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Expansion Nearing Completion

What a difference a year makes!  Pictured is the start of construction in January 2016 and the progress made to date.  It’s been a project long in the making, but the addition to Sarah Reed’s Skilled Nursing home is getting closer to completion!  We now officially take up the entire square block between Sassafras & Myrtle Streets, and West 22nd & 23rd Streets!  Here is the project history, description, and details of the remaining work to be done:

Project History

  • Master Planning began 2007-2009
  • Design Phase (Weber, Murphy, Fox) began June, 2014
  • General Contractor (E.E. Austin) Selected Summer, 2015
  • Dept of Human Services Approval, December, 2015
  • Construction Contract Signed December 2015
  • Construction Began, January, 2016

Project Description-New Addition

  • 2 Floors with 25 Private Resident Rooms on Each Floor
  • Living & Dining Rooms with Country Kitchens
  • Therapy Suite
  • Beauty Shop
  • Recreation Room
  • Offices
  • Outdoor Courtyard

Project Status-Interiors

  • Dry Wall – Final Phases
  • Painting of Resident Rooms in Progress
  • Bathrooms, Showers, Bathing Spa installations
  • Country Kitchens–Electrical, Plumbing Rough-Ins
  • Resident Room Furnishings Purchased
  • Furnishings, Draperies, Wall Hangings and Signage Ordered
  • Nursing & Housekeeping Equipment & Supplies being ordered

OPEN HOUSE Events are being planned for Spring.  Dates & Times will be announced soon!