eatery & Catering Co. Fowler said it was important to have a chef rather than a cook for the campus.
Fowler said the price of living at Spring House will be between $4900 and $5300 a month — this is an all inclusive price. She said this cost distinction is what differentiates Spring House from other senior care organizations.
“What we’re trying to do is show that a person doesn’t have to be rich or very wealthy to be able to enjoy the rest of their life,” she said. “That’s what Canopy wants to offer someone, a place where they can feel comfortable and not feel like they’re spending every dime they have to live here.”
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