Manorhouse will start work on $20 million assisted living facility in Henrico this summer

Gayton Properties and its parent company, Manorhouse Management Inc., plan to break ground this summer on a $20 million, senior living facility in Henrico County.

The project, to be built on 10 acres at 13500 North Gayton Road, will include a senior campus with a variety of residential options: 90 units of assisted living and memory care, independent living and age-restricted single family homes. It is scheduled to open in the fall of 2016.

The company already has the required rezoning approval from the Henrico County Board of Supervisors. It will be the first project for Henrico County-based Gayton Properties since 2000.

“It’s time to grow the company again,” Jim Bonnell, COO of Manorhouse Management Inc., said in an interview. “We have been looking for the right opportunity and location in Richmond for some time, and we believe we have found it here.”

The project plans include suites for assisted living residents and a secured memory care wing for residents dealing with Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia. The assisted living community also will have a bistro, library, computer labs, courtyards, and wellness amenities, including a salon and spa.

Unlike some facilities, Bonnell said Manorhouse wouldn’t require large upfront costs from residents. “Many facilities require large financial commitments on the front end, but Manorhouse believes that these large entry fees introduce unnecessary complications in an already difficult process that families are navigating when it is time to find a home for their loved one,” Bonnell said in a statement.

Instead, the community will offer month-to-month contracts. A month’s notice would be required to move out. The monthly fee, which would be competitive with market rates, would depend on the unit, with a one-bedroom studio the least expensive option and the memory care unit the most expensive arrangement, Bonnell said. “There would be options for different budgets,” he said. The idea, he added, “is to allow people to age in place” by providing a continuum of care. The monthly fee would include things like utilities, transportation, dining, medication management and other residential care services.