HUNTLEY – Many inquiries have come to the Sun Day about the odd-shaped building being constructed next to Heritage Assisted Living at Regency Square and Farm Hill Roads, next to the Village of Huntley fire station.
The three-winged building, with the wings extending out in three directions from a central core, is being built by Deerpath Supportive Living Community and BMA Management LLC. When it opens in the late spring or early summer of this year, it will house a 128-bed rehabilitation program for physically disabled adults who are recovering from injuries in traffic or other accidents or who are wounded war veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan. They will range from 22 to 64 years old.
It is not a medical facility for the elderly, nor is it a place for mentally disabled people or those under psychiatric care, according to Deerpath and village officials.
The community offers short-term residential amenities in its 117,800 square feet, such as activity rooms, beauty/barber salon, computer lab, convenience store, movie room, multi-purpose room, therapy areas, and a weight/fitness room. Meals, housekeeping, and laundry services also are provided.
“This is the first facility of its kind in the Chicago north and northwest suburbs,” according to Victor Narusis, Huntley village economic development director. “It is one of several rehab facilities for victims of trauma. There are very few facilities of this type in the Chicago area, but the number is growing. We are privileged to have one of them in Huntley.”
On its website, Deerpath Supportive Living said, “This property is being developed by Bravo Properties, LLC, of Oak Brook, for occupancy in the summer of 2013. The community will serve as an alternative to a nursing home or struggling alone at home for those who can benefit from some help to maintain their independence, but do not require skilled nursing care.”
BMA operates 35 senior living communities in Illinois, 33 of them through the Illinois Supportive Living Program, the website said.
“The building is located next to Heritage because there is common ownership between the two, but Deerpath will be managed separately,” Narusis said.
