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NURSES STAFF THEIR station at the new Ramsey County wing in the facility.Official dedication ceremonies and an
Nursing Home, 2000 White Bear Ave., Maplewood. The open house will be from 2 to 5 p.m.Nov.l6.
medical area allows for visual contact with an entire 60.bed
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Open house set Sunday
Nursing home to be dedicated
The Board of Ramsey County Com- reimbursement purposes. The project emergency services;shipping-receiving-
missioners is planning the formal reused the old nursing home's water storage;and employee dining and lounge
dedication and open house for the recently tower and power plant. areas,and locker rooms
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completed Ramsey Nursing Home,2000 The energy efficient facility has extra A Project Committee completed a
White Bear Ave.,Maplewood. insulation in walls and roof; earth feasibility study on the new nursing home
The dedication is scheduled for 2 p.m., sheltering of storage areas;overhangs at in 1974. Construction contracts were
with an open house to follow until 5 p.m. large glass areas; and kitchen and signed in October 1978,with
the major
on Nov.16.The public may attend the restroom exhaust heat recovery systems. work completed in March 1980.Residents
event. Tours and refreshments will be In addition to the living quarters the moved in April,and demolition of the old
available. modern structure contains: an arts, nursing home and landscaping and
Associated architects for the 180 bed crafts,and activities room;a barber and parking lot installation was completed by
facility were Buetow and Associates,Inc. beauty shop;rooms for occupational and November of this yeas
and Patch,Erickson,and Madson,Inc. hydro-therapy; a canteen; lounges, Thirteen prime contractors were
The new nursing home has over 72,000 kitchen,and dining rooms. employed to reduce construction costs
squarefeet of space,with planned ex- Other features are: complete nursing and time,over the traditional architect-
pansion to 300 beds. The$4.68 million stations (conference, medication, and general contractor approach.
facility was designed and built under examination rooms) that enable the Project planners say the nursing home
Minnesota Department of Public Welfare medical staff to maintain visual control of will provide for quality care with a
(DPW) Rule 49 Guidelines for state each of the 60-bed wings; a laundry; maxiqu,m.nt comfort and efficiency.