April 2014 archive

Proposed Site Plan

  March 2014, Powers Design and Development submitted a proposed site plan for the seven acre property at 867 East 11th street in Upland California. The proposal outlines a multi phase plan that will expand the current Skilled Nursing Facility to a 200 bed, sub-acute SNF, and provide several other improvements. All the existing alley …

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The Villa Refurnbished

  In late 2013 Powers Design and Development  teamed with Sela Corporation to take The Villa back to her roots. But first, how did we get here? The Villa was built, by the Powers family, in the mid 1960’s as a Skilled Nursing Facility(SNF). Originally called Arlington Convalescent Hospital, it had 66 beds and was …

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Our Founder Dr. Joseph Powers

Born in Philadelphia to poor Irish immigrants, Joe’s Mother died when he was 6.  Joe was the only one of 9 children to complete college, graduating with two doctorate degrees.  At age ten Joe started a shoe shine business, then newspaper, salvage, coupons, delivered coal & ice, hauling, moving and other businesses to fund his …

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