FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Jason Gerwig
630/407-6022
July 24, 2008
SUPPORTIVE LIVING FACILITY COMING TO BLOOMINGDALE
WHEATON ― The DuPage County Board has granted a preliminary set of funds to begin construction on Alden Gardens. The Alden Foundation plans to build an 88-bed supportive living facility for seniors in Bloomingdale. The facility will provide supportive services to seniors who need assistance with the daily activities of living, but who do not need the level of care provided by a nursing home.
Medicaid will be providing subsidized rent for eligible seniors. Because there is only one other Medicaid-eligible supportive living facility in DuPage County, Alden Gardens is a welcome prospect.
“As the population in DuPage County gets older, the need for another assisted living facility like Alden Gardens is great. We are glad to hear that construction will soon be under way,” says Yolanda Campuzano (District 1), Chairwoman of the County’s Health and Human Services Committee.
Alden Gardens will be funded in part through a Federal Home Investments Partnership grant. Another $1.2 million will come from the Village of Bloomingdale.
Alden is targeting a September 17th closing date so that construction might begin before winter.
