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From Our Founder

Meet Ken Templeton, creator, owner and operator of Carefree Senior Living Apartments.

Ken Templeton, founder and owner of Carefree Senior Living
About Our Founder

Our Developer's Story

Ken Templeton, President of Templeton Development Corporation, has developed commercial and residential properties since 1981. An active community leader, Ken is a distinguished member of the American Seniors Housing Association (ASHA) and has chaired the boards of three Las Vegas banks, the Problem Gaming Center, and the City Center Development Corporation. His civic involvement spans the Boys and Girls Club, Nevada Heart Association, the National Association of Realtors, Boy Scouts, Project Sunshine, and the Southern Nevada Homebuilders Association.

Ken does not believe in sacrificing quality construction to lower building costs. Templeton developments are known for superior design, extensive landscaping, and striking architecture that beautifies every neighborhood they join — at an affordable price.

Front Entrance for Carefree Senior Living.
1993
The year Carefree began
The Carefree Story

Filling a Need, Building a Legacy

In the late 1980s, Ken became concerned over a growing senior housing shortage in the Las Vegas valley. With Las Vegas and Sacramento ranking among the nation’s top retirement choices, he committed himself to filling that need — and in 1993, Carefree Senior Living apartment communities emerged, offering seniors a quality lifestyle, companionship, superior amenities, and activities for every interest.

Over the past decades Ken has owned and operated eleven senior communities. TDC is the largest developer of market-rate senior apartment communities in the western United States, with a 25+ year history spanning 3,000+ units and over 24,500 active senior adults. The 2004 sale of nine Las Vegas Carefree communities was the largest multi-family transaction in Las Vegas history — and rather than slow down, Ken opened Carefree at The Willows in Summerlin in 2007, with future plans in Nevada, California and Colorado.

Read more about Carefree Senior Living, or visit North Natomas and The Willows.

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