Fort Mitchell approved the zoning change to allow a new dementia-care facility to break ground off General Drive.
The Kenton County Planning Commission recommended this zoning change in September. According to Jeff Bethell, Kenton County Planning Commission representative from Fort Mitchell, a facility like this is “sorely needed” as the portion of the population that is 65 and older has increased in Boone, Campbell and Kenton counties.
Fort Mitchell City Council has held two readings of the proposed change since the planning commission’s unanimous endorsement; council moved to approve the change at their Nov. 11 meeting.
The facility, called Sages of All Ages, is owned by business partners Crystal Wilmhoff and Marky Kennedy. Last month, Wilmhoff told LINK that in the proposed 16-bedroom facility, dementia patients can live largely independently and participate in planned activities to boost cognitive health.
Now that the planned construction area has been changed from a business park zone to a community commercial zone, Sages of All Ages can get to work.
“We hope to start construction [on Sages of All Ages] in April 2025,” Wilmhoff said.