The Gap We Saw

Jamaica's eldercare options haven't kept pace with its diaspora.

Across the UK, the US, and Canada, a generation of Jamaicans who left decades ago are now reaching retirement age. Many want to come home — but the local eldercare landscape is largely limited to basic nursing facilities, while comparable assisted-living options abroad cost thousands more per month.

Parish Residence is built to sit in between: a villa-style community with the amenities, privacy, and service level families expect, at a price point that makes the move home a realistic choice rather than a sacrifice.

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Coming Home, Made Easier

The part nobody else helps with.

Moving back to Jamaica after decades abroad involves more than packing boxes. Depending on a resident's length of intended stay and citizenship status, there's a real process to navigate — and we built Parish Residence to walk through it with families, not leave them to figure it out alone.

Step One

Understand the stay

We start with the basics: how long is this move intended to be, and what's the resident's current citizenship or residency status?

Step Two

Coordinate the paperwork

We help connect families with the appropriate government offices and provide guidance on documentation and residency timelines.

Step Three

Settle in, supported

From there, it's daily life — medical coordination, meals, transportation, and community — handled by people who know the island.

How We Think About It

Renovation over construction, on purpose.

Parish Residence is being delivered through the renovation of an existing villa property rather than ground-up construction. That choice is deliberate: it gets the community open faster, costs significantly less than new-build, and preserves the architectural character and mature landscaping that make a property feel like it has history — something no new building can fake.

It also means local tradespeople, contractors, and material suppliers do the bulk of the work, keeping the investment inside the Jamaican economy from day one.

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Who's Behind It

A joint venture, built on local knowledge.

Parish Residence is being developed by Acquired Investment Realty in partnership with a local Jamaican operating partner — pairing a development and diaspora network with the on-the-ground experience needed to run the community well.

Acquired Investment Realty

Lead developer — capital raising, project oversight, and diaspora marketing and recruitment.

Local Jamaican JV Partner

Day-to-day operations, regulatory liaison, and integration with local healthcare and supplier networks. Partner to be finalized.

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