Construction of province's largest long-term care facility underway.

• Position: Construction: special report - Brief Article

With a $34-million budget, the F.J. Davey home for the aged is expected to be one of the largest long-term care facility developments in the province.

Construction of a new 370-bed long-term care facility in Sault Ste. Marie is well underway, says Gordon Mezzomo, architects' engineer for MGP Architect Engineer.

The 225,000-square-foot facility is being constructed on a 20-acre parcel of land on the existing 70-acre site, adjacent to the Sault Area Hospital. There are 12 residential home areas (RHA) within the building, each containing approximately 32 beds. The core of the building will have a main entrance, chapel, hairdressing salon, multi-purpose rooms and administration offices on the top floor.

The first phase...