A portico outside the 30-unit assisted-living wing of Life Care Center of Rhea County’s facility in Dayton, Tenn., overlooks Dayton Mountain.
Photo by Kimberly McMillianDAYTON, Tenn. – Life Care Centers of America will show off its new nursing home and assisted living center at 10055 Rhea County Highway in Dayton, from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday during a community open house.
Executive Director Kate Swafford said that the new 16.5-acre facility will offer more amenities than the 3-year-old facility it replaces in the former Rhea Medical Center building. The new complex includes five courtyards, three of which are enclosed, for activities, Swafford said.
Patients will start transitioning to the new location on Wednesday. Swafford said that the new center employs 10 workers, but “we’ll have to fill positions as the census grows” for occupancy.
The new facility’s 30-unit assisted living wing, The Veranda, currently has at least 20 people who’ve expressed an interest to in living in one of the units, said Vicki Hood, divisional director of sales and marketing. But admissions don’t start until mid-March.
The separate wing will include a 4,000-square-foot gym, a laundry room and spa. The center offers a picturesque view of Dayton Mountain for its occupants, she said.