FUTURE RESIDENTS OF MIRADOR CELEBRATE PROGRESSPage 1
/ 7201 South StaplesCorpus Christi, Texas 78413
Phone (361) 994-0900
Fax (361) 994-0906
News Release
Contact: Natasha Baker/Beth Wilbins, Forté PRPhone: (214) 890-7912, (469) 939-6233 / FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Nov. 24, 2008
Future residents of MIRADOR celebrate progress of new community
Corpus Christi, texas, Nov. 24, 2008: Soon-to-be residents of Mirador gathered at Corpus Christi Town Club for an evening to celebrate the progress of the area’s first and only life care community, hear from principals involved in its development, and visit with future neighbors. Charles Brewer, CEO and president of Senior Quality Lifestyles Corporation (SQLC), parent company of Mirador, spoke to guests about the future community, plans for groundbreaking, and the peace of mind retirees will enjoy as life care residents of Mirador. Other guest speakers included Tony Snyder, regional manager of marketing services at Greystone Communities; Ross Dickmann, executive director of SQLC sister community Querencia at Barton Creek in Austin; and Burt Derr, corporate vice president of development services at Greystone Communities.
“More than ever, seniors desire to fully enjoy an active and independent retirement lifestyle,” said Brewer. “That’s why SQLC designs each of its life care communities to meet every need of its residents. Our residents are freed from the time-consuming maintenance of a house and yard, offered countless educational, cultural and social opportunities, and ensured the highest quality of health services onsite, should they ever be needed.”
Margaret Hare, ambassador of SQLC sister community The Buckingham in Houston, and Don Iburg, ambassador of Querencia at Barton Creek, also spoke to future residents about the positive impact living at an SQLC community has made on their lives.
Hare, a former lawyer, travels to all developing SQLC communities to talk with seniors and their adult children about her experience of moving into The Buckingham. “It was very important to me that I made decisions about my retirement for myself. I did not want my children placed in a position to make life-changing decisions for me,” said Hare. “My only regret is that I didn’t do it five years sooner. It is the perfect retirement lifestyle.”
Photos (left to right)
#1William and Betty Miller, charter members, Mirador; Marilyn and Patrick Jordan
#2Pat Best; Kathy and Ralph Bennett, charter members, Mirador
#3Tommy and Margie Mayfield, charter members, Mirador; Shane Sayrahder, senior living counselor, Mirador
#4Walter and Marilyn Heffner, charter members, Mirador; Jay Mercado, senior living counselor, Mirador
#5Waltraud DeVille, charter member, Mirador; Milda McMillen
#6Fay and Joe Sassman, charter members, Mirador
#7Dan and Bell Grace, charter members, Mirador
Photos by Annette Mcpherson
ABOUT MIRADOR
Now under development in the heart of south Corpus Christi, Mirador will be the areas only all-inclusive life care retirement community. Designed to enrich the lives of seniors, Mirador will feature 25,000 square feet of commons areas on a lush 13-acre campus at Staples Street and Yorktown Boulevard, just steps away from restaurants, galleries, and shopping. Mirador will include 110 independent living apartment homes, resort-style services and amenities, and guaranteed lifetime access to on-site assisted living, memory support, and skilled nursing, should it ever be needed.
Mirador will be 501(c)3 not-for-profit retirement community owned by Senior Quality Lifestyles Corporation (SQLC), a Texas-based nonprofit organization that owns sister communities Edgemere in Dallas, The Buckingham in Houston, Querencia at Barton Creek in Austin, and The Stayton at Museum Way under development in Fort Worth. For information, visit or call (361) 994-0900.
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