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Martha's Vineyard Hospital announced last week that they are taking steps to close the independent living facility at Windemere. — MV Times file photo Windemere Nursing and Rehabilitation Center (WNRC) has suspended admissions to its independent living facility as it moves to close the 13-bed unit, where three people now live. In a conversation with The Times on Tuesday, Joe Woodin, president and chief executive officer of Martha’s Vineyard Hospital (MVH), was vague about the closure of the independent living facility , owned by the hospital and on the MVH campus in Oak Bluffs. Though Mr. Woodin didn’t say conclusively that the unit will close, he said MVH is exploring the option of closing. “We’re going through the process of strongly analyzing this and looking at the options for closing the unit,” Mr. Woodin said, referring to the independent facility known as Wildflower Court. According to Mr. Woodin, MVH would not have started the discussion had it not been seriously con...

Orlando, Florida Based Contractor Begins New Project to Grow Senior Housing Market in Florida's Capitol ORLANDO, Fla. - Aug. 24, 2017 - PRLog -- TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (August 24, 2017) – Roger B. Kennedy Construction broke ground July 10 for the Tapestry Tallahassee Walden assisted living and memory care additions and renovations, under a contract of approximately $8 million.  Located at 3080 Walden Road and designed by Distyle Design PC , Minneapolis, Minn., the two three- story building additions and renovations will add 89 new assisted living and memory care units to the Tallahassee senior housing market when completed in March 2018. The scope of work will also include associated site development with outdoor amenities including secure courtyards and gathering spaces. The Kennedy organization has been in continuous operation as a family- owned construction business for 147 years, and opened its Florida office in Orlando in 1972.  Headed by Roger B. Kennedy, Jr., Presi...