Originally published at National Catholic Register
Chris Bayley, COO of Acanthus Development, told CNA that the organization was formed by Catholics who came together to build a better option for senior care.
A property development group is addressing the lack of reliable senior housing by building senior living communities on Catholic church properties.
Acanthus Development has closed several leases for its senior living project, which has been more than five years in the making. Acanthus collaborates with parishes by renting land on the church campus and taking responsibility for the development and management of the senior communities. So far, the group has confirmed five leases with local Catholic churches in the Phoenix area.
Chris Bayley, COO of Acanthus Development, told CNA that the organization was formed by Catholics who came together to build a better option for senior care.
“We’re not formally a Catholic organization. It’s a group full of Italian and Irish Catholics by heritage who have grown up in the Catholic community,” he explained.
“Frankly, we’re all at an age and station in life where we all have
