Uintah Care Center adds new suites, accommodations

Growth in residency has created a need for Uintah Care Center to take out parts of their lawn and build an addition onto the building. The addition has allowed Uintah Care Center to have the room to remodel as well, creating a recreational area in an already existing room.

Wayne Dunbar, Uintah Care Center Administrator, said the remodel was needed because the new clientele coming into the care center.

The baby boomers are coming in and the baby boomers like to be in a nicer setting when they come in for a short stay rather than mixing them with the rest of the population, Dunbar said.

The new addition has 14 private suites which were designed to be more like a hotel room with a bed, refrigerator, table for a computer, private shower and television, as well as a lift chair to help the resident get up and down.

It's all the comforts of home, Dunbar said. Then they have a dining room they can come down and eat or even in their room.

The baby boomer clientele not only has a new dining room but also a living room area where they can visit with family and friends, complete with a fireplace. The new area also has a vast room which can be closed off with dividers to make three rooms, depending on the need for the day's activity.

On the other side of the building there used to be a day care but the day care but the day care business wasn't any good anymore after 2000, because there was no federal funding, so it became like a multipurpose room, Dunbar said. We want it to be a living space now so we created this space (the open hall) to replace the old space. We have about 3,000 square feet here, a kitchenette for activities.

Commissioner Darlene Burns was present Wednesday afternoon for the open house, showing the public as well as residents the new portions of the building, which was contracted using an award winning design.

This is such a nice facility for our county to have, Burns said. One thing that is good for our county is it is paid for.

Burns said it is great to have a Care Center locally so people can stay close to home instead of leaving the area for assisted living.

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Uintah Care Center adds new suites, accommodations