The
fourth floor of East Side's Samaritan Center is under construction for
the creation of a new nursing facility, Samaritan Manor. This will be
the first new nursing facility for Detroit in over 20 years.
The
$4 million renovation will convert the fourth floor’s
90,000 square feet into four sections with space for 120 residents.
Samaritan Manor will have 38 private rooms, community dining rooms and
common living rooms in each section, and a 24-hour nursing staff. The
manor will be managed by Advantage Management Group, a national firm
that operates seven other nursing facilities in Michigan.
Brother
Francis Boylan, president of the Samaritan Center, says the nursing
facility will primarily serve elderly patients and provide short-term
rehabilitation, hospice and skilled nursing and geriatric care. Over
100 new jobs are expected to be created for the new facility.
Trinity
Design provided the interior and architectural designs for the project,
construction will be done by George W. Auch Company. Samaritan Manor is
scheduled to be completed by early January of 2007. For more
information call (888) 677-7055 or go to
www.themanors.net/samaritan.htm.
The Samaritan Center is located on Conner Avenue just south of I-94 in the former Mercy Hospital complex.
Sources: Brother Francis Boylan, Samaritan Center, Patricia Kemp, Berg Muirhead and Associates
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