NEW YORK: The five hundred and sixty-first entry for the seniors housing Global Awards for 2015 has been received.
Construction of senior care facilities and communities is bustling in Lake and Geauga counties, with major projects taking place in Concord, Chardon and Willoughby Hills.
Lake and Geauga counties are considered “underbedded” areas for skilled nursing home and assisted living services. In the most recent county profiles from 2013, Ohio’s Department of Job and Family Services reported that Geauga only had eight skilled nursing homes and 11 residential care facilities. Lake County only had slightly more, 13 skilled nursing homes and 10 residential care facilities. Those numbers reflect the challenge of serving a growing older population.
By December of this year, Concord will gain a new skilled nursing home and rehabilitation facility off Capital Parkway. Concord Continuing Care Facility will be an 82,700-square-foot building, including 104 beds, a rehabilitation center and a geriatric psychiatric unit. The facility will add 120 employees to the Concord-Painesville Joint Economic Development District.
