Mennonite Home Communities of Ohio (MHCO), Bluffton, celebrated the end of a 10-month renovation project at the Mennonite Memorial Home campus’s main building with a ribbon cutting and open house on Feb. 23.

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Nearly 100 people gathered to celebrate the opening of the Transition to Home Rehabilitation Center that the $1 million project provided.  The new Transition to Home program will focus on patients with short-term rehabilitative needs.

MHCO worked with M&W Construction from Lima as the general contractor for the project.  Don Burris, of Bluffton, served as the Project Manager.  pH7 Architects of Columbus were the architects of the renovation.

The renovation provided:
• Twelve private rooms with private baths for those who need a short-term rehabilitation stay
• A spa room featuring a whirlpool tub
• Two new dining and lounge areas
• A newly created therapy room for Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapies
• Aesthetic and lighting updates throughout both nursing care floors and the third floor assisted living area
• A new 350 KW generator

For more information regarding the renovation project, please contact Rhonda Wolpert, Administrator, at 419-358-1015, extension 242.

For more information on ways to give toward this project, contact Doug Lugibihl at 419-358-1015, ext 263 or at [email protected] or go to www.mhcoliving.org, “Ways to Give.”

THE THREE ATTACHMENTS TO THIS STORY EXPLAIN MORE OF THE FEATURES OF THE TRANSITION TO HOME REHABILITATION CENTER

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• Paul Dyck (former Administrator of Mennonite Memorial Home and recent patient of the Transition to Home rehab program)
• Northwest Physical Therapy team
• Jeanne Wehri (Mennonite Memorial Home MDS nurse) and Rhonda Wolpert (Current Mennonite Memorial Home Administrator – cutting the ribbon)
• Dr. Howard Shelly (current MHCO Board Chair and donor)
• Mike Healy (pH7 Architects), Laura Voth (CEO MHCO), Matt Lones (pH7 Architects)