Special Tree: The New NeuroCare Center: January 2011

Friday, January 28, 2011

All Secure!

This week we saw workers busy as they pressed forward with the final stages of securing the building from the winter weather. The roof is now complete, all exterior walls are up and windows are in. With the interior protected from the climate we can expect to see great advancements inside!

A front view of the new building. Secure and ready for more winter weather.

A close-up of the front enterence and carport.

Friday, January 21, 2011

A Beautiful Expansion

Did you know that Special Tree offers a service to keep our clients looking and feeling their best? Currently in-house salon services are offered to clients right at the NeuroCare Center. But with its expansion will come the opportunity for residents to visit a salon without leaving their home. The new NeuroCare Salon will be equipped with hair dryers, salon chairs, and the look and feel of a community based salon. With the added space, stylists will be able to offer a full-spectrum of services to keep our clients feeling great while spending a relaxing day at the salon.

Come on in!

A look out the window in the salon

Monday, January 17, 2011

Half Way There!

This week we saw amazing progress. Four months into the expansion and we are half way done with the whole project and the building is now 35% complete! This week storm lines were installed inside the building between the laundry and activities rooms. We also saw installation of the first head wall panel that will house the in-wall respiratory equipment. Carpenters were hard at work outside too with the framing of the carport at the main entrance.

The main entrance with a nice view of the newly constructed carport

The carport

Hello reception!

Looking out of the 3-season room to the courtyard

The dining room

The view from a client room. NICE!

Monday, January 10, 2011

Gone Fishing

It’s hard to imagine now that the ice and snow will melt and these cold days will turn to warm, sunny afternoons. But warmer days are ahead and we’re excited because the NCC expansion project includes some pretty great features in the outdoors, too. The new campus will feature an eight foot deep fishing pond. We’ll be working with a fishery and farm pond specialist to develop a sustainable ecosystem for our underwater friends. Although there’s work to be done before bluegill and bass make it their home, you can see that it’s really starting to take shape.

A snowy peek at our new fishing pond

The pond from a bird's eye view

Jim Richert, STRS Project Manager, and Joe Richert, CEO do a little 'ice fishing.' We're guessing they're excited for the completion of the pond!

Monday, January 3, 2011

"Hello, 2011" and "Hello, Inside of the Building!"

If you think the outside is looking great, take a look at what's happening "indoors." Walls being framed in, electrical being run, windows installed, treatment areas and offices being built. The interior structure is really starting to take shape. And all we can say is "Wow!" It is going to be one awesome building.