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May 21, 2019

Mid Coast-Parkview Health breaks ground on $5M senior health expansion

Mid Coast Senior Health Courtesy / Mid Coast-Parkview Health Mid Coast–Parkview Health broke ground Tuesday on a $5 million renovation and expansion project at Mid Coast Senior Health, its senior health facility on Baribeau Drive in Brunswick. Pictured from left to right: Charlie Crocker, Mid Coast Senior Health maintenance supervisor; John Farnham, Mid Coast–Parkview Health elder and home care committee co-chair; Pamela Bowerman, Mid Coast–Parkview Health elder and home care committee co-chair; Lois Skillings, Mid Coast–Parkview Health president and CEO; Sandy Morrell Rooney, Mid Coast–Parkview Health board chair and capital campaign co-chair; Dugan Shipway, Mid Coast–Parkview Health capital campaign co-chair; Kim Watson, Mid Coast Senior Health administrator; Randee Reynolds, Mid Coast–Parkview Health vice president of community health; Charlie Frizzle, Mid Coast–Parkview Health board member and building committee chair.

Mid Coast–Parkview Health broke ground Tuesday on a $5 million renovation and expansion project at Mid Coast Senior Health, its senior health facility on Baribeau Drive in Brunswick. 

The project is expected to be complete by early June 2020.

Langford & Low Construction will be building a new 7,000-square foot wing at Mid Coast Senior Health, as well as completing a 9,000-square-foot renovation to the Nursing and Rehabilitation at Bodwell facility and the Long-term Care at Mere Point facility.

The project was designed by Portsmouth, N.H.-based architectural firm, JSA, Inc.

The new construction was made possible through the success of Our Commitment, Your Health, Mid Coast–Parkview Health’s first capital campaign in 20 years. In addition to the planned updates to Mid Coast Senior Health, proceeds from the accumulating $7.6 million fund-raising effort were used to support the expansion of Cancer Care and Community Health & Wellness initiatives at Mid Coast Hospital’s Parkview Campus, which were completed in June 2018. 

Mid Coast–Parkview Health Chair of the Board Sandy Morrell Rooney and former board member Dugan Shipway co-chaired the multi-year campaign.

“On behalf of Mid Coast–Parkview Health’s board of directors, we couldn’t be more pleased with the outpouring of support from our greater Brunswick community, including residents from Thornton Oaks, Highland Green, and Botany Place among others,” Morrell Rooney said in a news release.

Here’s what planned

The first phase of the renovation included running new electrical lines through the facility, as well as renovating the bathing areas in the long-term care and rehabilitation communities. Renovation of dining and living areas in long-term care will follow.

The expansion phase is now underway and residents are expected to move into the new wing in early 2020. The final phase will be to renovate the existing long-term and rehabilitation wings, followed by the nurses’ station and communal space.

Courtesy / Mid Coast-Parkview Health
Interior rendering of Mid Coast Senior Health renovation and expansion. The $5 million project includes refurbished kitchen, dining area, activities area and living units for long-term care and rehabilitation communities.

When the expansion and renovation is complete, Mid Coast-Parkview Health said in its news release that its long-term-care and rehabilitation residents “will enjoy the most modern, state-of-the-art amenities available, including a refurbished kitchen, dining area, activities area, and living units.”

“With Maine’s rapidly aging population, Mid Coast–Parkview Health recognizes the importance of providing specialized care options for seniors,” said Randee Reynolds, Mid Coast­–Parkview Health vice president of community health. “The renovation of Mid Coast Senior Health, while an exciting endeavor for our organization, is also a pathway to ensuring our community has access to the highest quality, most modern, and comprehensive elder care available.”

The renovation project also involves converting the Mere Point long-term care and Bodwell rehabilitation facilities to all-private rooms, allowing for maximum patient privacy and comfort. Single rooms will also improve patient experience through providing more space for physical and occupational therapy sessions and enhanced quality measures, according to the news release.

Expanding hospice care services also is planned, including dedicated family, kitchen, and gathering spaces that will provide respite for family and loved ones.More extensive inpatient hospice services also are planned.

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