Plans for convent keep seniors in mind

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The souvenir book about St Adolphe’s convent-turned-nursing home released this week will remain long after the building itself is torn down.

Gord Daman of Heritage Holdings said a timeline of late 2015 to early 2016 is slated for both the demolition of the century-old infrastructure and to start construction on a new seniors living complex.

Preliminary plans state the non-profit centre, which purchased the personal care home in 2009, is looking at a complex with a combination of supportive housing, assisted living and life lease units.

“We’re offering the plethora of aging housing opportunities to allow for aging in place in the community,” said Daman, who stated the new St Adolphe building would essentially be a bridge toward the personal care home in Niverville for seniors who require its services.

Early estimates suggest 12-16 assisted living units, 10-12 supportive housing rooms and 8-10 life lease units will be mapped out in the complex for a cost of approximately $12 million.

Aside from new rooms for seniors, a cafe, daycare site and an indoor recreation centre are being considered.

An open house will be held, likely in the spring, to determine what the community thinks of the mock-up. Daman said they have plans both with the gym included and without it.

Conservations are ongoing between Heritage Holdings and the province to ensure the project can receive provincial funding.

Daman added the present building will be immortalized through the making of an outdoors memorial cairn, which would feature components like bricks from the existing complex.

Read a feature story on the new history book, The Old Convent Tells Its Story, in the Dec. 18 edition of The Carillon.