Star Tribune | Oct. 24, 2021
Metro Briefs – Corcoran
Major senior living expansion approved
By Kim Hyatt | October 24, 2021
The northwest suburban city of Corcoran will soon experience a big boom in its senior population after the state made an exception to its nursing home construction moratorium.
Saint Therese, which has a flagship senior living community in New Hope and locations in Brooklyn Park, Woodbury and Shoreview, is expanding operations with the new $70 million Corcoran location while undergoing an $82 million renovation in New Hope. The state approved four of 13 requested exemptions to the moratorium, including the two Saint Therese projects.
The 154-unit apartment building in Corcoran will also include a 64-bed nursing care center on a 13-acre campus. After the project breaks ground in 2022 and wraps up in 2023, a recent market study found that the city's senior population will increase by nearly 40% over the next five years.
"There's nothing like this in town and up to now, our seniors have had to leave the city to find senior housing," City Administrator Brad Martens said in a news release. "This provides them with another lifestyle option."
Senior Housing News | October 21, 2021
In the Pipeline: Saint Therese Plans ‘Urbanist Village’ Community in Minn.
By Tim Regan | October 21, 2021
Saint Therese Plans to Renovate Flagship Community, Build ‘Urbanist Village’ Project
Saint Therese is planning to renovate and expand its flagship senior living community in New Hope, Minnesota; and build a new community with an “urbanist village” design in nearby Corcoran. The state of Minnesota recently gave both projects the OK to move ahead.
At Saint Therese of New Hope, the organization is rebuilding its care center, going from 214 beds to 160 by renovating units into larger, more homelike rooms with private bathrooms and showers. The renovations will also bring a warm water therapy pool and a town center design with a chapel, kitchen and public restaurant. Workers also will overhaul the center’s heating and cooling system.
Saint Therese of New Hope also plans to add a new independent living apartment building with 54 units, and renovate and remodel an attached independent living and assisted living building. and renovate and remodel its existing independent living and assisted living building.
The $82 million project at Saint Therese of New Hope is slated to break ground in spring 2022, with an expected completion date in 2025.
The Catholic Spirit | October 28, 2021
October 28, 2021
Senior living and senior care nonprofit St. Therese plans to renovate and expand its facilities in New Hope and build a new senior living community in Corcoran, with groundbreaking set for next spring on both projects. New Hope renovations including 54 new independent living apartments are expected to cost $82 million and be completed in 2025. The Corcoran development in an “urbanist village” design will cost $70 million, with complete set for 2023.
Press & News | October 27, 2021
Saint Therese receives approval to build a new senior center in Corcoran
Oct 27, 2021
(The Press & Crow River News covers Albertville, Champlin, Corcoran, Dayton, Greenfield, Hamel, Hanover, Independence, Maple Grove, Medina, Osseo, Rockford, Rogers, St. Michael)
Plans for a substantial expansion of Saint Therese’s Senior Living presence in the northwest metro are moving forward following the Minnesota Department of Health’s approval of two exceptions of a moratorium on the certification and construction of new nursing facilities.
The Saint Therese approvals clear the way for the nonprofit provider of senior living housing and services, to renovate its New Hope senior living campus, as well as to build a new senior living community in the city of Corcoran.
“We are incredibly pleased and honored that the state approved our exceptions,” said Barb Rode, president and CEO of Saint Therese. “I trust that our reputation for providing exceptional care for seniors for nearly 60 years was a factor in its decision to give us a green light. We are so grateful and will be moving swiftly to make our dream a reality.”
Saint Therese was founded in 1964. It provides care for seniors in and around Minneapolis-St. Paul. It has locations in New Hope, Brooklyn Park, Woodbury and the new location planned in Corcoran. These communities provide the full continuum of care from independent living, assisted living, memory care, skilled nursing and transitional care. They also have a location specializing in hospice and palliative care in Shoreview and a transitional care unit in North Memorial Hospital. It is a nonprofit, 501(c)(3) senior care organization.
Saint Therese’s plans in Corcoran include a senior living community in a new “urbanist village” design, that provides opportunities for residents to more easily interact with the community at large by offering spaces for all to enjoy, such as an outdoor plaza and amphitheater, fitness center, café, ice cream shop and much more.
It will be located on 13 acres in the southeastern portion of Corcoran, near the intersection of County Roads 10 and 116. Saint Therese of Corcoran will seamlessly connect to the city’s planned Town Center and downtown core of retail shops, restaurants, entertainment, parks and open space. Both Saint Therese of Corcoran and the future Corcoran Town Center will incorporate the look and feel of a small-town Main Street with pedestrian-friendly sidewalks, bike paths and convenient parking for vehicles.
Corcoran’s City Council recently approved a public improvement feasibility study.
“Saint Therese of Corcoran will anchor and kickoff our town center development,” said Corcoran City Administrator Brad Martens. “There’s nothing like this in town and up to now, our seniors have had to leave the city to find senior housing. This provides them with another lifestyle option.”
Saint Therese of Corcoran will incorporate the full continuum of care with a 64-bed skilled nursing care center, a transitional care unit and a four-story, 154-apartment building for independent living and assisted living.
The estimated cost of the Corcoran project is $70 million. Additional steps need to be taken with the city, with a goal of breaking ground in late spring 2022 and completion in 2023. Information sessions are also being held for this development, with more than 175 people attending to date.
The state moratorium on nursing home construction was enacted in 1983 to control nursing home growth. Thirteen projects were submitted to the state for consideration and four were approved; two of which were for Saint Therese.
For information about these two developments, or to sign up to attend an information session, visit discovernewhope.org and discovercorcoran.org.
