Future Of Healthcare Today At Wellington’s NuVista Living Story by Lauren Miró
NuVista Living at Wellington Green is investing in the future: the future of the community, the future of technology and the future of the healthcare industry itself. Offering the best in post-acute care and assisted living, the facility marks a new chapter in the evolution of healthcare in Wellington. The facility was founded by the Jupiter-based Palm Health Partners, consisting of four families with a combined 100 years of experience in the healthcare industry, focusing on senior living and post-acute care. Post-acute care is the period when a patient transitions from the hospital but needs rehabilitation before returning to independent living. Partners Elizabeth Fago, William Meyer, Steve Tendrich and Paul Walczak joined forces to invest in the industry. 32July July2011 2011|wellington |wellingtonthe themagazine| magazine| 32
“We really wanted to invest in healthcare,” said Paul Walczak, chief executive officer of Palm Health Partners. “This nation is challenged with how healthcare functions. We have a very large responsibility to come up with a better solution.” And Palm Health Partners has come up with an innovative solution in its NuVista Living at Wellington Green. The 130,000-square-foot facility, located on State Road 7 south of the Mall at Wellington Green, features private rooms and has 120 beds for skilled nursing rehabilitation care and 52 beds for assisted living in its first phase of construction. It is the first skilled nursing facility to open in western Palm Beach County in more than 25 years, Walczak said. But more unique than the spectacular
(Above) NuVista Living at Wellington Green is a 130,000-squarefoot facility located near the Mall at Wellington Green. (Right) Steve Tendrich, Paul Walczak, Elizabeth Fago, William Meyer and Kevin Bell.