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The independent living building of St. John’s on Fountain Lake is slated to be completed in April. The assisted living building is slated to open in March. Sarah Stultz/albert lea tribune
2 of new buildings at St. John’s on Fountain Lake slated to open in spring By Sarah Stultz
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Work is ongoing at the new St. John’s Lutheran Community on Fountain Lake with the possibility of the first building on campus opening in March. That building, for assisted living, features 16 memory care apartments on the first level with 16 assisted living units on the upper floor. Apartments range in size from 425 square feet to 545 square feet, said Diane Wichmann with St. John’s Lutheran Community. The Tribune toured the assisted living and independent living buildings with Wichmann this week to view the progress. “When I saw the buildings they were more magnificent than I thought they would be,” Wichmann said. “We’re super delighted with everything that’s come about.” She said while construction crews are finishing drywall in the assisted living building and are starting on siding, she and others with St. John’s are busy looking at window treatments, blinds and other furniture for the common areas for the new building. Wichmann said in addition to the apartments for the residents, there will be areas where everyone can go such as a living room and dining area. Each apartment in the assisted living building will feature the resident’s own furniture. The memory care area, which is on the main level of the building, is a secure unit that features a walking link that is one continuous circle for residents to walk. The memory care apartments feature a kitchenette without a stove. On the upper floor is the assisted living apartments, which have the same layout as the memory care level. Many of the apartments have
“When I saw the buildings they were more magnificent than I thought they would be. We’re super delighted with everything that’s come about.” — Diane Wichmann with St. john’s Lutheran community views of Fountain Lake’s Edgewater Bay, and all have one bedroom and one bathroom. The independent living building is slated to be done a month after the assisted living building. Electrical work is presently being installed throughout the building, and sheetrock has not yet begun. See St. joHn’S, Page B3
Utility work has begun in the independent living building of the new St. John’s on Fountain Lake. PrOvided
The assisted living building in the St. John’s on Fountain Lake complex will feature a courtyard in the middle of the building. Sarah Stultz/
The eagle’s nest on the St. John’s property remains, and the tree where the nest is has been blocked off to allow as little disruption as possible.
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