On Thursday (June 17), construction workers “topped off” the Residence at Bala Cynwyd, a senior living facility situated at the corner of Belmont Avenue and Rock Hill Road. Until January of 2020, the remnants still remained at this location, of what had been a wool mill dating back to the 1850s
The Residence at Bala Cynwyd is owned by LCB Senior Living, located in Norwood, Massachusetts.
Ted Doyle is Vice President of Marketing and Communications for LCB. He was at the construction site for the “topping off” on Thursday.
In previous incarnations this location was the site of a woolen mill, a casket factory and most recently, a garden center
As it always has, the flume from Gully Run Creek runs through this location. “It’s presented some interesting design challenges. But it also adds an element of the past that’s going to stay on site. And we think it’s beautiful.”
The new facility will offer three levels of care – Independent Living, Personal Care and Memory Care.
The type of care known throughout most of the United States as “Assisted Living,” is referred to in Pennsylvania as “Personal Care.”
“We have vehicles on-site to take residents where they want to go. We have a van and we’ll have a town car, and those will be for everything from going into New York City to go to a museum, to going shopping for groceries or clothing or other things like that, or transportation to doctors’ appointments.”
“One of the things that was attractive about us … as a for-profit entity serving seniors, we have a very low impact on local services – things like schools – and we are tax positive.“