The $2.5 million expansion and improvement of the Burcham Hills community in East Lansing is complete.
The 43-acre non-profit retirement community just finished a $2.5 million, 10,000 square foot addition that includes additional therapy, rehab and living space.
To stay competitive and keep residents happy, Burcham Hills embarked on its mission to expand its health center two years 
ago. The health center hadn’t been updated since its construction 36 years ago.
“When you’re asking around about where the best place to be is, it's Burcham,” says Burcham Hills Executive Director Pam Ditri.
The expansion is sizeable considering that Burcham Hills has an overall square footage of 211,000 square feet.
The expansion also includes 3,300 square feet for the facility’s rehab amenities. Many Burcham residents go through rehab after an accident or a sickness and then return to their homes.
“We’re very proud of that because we have in-house therapists,” Ditri says.
The expansion also includes 3,300 additional square feet of living space on the second and third floors.
“We didn’t add any beds,” Ditri says. “This was about the fact that our residents needed space. It’s more about quality, really.”
Source: Pam Ditri, Burcham Hills
Ivy Hughes, development news editor, can be reached here.
All Photographs © Dave Trumpie
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