Waxahachie: 60,000-SF senior-living center set

WAXAHACHIE, ELLIS COUNTY - Spurred by the December opening of the new Baylor Scott & White hospital in Waxahachie, construction is underway on a 121-bed senior-living center and rehabilitation facility at a nearby 7.6-acre site.

The 60,000-sf center is being developed by The Javelin Group of Dallas and will be operated by Legend Health care of San Antonio.

The center, which is expected to open in early 2016, is anticipated to create roughly 100 new jobs.

Located off Hwy. 77 and north of Hwy. 287 about seven blocks southeast of the hospital, the facility will be in the heart of a high-growth area surrounded by shops, restaurants and new residential neighborhoods.

It will feature a courtyard design with predominately-private resident rooms and will feature an observation suite, a large therapy gym, multiple dining areas, activity rooms and common living areas.

Legend Health care will provide a variety of post-acute care options including inpatient skilled nursing care, therapy and rehabilitation services, hospice and palliative care and outpatient therapy services.