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Re-opening still months away
ODESSA — Memorial Healthcare Center staff received some good news last week: No mold or spores were found in Quail Court, the local assisted living facility that was damaged by a burst pipe and subsequent flooding Jan. 14.
However, residents won’t still be able to move back in for several months. Center CEO Brett Antczak said there are still multiple procedures to go through before that is a reality, despite insurance inspections having been completed.
“The biggest thing we have to wait for is the Department of Health,” Antczak said. “The state requires the Department to go through it as well.”
And before the Dept. of Health steps in, the Center needs estimates from contractors for repairs, which Antczak said hospital administration is still collecting.
After that, Antczak expects the Dept. of Health to be a minimum of two months away from approval, if not several months longer.
Once that process is completed, the repairs project will be awarded to a contractor, which will finish the work. That work will include replacing drywall, insulation, flooring, siding, exterior walls and fixing the mechanical room where the pipe burst.
“We’ve got several months still,” Antczak said.
Residents were quickly evacuated to an assisted living facility in Moses Lake following January’s emergency. Quail Court had 12 residents at the time of the freeze.
Drew Lawson is the editor of the Davenport Times. He is a graduate of Eastern Washington University.
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