Ground breaking is planned this spring for Livasu Village in the Sheboygan County town of Wilson.
Thanks to a donation of 79 acres of land by the Ruth DeYoung Kohler Community Impact Fund, Dementia Innovations is creating a planned neighborhood of 124 homes in the town of Wilson.
It will be the first neighborhood of its kind in the United States, with businesses that are open to the public, amenities such as a theater and hobby spaces, and care resources for residents with dementia, all embracing a degree of positive risk acceptance that will allow individuals to “live as usual” — the rallying cry that inspired the community’s unique name.
The strict regulations and dearth of risk acceptance that normally characterize operations at a care facility won’t affect Livasu Village, because the neighborhood concept relies on residents owning their own homes. The choice of using high-quality manufactured homes means Livasu is able to give residents the independence of home ownership while also allowing quick transfer of ownership and avoidance of the mortgage process.
Another major advantage of the home ownership concept is that residents can continue to live with spouses and welcome family visits whenever they please.
Dementia Innovations has conducted a capital campaign that has raised enough of the $13.5 million goal to allow for a project groundbreaking this spring.
