Grand Opening of The Chaplick Center scheduled for Oct. 2

The Glebe will host a grand opening and ribbon cutting ceremony for the Chaplick Center memory care neighborhood, Wednesday, Oct. 2 from 4-6 p.m.

“We are excited to welcome the community to our new memory care neighborhood,” said Ellen D’Ardenne, The Glebe’s executive director. “We are proud of this addition to our campus and the opportunity it offers to provide a new level of care to seniors in the Roanoke valley.”

Designed to care for the unique needs of seniors with dementia or Alzheimer’s disease, The Chaplick Center will offer person-centered care and programming modeled after industry-leading concepts for people with dementia or Alzheimer’s disease, D’Ardenne said.

The 14,800 square-foot neighborhood consists of four neighborhoods with five private resident rooms, to accommodate 20 residents. Resident rooms surround open and bright living and common areas consistent with a residential design approach. The design also includes a full “cook-to-order” kitchen, family-style dining, common living and activity areas, expansive exterior courtyard with patio and screened porches, and salon and spa.

The cost of construction cost totaled approximately 5 million dollars with funds provided primarily from the estate of June Chaplick, a former Glebe resident, as well as private donations from other Glebe residents, D’Ardenne said. Local architects SFCS designed The Chaplick Center with construction by G & H Construction. 

A reception and open house will follow the ribbon-cutting ceremony.