3/22/13 - Planning Commissioners got a first glance at plans from a national healthcare provider for a new senior care facility in Howell Township. Kentucky-based Trilogy Health Services is proposing a single building with approximately 100 beds and 68 employees. It owns a 10-acre parcel at the corner of M-59 and Byron Road but is looking to divide off two acres located on the northeast corner of the site for some proposed future use, which is not yet known. Itâs currently zoned multiple but is master planned to be commercial and Trilogy is not seeking any zoning changes since itâs considered a residential type live-in facility. Mike Powell is the design engineer for the project and made a presentation to the Planning Commission this week in an effort to get feedback prior to the formal submittal. He says the facility would include a memory loss area, assisted living/senior care facility, as well as a skilled care portion with rehabilitation services. During the meeting, Powell indicated Trilogyâs intent was to present plans about a year ago but the existing skilled care facility in the community challenged the state of Michigan for the certificate of need pertaining to the skilled care portion of the facility. He said that has now been heard and state agreed the 60 skilled care beds were needed in area and Trilogy was authorized to begin the municipal process. Powell says Trilogy is anxious to get going on the project and hopes to break ground in late summer, so the new facility could be operational by spring of next year. Formal site plans will be submitted at the April 16th Planning Commission meeting. The preliminary plans can be found in the attachment below. (JM)
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