Memory care center eyes on upper South Hill

Cascadia Development LLC, a rapidly growing Yakima-based developer and operator of senior residential facilities, plans to construct and operate a $9 million memory-care center on the South Hill, says Justin Younker, a founding principal with the company.

The development site for the facility, to be named Fieldstone Memory Care, is located on 5 acres of land at 4515 S. Freya, which is near the southeast corner of Freya Street and 44th Avenue.

Fieldstone Memory Care private-pay facilities provide specialized care for residents living with Alzheimer’s disease and dementia, Younker says.

Cascadia, which does business as Cascadia Senior Living & Development, recently filed a predevelopment application to begin the land-use planning process with the city and hopes to break ground in the fall, Younker says, adding that construction would take about a year.