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CARILLON





                                                                          SENIOR LIVING,




                                              a Rich History with Texas Tech












              arillon LifeCare Community    skilled nursing facility and
              serves Lubbock and West       replaced the old Health Center,
       CTexas as the only retirement        “The Villager.” In April 2001,
        community to offer a true LifeCare   “Windsong” opened with
        program within our continuum of     73 new independent living
        care. We have been around for 48    apartments. In the fall of 2004,    of life, including many second-
        years!                              the Board changed the name to       generation residents. Community
                                            Carillon LifeCare Community, which   amenities include four dining
        The main building (now Pointe       exists today as a self-owned, not-  venues, two fitness centers, an
        Plaza) was constructed in 1966 as a   for-profit retirement community.   indoor heated swimming pool,
        dormitory for Texas Tech University,   LifeCare Services, LLC began     libraries, card rooms, game rooms,
        and it was named “The Matador.”     management services for Carillon in   billiards room, wood shop, coffee
        Throughout the years, many          February 2003.                      bar, cocktail bar, beauty and barber
        professors and leaders at Texas Tech                                    shops, and a club house.
        have moved to Carillon, and several   Carillon houses 256 independent
        had lived here when it was a dorm.   living residences, including 196   Carillon’s primary offering is the
        So, they have come full circle.     apartments, 30 cottages, and 30     LifeCare program, which provides
                                            villas. Assisted Living is comprised   residents the opportunity to
        In 1975, John Knox Village (JKV)    of 45 apartments and divided into   move through the continuum of
        purchased the site from Texas Tech   Bellecourt, a state-certified level “A”   health care at virtually no increase
        University, opened a retirement     facility, and Bellecourt South, a state-  in monthly expenses. LifeCare
        community, and became the owner     certified level “B” facility. Carillon   residents pay a one-time entry fee,
        and operator as part of a chain     House is the community’s Medicare-  and the amount is dependent on
        headquartered in Lee’s Summit,      certified skilled nursing facility, with   the size of the home and number of
        Missouri. A disassociation from the   140 beds and a certified Alzheimer’s   occupants who reside there.  We are
        JKV parent company occurred in      and dementia neighborhood.          proud to partner with Texas Tech
        1982, but not-for-profit operations                                     University and wish them a very
        continued as JKV (in name only)     Carillon has attracted a variety of   happy 100-year anniversary.
        under a local Board of Directors.   residents from many different walks
        In 1990, this Board changed the
        name to Carillon Senior Living.
        In November 2000, construction
        ended for “Carillon House,”
        which opened as a 120-bed,




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