Modernizing the mission.This month marks the 100th anniversary of the East Cleveland East Cleveland, city (1990 pop. 33,096), Cuyahoga co., NE Ohio, a suburb of Cleveland; inc. 1911. Mostly residential, it has some declining light industry. It is, however, the site of a General Electric lamp factory and research laboratory. campus of The A.M. McGregor Home, one of Cleveland's most venerable long-term care long-term care (LTC), n the provision of medical, social, and personal care services on a recurring or continuing basis to persons with chronic physical or mental disorders. organizations. McGregor's history actually dates back to the city's first known private nursing home, the Home for Aged Women, built in 1877 and later replaced by the Amasa Stone Amasa Stone (1818-1883) was an American industrialist who built railroads and invested in mills in Ohio. He was a major benefactor of Western Reserve College, which became part of Case Western Reserve University in 1967. Amasa Stone Chapel was built after his death in his memory. House in 1930. Both organizations compiled long histories of serving the region's elderly before merging to form the current Ohio not-for-profit corporation A not-for-profit corporation is a corporation created by statute, government or judicial authority that is not intended to provide a profit to the owners or members. A corporation that is organized to provide profits to its owners or members is a for-profit corporation. in 1987. The objective of the merger was to build a new, state-of-the-art nursing facility on the beautifully landscaped hilltop overlooking East Cleveland. The Gardens of McGregor and Amasa Stone, which opened in February of 2004, was the result. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The 146-bed nursing facility features all-private resident rooms distributed among two floors of 49 beds, as well as a third floor containing two 24-bed dementia care suites. The design first clusters the units into groups of six around a separate nursing station, and then into 24-bed "neighborhoods." Each neighborhood has its own dining and storage areas. "As a result of this decentralization de·cen·tral·ize v. de·cen·tral·ized, de·cen·tral·iz·ing, de·cen·tral·iz·es v.tr. 1. To distribute the administrative functions or powers of (a central authority) among several local authorities. ," notes Executive Director/Administrator Sue Neff, "cart traffic is kept to a minimum, while resident transport to the dining area is not nearly the task it was in the old buildings." The clusters also reconfigure the facility's staffing ratios: 1 to 6 during the day, 1 to 12 in the evening, and 1 to 24 at night. The 265-sq.-ft. resident rooms feature window seats and toilet rooms designed to accommodate two-person transfers. The centralized bathing area features a variety of tubs to accommodate a wide range of resident needs. The nursing floors are designed to take advantage of the sweeping hillside vistas. Activity spaces at the heart of each floor open up to views of downtown Cleveland Downtown Cleveland is the central business district of the City of Cleveland and Northeast Ohio. Reinvestment in the area in the mid-1990s spurred a rebirth that continues to this day, with over $2 billion in capital projects slated to involve the downtown area over the next few and Lake Erie Lake Erie Great Lake; once so polluted, referred to as Lake Eerie. [Am. Hist.: NCE, 887] See : Filth beyond. A 5,000-sq.-ft. flexibly designed community gathering room can accommodate theater presentations, lectures, banquets--even a local senior prom, which several residents enjoyed attending this spring. "This helps us integrate well with the community," says McGregor's president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. Rob Hilton. "However, we're trying not to get into the banquet business. We use this room primarily for everyday activities." The interior also includes a library, a greenhouse, an ice cream parlor Ice cream parlors are places that sell ice cream and frozen yogurt to consumers. Ice cream is normally sold in two varieties in these stores: soft-serve ice cream (normally with just chocolate, vanilla, and "twist", a mix of the two), and hard-packed, which has an assortment of , and a soaring lobby area featuring wooden beams and girders fashioned from local trees. A notable collection of antique furniture brought and bequeathed by more than a century of residents distinguishes the decor throughout the building. The exterior of the Gardens is designed to be compatible with the Tudor Revival homes of the adjacent Forest Hill Historic District Forest Hill Historic District can refer to two neighborhoods in the United States:
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] This high-end environment is not restricted to the well-to-do. Hilton says the organization's mission focuses primarily on serving seniors in need in The Gardens and in subsidized assisted living as·sist·ed living n. A living arrangement in which people with special needs, especially older people with disabilities, reside in a facility that provides help with everyday tasks such as bathing, dressing, and taking medication. and independent housing (now under construction in the adjacent nursing facility that is the predecessor to The Gardens). In short, residents can spend their final years with well-deserved dignity. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] RELATED ARTICLE: The Gardens of McGregor & Amasa Stone EAST CLEVELAND, OHIO East Cleveland is a city in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States, and is the oldest suburb of Cleveland, Ohio. The population was 27,217 at the 2000 census. In 2003 the population was estimated at 26,255. PROJECT SUMMARY Type of Facility/Setting: Skilled Nursing/Dementia Care Owner: The A.M. McGregor Home Chief Administrator: Sue Neff, Executive Director/Administrator Architecture/Interiors: Herman Gibans Fodor, Inc., (216) 696-3460; www.hgfarchitects.com Landscape Architecture: Behnke Associates, Inc. Photography: William Webb, Infinity Studio Resident Capacity: 146 beds (98 nursing care, 48 dementia) Total Project Area (sq. ft.): 209,866 Construction Costs: $35 million Cost/Sq. Ft.: $167 [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] BY RICHARD L. PECK, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF |
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