The Hannah B. Griffin Shaw Home for the Aged will more than double its size after a $16 million expansion adds an Alzheimer’s unit and 10 private rooms in a “small neighborhood” center. The expansion will add 60 beds to the current 47-bed facility at 299 Wareham St. and more than double its square footage to 59,500. The will also be adding approximately 62 permanent full-time positions. The expansion will be to the back of the building. Currently, the front is being excavated to build a wastewater treatment facility for the site.

A unit for patients with Alzheimer’s disease and dementia will be the first such specialized unit in Middleboro. It will include an enclosed garden area with gazebo and shrubbery to accommodate Alzheimer’s patients who often like to wander and pace.

In 2009, the Hannah B. G. Shaw Home for the Aged was given a five-star rating for nursing homes in the United States by by U.S. News and World Report. Read all about this phenomenal achievement – and how the ratings work – on the magazine’s web site.

Source: EnterpriseNews.com, August 24, 2011