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Morning Pointe adds 44 units in Franklin

Independent Healthcare Properties is expanding its Morning Pointe Senior Living center in Franklin, Tenn.

The Chattanooga-based senior healthcare services company will celebrate the groundbreaking of its second phase of development on the 10-acre campus – the new Alzheimer’s Center of Excellence – on June 30.

The $15 million expansion, will create 200 construction jobs and another 50 permanent healthcare jobs by adding a freestanding building with 44 specially designed apartments.

“This expansion of our Franklin senior campus allows us to serve a growing population of aging seniors in Williamson County,” said Greg A. Vital, president and CEO of IHP and Morning Pointe. “With an increasing number of people living longer, Morning Pointe continues to give residents and families more options and choices in quality care and customer service.”