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Ground was broken for a new memory garden at St. André Health Care in Biddeford on Tuesday. From left are St. André President Stephen Alaimo, Nicholas Stankevitz of Amron Landscaping, St. André Health Care Director of Plant Operations Francois Blais, Sister Terry Gauvin and St. André Health Care Board of Directors Chairman Michael Morel. LIZ GOTTHELF/Journal Tribune
BIDDEFORD — Ground has been broken for a new 5,600-square-foot memory garden at St. André Health Care in Biddeford.
With State Rep. Marty Grohman of Biddeford and Biddeford Mayor Alan Casavant watching, a special groundbreaking ceremony was conducted Tuesday on the backyard patio of St. Andre Health Caré.
The garden is intended to help stimulate the residents’ memories by heightening their awareness of nature and the seasons and will provide space for physical exercise, therapies, and activities all in a safe and secure environment.
It will include wide paths for wheelchairs, elevated garden beds for residents to tend and a gazebo.
The Memory Care Unit at St. André is designed for patients diagnosed with memory loss, specifically dementia and Alzheimer’s disease and is a part of the 96-bed St. André residence that also offers rehabilitation and skilled medical care, short-term respite care, long-term nursing care and palliative and hospice care.
Interested parties may still donate to help with the construction of the Memory Care Garden.
For more information, call 282-5171.
— Staff Writer Liz Gotthelf can be contacted at 282-1535, ext. 325 or [email protected].
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