A major seniors housing community is going forward in Orcutt, California, with an eye toward inter-generational living. Having just received approval from the Santa Barbara County Planning Commission, Ranch at Orcutt will comprise a 103-unit assisted living/memory care building, 48 independent living apartments, one single-story duplex and four two-story fourplex IL units.
To combat ongoing labor concerns within the senior care industry, this development will include 20 employee dwelling units that could also be used as workforce housing. The 9.5-acre campus will also comprise a day care center for up to 36 children at a given time. The community is hoping to establish close relationships with the local schools as Holly Edds, the district superintendent, said the community could allow the schools to provide career courses in child care, senior care, health care, hospitality, culinary arts and recreation. The Orcott Union School District owns the land on which the campus will sit and is in support of the project. With housing, day care and an educational pipeline in the works, this community should be hard-pressed to struggle for staff when it opens. Santa Ana-based Tait & Associates is developing the project.
