Birchwood Arbors
Forest Lake, MNBirchwood Arbors is a 46-unit assisted living facility attached directly to an existing nursing home. The building itself is three stories, but the single-story commons space creates a residential character for residents and visitors
Country Manor Nursing Home
Sartell, MNThis one-story addition to the existing Country Manor Nursing Home included a new, welcoming entry and a rehabilitation therapy suite. The project also included remodeling of a significant portion of the nursing home’s common areas, improving life safety as well as appearance. The updated color palette and the “Main Street” theme for the main corridor bring a fresh invigorating feeling to the facility.
Grand Village Nursing Home
Grand Rapids, MNThis project consists of a 24,000 s.f. addition housing 35 private rooms, living and dining space, and staff support spaces. The 35 private rooms are for short-term respite and rehab care. These residents have direct access to the new and existing physical and occupational therapy spaces.
Jones-Harrison West Building
Minneapolis, MNThe Jones-Harrison West building was expanded to create larger Assisted Living units to better meet the needs of the residents. All units were made handicap accessible. Bay windows were added to enhance the surrounding views. Common lounges were also added on each floor to accommodate a variety of activities.
Jones-Harrison Residence
Minneapolis, MNThe scope of this project was large: remodel virtually every room in the five-story nursing and assisted living facility to meet contemporary expectations for senior housing and health care. The challenges were significant as well. While the facility was occupied, all finishes would be updated and existing square footage would be significantly reconfigured. Two complex design challenges were embedded in this project: 1st- reconfigure an entire floor to accommodate the unique needs of residents with Alzheimer’s and dementia; 2nd- create a Wellness Center, complete with a pool, in the existing basement of the facility. This building has an H-shaped configuration-not ideal for a dedicated dementia floor because of dead-ended corridors. Our design solution was to divide the floor into five “neighborhoods,” one in each of the four wings and one in the center area. Each neighborhood would be centered around a “Great Room” with a living room, dining room and kitchen for residents. The basement, being the only floor level with enough available area, was established as the location for the wellness center.
Marmion
St. Benedict’s Monastery
St. Joseph, MN
New Marmion Housing is an apartment-type living facility for the Sisters of the Order of St. Benedict. The facility is a 2-story, wood-framed structure. There is a mix of three-bedroom, four-bedroom and five-bedroom apartments with a total of 24 Sisters housed within the building. This mix enhanced the group living environment desired by the Sisters. Bay windows, fully-accessible private bathrooms for each bedroom, and generous storage are just some of the features designed into each apartment. In addition to the apartments, there are shared spaces such as laundry, meeting and craft rooms, exercise room, tub rooms, and lounges.
Park Place Senior Housing
Owatonna, MNPark Place has 30 units of senior apartments, 15 units of assisted living and is located directly adjacent to Cedar View Care Center, a county-owned nursing home. Park Place also has a large commons area containing dining, lounge and living spaces shared by the residents. Large windows and light oak woodwork help to create an open, airy feeling throughout the public spaces
Park River Estates Transitional Care Unit
Coon Rapids, MNThe new, short-term rehabilitation care wing includes 14 private rooms, a dining room, family lounge, and large therapy treatment space. A new, dedicated entry with canopy welcomes guests and visitors to the rehabilitation care wing. The gabled roofs and horizontal siding give the new wing a residential feel.
As part of the project, a number of small, semi-private rooms in the existing building were remodeled to create 8 private rooms with individual toilet rooms. Two central bathing rooms were renovated as well.
Quiet Oaks Hospice House
St. Augusta, MNQuiet Oaks Hospice House was created to provide a peaceful and private setting for persons in the final stages of life. This residentially designed home, situated on ten wooded acres, is fulfilling the wishes of persons seeking a non-institutional option for the care of their loved one. The building incorporates eight private rooms with bathrooms; a family lounge; screened-in porch; guest room and meeting spaces. It is attached to a 6,000 s.f. four-bedroom house which has additional guest quarters and serves as the family center and office area.
Sister James Care Center
Yankton, SDOn an unspoiled 30-acre site overlooking the Missouri River Valley, Avera Sacred Heart Hospital and the Benedictine Sisters, who sponsor the hospital, calculated an estimated $15 million continuing care campus. This facility consists of a 40-acre site for a replacement 113-bed skilled nursing facility and a new independent and assisted living facility. The campus includes a skilled nursing facility, independent apartments, assisted living, dementia care, adult day services, and a chapel as the community’s centerpiece. Enhanced privacy and an intimate, home-like environment were among key concerns. GLTArchitects developed a neighborhood concept with “wings” of 18 residents. Each wing has a fireplace lounge area overlooking the beautiful Missouri River Valley.
Shepherd of Grace
Becker, MNShepherd of Grace in Becker, MN, is the result of a mutual need for senior housing in Becker, as identified by the Good Shepherd Community of Sauk Rapids, combined with the need for classroom space and a paved parking lot for Grace Lutheran Church in Becker. Working together, they have formed a bond that provides a spiritual and physical tie to the church for the senior housing residents and a new source of church members and volunteers for the church. Both Good Shepherd and Grace Lutheran are members of the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod. This new 76,000 s.f. facility contains three different living options: 33 units of senior apartments, 18 units of assisted living, and an 18-bed memory care facility consisting of two nine-bed attached cottages. Amenities incorporated within the building include two fireplace lounges, a gift shop, pantry/cafe, library, activity room, family room, beauty/barber shop, whirlpool tub room, large preparatory kitchen and a main dining room with adjacent family dining area. The building is staffed 24/7 and is access-controlled with multiple security systems. A 6,700 s.f. community space connects the facility to the existing church. It contains multiple meeting rooms that can be utilized by both the housing complex and the church. The exterior materials and building layout are designed to be compatible with, and complementary to, the surrounding residential neighborhood.
Westview Assisted Living Apartments
Osakis, MNThis 25-unit residential facility is built adjacent to the existing Community Memorial Nursing Home. The two-story structure also includes common dining and lounge spaces. Comfortable furnishings, large windows, and light wood trim all enhance the feeling of hospitality and home.
Villa Health Care Center
Mora, MNGLTArchitects was hired to design an addition on the west side of the existing facility to serve residents who suffer from dementia. This one-story addition includes 14 private rooms which allowed 14 small semi-private rooms in the existing building to be converted to private rooms. The $2 Million addition also contains dining and living room space to create a smaller, more home-like setting for the residents. The residential character of the new addition was designed to be compatible with, yet minimize, the institutional image of the older existing nursing home.
This project was done through the Moratorium Exceptions process of the MN Department of Health.