Living Care Lifestyles and local partners have joined forces to build and operate a new senior living community at the intersection of Demaree and Flagstaff in northwest Visalia.

"Our research indicates there is a significant need for additional senior living facilities in the Visalia area," said Denis Bryant CEO of Living Care Lifestyles. "This new community will provide exceptional living and health services to senior residents and peace of mind to their families."

Kaweah Delta Health Care District, Shannon Senior Care, LLC, and BTV Senior Housing, LLC, have partnered with Living Care to open Quail Park at Shannon Ranch.

The new community will offer independent and assisted living as well as a memory care wing for seniors suffering from Alzheimer's and/or dementia. Plans call for 120 rooms with a capacity for 140 residents. When fully occupied, the community expects to employ about 120 staff members.

Quail Park at Shannon Ranch will include a bistro, pub, dining room with private dining options, a pool-fitness-wellness area, sports den and activity center, a 24-seat movie theater, library and meditation areas, a virtual game room, outdoor patios on three levels, and trail access to Shannon Parkway.

Construction is slated to begin this fall, with a goal opening in early 2019.

Kaweah Delta Health Care District's capital contribution to the project is being made entirely through the Bettie Quilla Fund at the Kaweah Delta Hospital Foundation, a fund created through donations by the late Bettie Quilla, the wife of former Visalia Times-Delta publisher Ed Quilla.