A local Friendswood company has officially declared the development of a new senior living facility in Pearland. Trinity Terrace will be built on the old Jamison Farm property, and will be completed by the spring of 2010.

TrinityCare Senior Living, Inc., developer of Trinity Oaks, a sister facility in Friendswood, decided to build a second care facility due to the high demand in the area. Trinity Oaks is classified as a Type A facility where residents remain physically and mentally capable of taking care of themselves, but the new Trinity Terrace will be a Type B facility. Residents of Trinity Terrace will be provided with the extra care they cannot maintain for themselves. A dedicated memory center will be established within the facility for those residents who have early dementia issues and Alzheimer’s, said Donald W. Sapaugh, Chairman and Chief Executive of TrinityCare Senior Living, Inc.

Trinity Terrace will be an 87-unit, $10 million facility and will employ about 40 full-time staff members when completed. The 62,000 square feet facility will sit on just over five acres approximately 250 feet from FM 518. The Fort Worth firm of GHLA architects, designers of over 50 senior living facilities, have also designed Trinity Terrace. Sapaugh is in the process of evaluating bids from three area construction firms. He expects the funding to be in place in 90-120 days followed by nine months of construction.

TrinityCare Senior Living develops, owns, and manages quality senior living facilities that focus on enriching the faith of the residents and providing state-of-the-art independent living, assisted living, memory care and adult day care services in a single location. The Company partners with local churches and developers for each facility and offers a wide range of both community and personal services to residents. TrinityCare is a rapidly growing company with three successful facilities currently operating in Texas and Tennessee.

"We've been in Pearland/Friendswood since 1980 and we feel very comfortable that this facility will provide needed services and jobs to the area," Sapaugh said.

Source: Pearland Journal