A 58-unit All American Assisted Living facility has been proposed for the Rosebrook Business Park.

Representatives from Kaplan Development Group, LLC, of Jericho, New York, and A.D. Makepeace, the world's largest cranberry grower and Massachusetts' largest land holder, made an informal presentation to the Wareham Planning Board Monday night in advance of initiating the permitting process.

Makepeace President and CEO Michael P. Hogan announced outside the meeting that the 54,000-square-foot facility would bring 60 – 70 new jobs to Wareham, along with private investment.

“Equally important are the medical services this well established firm will bring to local residents,” said Hogan.

A.D. Makepeace owns the business park.

According Kaplan's president for business development Ben Wells, Kaplan looked at local demographics before choosing Rosebrook. Within a 10-mile radius of the site, he said, a growing number of households meet the facility’s income guidelines and will be age 75 or older.

“Roughly 2,500 of these households will need assistance with activities of daily living, and this will continue to grow as the census increases,” Wells said.

Kaplan currently owns and operates 16 similar facilities in nine states, including properties in Hanson and Raynham. Both of these are fully occupied.

All American Assisted Living offers a residential community for seniors looking for social interaction, personal care services, and activities.