DUNEDIN, Fla. — Acts Retirement-Life Communities Inc. and Mease Life, a nonprofit continuing care retirement community (CCRC) in the Tampa suburb of Dunedin, have agreed to affiliate.
Under the agreement, Mease Life will become an Acts affiliate member and part of a network of CCRCs that Acts operates.
Mease Life is home to approximately 350 residents and was founded in the early 1960s. The nine-story high rise community includes a mix of independent living, assisted living and skilled nursing residences, along with other specialty care services.
The affiliation agreement is awaiting regulatory approvals anticipated for completion in September. With the affiliation, Acts will expand its presence in Florida, where it operates four other CCRCs including Azalea Trace in Pensacola, Indian River Estates in Vero Beach, and Edgewater at Boca Pointe and St. Andrews Estates in Boca Raton.
Following the deal, Acts will manage a network of 27 senior living CCRCs in nine states in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama and Florida.