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The graying of Hall County: Senior-oriented communities starting to boom as population ages
Health services, leisure activities, cost of living among lures for older residents
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Lanier Lodge General Manager Trisha Betlejewski works inside the virtually complete assisted living center Wednesday morning. The new facility is just waiting for final inspection before it can begin accepting residents.
The freshly painted hallways and common areas with views of Lake Lanier are quiet for now. But Lanier Lodge executives are hoping the 98-unit assisted living and memory care complex will be abuzz with activity soon after its Sept. 1 grand opening. And yet putting down roots at 2601 Thompson Bridge Road in Gainesville, near the Social Security Administration building and overlooking Lanier, wasn’t some casual decision.