New physician-led Gracewell Senior Living project to break ground on two homes in Westfield

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Gracewell Senior Living will celebrate the official groundbreaking of its new assisted living and memory care community at 2 p.m. Friday, July 10 at 17302 Lillian St., Westfield.

The project will include two single-story, boutique senior living homes, each designed for just 16 residents, creating a more intimate and residential alternative to traditional large-scale senior care facilities. The homes will offer private suites, elegant shared living spaces, chef-prepared meals, secure memory care programming, and carefully designed indoor and outdoor environments that support comfort, dignity, and connection.

Gracewell Senior Living is being developed by physician founder Dr. Scott Ries and his wife, Becky Ries, whose background as a licensed physical therapist assistant brings additional insight into mobility, aging, and quality-of-life needs for seniors. Together, they envisioned Gracewell as a different kind of senior living experience: one that feels less institutional and more like home, while still providing the attentive support families expect for their loved ones.

“Gracewell was born from the belief that seniors deserve more than safety and supervision; they deserve beauty, dignity, highly personalized attention, and a true sense of home,” Dr. Scott Ries said. “We are grateful to bring this vision to Westfield and Hamilton County, and we are excited to begin construction on a community designed around life, luxury, and love.”

The Gracewell homes will feature a luxury residential design, including refined finishes, inviting common areas, fireplaces, a salon, library, garden-focused spaces, and a landscaped central outdoor garden. The community’s smaller scale is intended to support stronger relationships between residents, families, and caregivers, while allowing for more personalized attention and a more comfortable daily rhythm.

Gracewell Senior Living will serve seniors needing assisted living support as well as those living with memory loss. Its model emphasizes attentive caregiving, meaningful daily engagement, chef-prepared dining, and a calm, beautiful environment created specifically for older adults and their families.

The groundbreaking ceremony will bring together project leaders, local officials, community members, investors, and supporters to mark the beginning of construction.

Gracewell Senior Living is expected to become one of Hamilton County’s most distinctive senior living options, offering a boutique alternative for families seeking an elevated, highly personalized assisted living and memory care environment.