Ribbon-cutting & dedication ceremony set for HallMar Village
Mercy Medical Center, in partnership with Presbyterian Homes & Services (PHS), will celebrate the opening of the new HallMar Village senior living and care community with a ribbon-cutting and dedication ceremony on Thurs., Nov. 2. (Event details below.) A public grand opening is planned for the spring.
This new senior living community provides a full range of housing and services for the rapidly growing population of older adults in the region. HallMar Village is an advanced, medically integrated community — including innovative, specialized care for those living with dementia — and providing healthy living unlike other options available today. Senior Housing Partners, the project development arm of PHS, was the project developer.
HallMar Village is situated on 42 acres of land in northeast Cedar Rapids at 8900 C Ave. NE.
In addition to a long-term care community, HallMar Village also includes independent living, assisted living and memory care, as well as an expansive village center with a chapel; dedicated community room; conservatory with plants and natural light year-round; restaurant-style dining and a casual bistro; state-of-the-art wellness center; salon/spa and a theater. Outdoor features include patios, gardening space and walking trails.
The community is connected, via an enclosed link, to The Chris & Suzy DeWolf Family Innovation Center for Aging and Dementia. The DeWolf family provided the $2 million lead gift for the project, citing the Center’s potential to transform lives. The Innovation Center is a place of continuing discovery, of new ways to look at, and think differently about, aging and dementia so older adults and those living with dementia live fuller more satisfying lives.
The DeWolf Innovation Center is the only known innovation center in the U.S. connected to a senior living community. Its unique proximity to HallMar Village allows residents to easily access these services, which are also open to the public, as well as be the first to trial new developments.
Lead gifts for HallMar Village senior living and care community included $1.5 million from Wayne and Nan Kocourek and $1 million from Bruce and Judy McGrath.
HallMar Village replaced Mercy’s Hallmar residential care facility, which opened in 1960 at Mercy Medical Center. Those residents moved to the Dorothy McGrath Neighborhood within HallMar Village after their new home was blessed on Sept. 22.
Nearly all of the former Hallmar employees have transitioned into employment as part of the HallMar Village partnership with Presbyterian Homes & Services.
For more information about HallMar Village, visit www.hallmarvillagephs.org. Individuals interested in learning more about living options at HallMar Village may contact housing advisors Jennifer Jiruska at (319) 304-6127 or jjiruska@seniorpartners.com or Sara Balk at (319) 210-2993 or sbalk@seniorpartners.com.
EVENT DETAILS
What: Ribbon-cutting & dedication ceremony for HallMar Village
When: 10 a.m. on Thurs., Nov. 2, 2023
Where: HallMar Village, 8900 C Ave. NE, Cedar Rapids, IA
