QUINCY, ILL. -- Good Samaritan Home celebrated the opening of its new Alzheimer's center Sunday.
More than 300 home residents and folks from the community attended a ceremony to dedicate the facility to the care of folks dealing with Alzheimer's. An open house allowed visitors a chance to check out the new facility for themselves. The new center offers 24 private rooms, dining and activity areas, as well as a garden.
The center is officially called the Foose Center for Alzheimer's Care, in honor of Rev. William Foose and his late wife Muriel. Foose served as the Samaritan Home's Administrator for 25 years and was responsible for building one of the first Alzheimer's and dementia units in the state of Illinois.
Current Good Samaritan Administrator Mike Duffy said, "With the ever increasing number of people living longer, we have more and more people developing Alzheimer's Disease at some point during their lives. So every Alzheimer's unit is definitely needed in the community. I think what's special for us is that we have 24 private rooms. More and more people want privacy and I think that will be unique as part of this facility."
The Foose Center is the first stage of a multi-phase redevelopment of the home to modernize the entire facility, updating 17 thousand square feet and expanding by 27 thousand to better serve residents.
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