Asbury Park to expand facilities

9/18/2012

 
 
  Artist renderings courtesy Law-Kingdon Architecture
Asbury Park, a United Methodist retirement community in Newton, has received a $16.2 million boost from USDA Rural Development to help finance a large construction and renovation project on its 34-acre campus.

The project includes replacing Asbury Park’s existing assisted-living building with a new 36,466 square-foot assisted-living facility. The new facility will include a secured assisted-living area as well as the traditional assisted-living model.

Two additional Green House Homes for individuals requiring 24-hour skilled nursing services will be built, and the first floor of Asbury Park’s Health Care Center will be remodeled to include a post-acute care unit.

“Asbury Park is blessed to have obtained a partnership with the USDA Rural Development program that makes this major transition possible for the environmental benefit of our current residents and future residents,” said Tom Williams, Asbury Park CEO. “These new environments on our campus will be state of the art, positioning us for changes in our national and statewide health-care systems.”