The work is winding down as Santa Marta, a continuing care retirement community in Olathe, announces the grand opening of an $11 million expansion of its health center, The Plaza at Santa Marta. First announced in early 2015, the expansion includes 18 private skilled nursing rehabilitation suites, 12 memory support suites, and 8 assisted living one and two bedroom apartments, as well as an expanded rehabilitation gym.
“This expansion had two main purposes from the very beginning,” said Santa Marta executive director Chet Surmaczewicz. “The first was to continue keeping our promise to our current residents to provide the highest-quality senior living options in the area. The second, equally important, was to anticipate and meet a growing need for those high-quality options among area seniors.”
According to the MidAmerica Regional Council, the Kansas City area’s older adult population is expected to increase by 90 percent over its 2010 numbers by 2030.
The skilled nursing portion of the expansion will open this month, with the memory support suites and assisted living apartments to follow shortly, along with an expanded rehabilitation gym.
“We expect this will only add to Santa Marta’s legacy as a place where older adults can find great satisfaction in retirement, along with the peace of mind that comes with care options for down the road,” said Surmaczewicz. “We’re meeting the needs of our current residents, while positioning ourselves as a premier retirement choice for the next generation, as 10,000 Baby Boomers continue to retire each day.”
About Santa Marta
Santa Marta, located in beautiful Johnson County at 13800 W. 116th Street in Olathe, Kan., across from St. Thomas Aquinas High School, is sponsored by the Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas. As a faith-based, non-profit community rooted in the Catholic tradition, its residents enjoy a variety of services and amenities, including a full health care continuum, maintenance-free living, six full-service dining venues, heated underground parking, two chapels, library, arts and crafts studio, and a fitness and aquatic center, all on a beautiful Mediterranean-style campus.
In addition to independent living, Santa Marta provides three levels of living, including 40 assisted living apartments, 28 memory support suites and 50 skilled nursing care beds. These accommodations and services are available to the general public on a month-to-month basis with no entrance fee. More information about Santa Marta is available by calling (913) 906-0990 or by visiting SantaMartaRetirement.com.
The Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas is composed of 21 counties in northeastern Kansas, covering more than 12,500 square miles. The Archdiocese serves more than 180,000 Catholics through its agencies, departments, parishes, schools and institutions.
