LIVERMORE FALLS – Armand and Katy Madore are renovating a former nursing home into independent- and assisted-living quarters for senior citizens.
The name of the place will be Parkview Living Center, and it is designed to feel like a small village within a large building.
The Rangeley couple bought the building that once housed Parkview Nursing and Rehabilitation Center at 45 Fiorica Drive, located off Route 17, a couple years ago with plans to open it up for children’s services.
But when those plans fell through, the two psychotherapists started looking at other ideas for the building.
“We started thinking about how fun it would be for the elderly to have their own place,” Katy Madore said Monday.
The couple own and operate Western Maine Assessment Inc. and have offices in Livermore Falls and Mexico. They also run a residential treatment center for abused children in Woodstock.
They are still formulating their plans for what they’ll offer senior citizens.
“We’re trying to find out what the needs out there are,” she said. “We’re interested in getting feedback as we address the needs of seniors in our area.”
Madore walked down the hall Monday of one of the two wings and pointed out what she and her husband are planning.
The dining room has been outfitted with all new furniture in an elegant country style. The wood-topped tables with hunter green trim match the chairs that are positioned around the room in front of the fireplace. New framed artwork hangs on the walls.
Each wing can accommodate 16 efficiency units, Madore said.
All now have half-baths and, depending on the interest and orders, some may have full bathrooms installed, as well as kitchenettes.
For those who don’t wish to spend the extra money, there will be a shower unit in each wing of the building.
The Madores also plan to have a beauty salon, an ice cream parlor and an exercise room, and there will be at least one laundry room in each wing, she said.
For every four efficiency units there will be a community room with a television.
Though the units would be offered unfinished, the Madores plan to have different units set up for an open house from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 1. The number at Parkview is 897-2800.
Madore said the couple is applying for both independent-living and assisted-living licenses.
Without advertising, she said, they’ve already received two applications for residency and 27 applications for people applying for work.
As far as employees go, they plan to start out small, but are going to need kitchen, housekeeping and transportation employees.
They are still working on the financial aspect, determining how much the units would cost residents, she said, but they’re planning to be as competitive as possible. All meals would be included in the price, she said.
The facility would accept private payments, although some assistance might be available for services seniors already receive. However, it is not a MaineCare or Medicaid program, she said.
Transportation will also be provided for doctors’ appointments, errands, grocery shopping and recreational trips.
“We’re really excited about it,” Madore said.
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